At both a national and international level, the law faces unprecedented challenges in the early years of the twenty first century. These include the impact of globalisation, membership of the European Union, the increasing worldwide concern for human rights, the growth of information technology and the startling developments in, for example, bio-technology. All national legal systems have to respond to these challenges, including the Common Law system, which developed in Britain but is a major world legal order. This makes now an exciting time to study the law and the Sheffield Law School is continually reviewing its undergraduate curriculum so that, building upon a common core covering the foundational aspects of the law, we now have a portfolio of degrees to provide you with a knowledge-base in law for life. Our mission is to ensure that English law is studied in its various contexts, including its social, European and international contexts. The Law School at Sheffield is among the top law schools in the United Kingdom, having been awarded a '5' ranking in the last two Research Assessment Exercises (1996 and 2001) and having been ranked 'Excellent', the top score, in the last Teaching Quality Assessment exercise.

Currently the general requirements are as follows (as at January 2011)

ENTRY INTO YEAR 2

• Minimum 3C's at A-Levels

• Pass all subjects in Year 1 at HELP with an average mark of 50%
  
  IELTS 7.0