Where to study
updated on 21 March 2023
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Before choosing where to apply to for the Bar course, get as much information as possible about the various course providers. You should try to find out about not only the academic programme, but also any links with the profession, the level of individual career guidance, the facilities available and any relevant extra-curricular activities.
To help you make your choice, use our Course search so that you can easily locate contact information and read the prospectuses for further detail on course modules and funding.
The table below provides key information to get started, but it’s not exhaustive.
| University/law school | Name of Bar course | Locations | Routes offered | Annual start dates | Study format | Fees |
| BPP University Law School (2023-24) | Barrister Training Course (BTC) |
Birmingham Bristol Leeds London Manchester |
Course in one part Course in part with LLM Course in one part with Professional Legal Studies Course in one part with Professional Legal Studies (LLM) |
September (and January for London only) |
Full time Part time |
BTC outside London: £14,121 or £15,151 in London BTC (LLM): £14,770 outside London or £16,315 in London BTC with Professional Legal Studies outside London: £14,121 or £15,151 in London BTC with Professional Legal Studies (LLM): £14,770 outside London or £16,315 in London. |
| City University London (2023-24) | Bar Vocational Studies (BVC) | London |
Course in one part (LLM) Course in one part (PgDip) Course in one part (PgDip with specialism) |
September |
Full time Part time |
LLM: full-time per year £19,730, part-time per year £9,860 PgDip: full-time per year £16,670, part-time per year £8,330 PgDip with specialism: full-time per year £18,710, part-time per year: £9,350 |
| The Inns of Court College of Advocacy (2023-24) | ICCA Bar Course | London | Course in two parts | September and January |
Full time Online learning (part one) |
Course in two parts: total £14,830 Part one only, including ICCA fee, textbooks and BSB intake fee: £2,669 Part two only, including ICCA fee, textbooks and BSB intake fee: £12,161 |
| Northumbria University (2023-24) | Bar Course Postgraduate Diploma | Newcastle |
Course in one part Course in one part (LLM) |
September |
Full time Part time |
Course in one part: £12,300 LLM: £12,300 |
| Nottingham Law School (2023-24) | Barristers Training Course (BTC) | Nottingham |
Course in one part (PGDip) Course in one part with LLM |
September | Full time |
Course in one part (PgDip): £12,400 Course (LLM) for 2022: £14,900 |
| The University of Law (2023-24) | Bar Practice Course (BPC) |
Birmingham Bristol Leeds London Bloomsbury Manchester Newcastle Nottingham |
Course in one part Course in one part with LLM |
September 2023 January 2024 |
Full time Part time |
Course in one part: £14,200 outside London, £15,650 in London Course in one part (LLM): £16,600 outside London,£18,350 in London |
| Cardiff University (2023-24) | Bar Training Course | Cardiff |
Course in one part (PgDip) Course in one part (LLM) |
September | Full time |
Course in one part (PgDip): £18,700 Course in one part with LLM: £18,700 |
| Bristol Law School (2023-24) | Bar Training Course | Bristol |
Course in one part (LLM) Course in one part (PgDip) |
September |
Full time Part time |
Course in one part full time (LLM): £15,750 Course in one part, part time (LLM): £7,875 per year Course in one part, full time (PgDip): £13,750 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University (2023-24) | Bar Training Course | Manchester |
Course in one part |
September |
Full time Part time Part-time flexible |
Full time: £12,500 Part time: £1,042 per 10 credits studied per year |
|
University of Hertfordshire (2023-24) |
Hertfordshire |
Course in one part (LLM) Course in one part (PgDip) |
September | Full time |
Course in one part (LLM): £14,100 Course in one part (PgDip): £11,970 |
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