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Where to study

updated on 28 January 2021

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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.

The table below provides key information to get started, but it is not exhaustive. To find all the available Bar courses, use LawCareers.Net’s Course search.

University/law school

Name of Bar course

Locations

Routes offered

Annual start dates

Study format

Fees

BPP University Law School

 

Barrister Training Course (BTC)

Birmingham

Bristol

Leeds

London

Manchester

Course in 1 part

Course in 2 parts

Course with LLM

September

 

 

 

Full time

Part time

Course in 1 part (£12,620 outside London or £13,870 in London)

                       

Course in 2 parts (£14,000 outside London, £15,000 in London)

 

Part 1 only (£4,000 outside London, £4,500 in London)

          

Part 2 only (£10,000 outside London, £10,500 in London)         

 

Course with LLM (£13,630 outside London, £15,130 in London)                         

City University London

 

Bar Vocational Studies (BVC)

London

Course in 1 part

Course in 2 parts

September (course in 1 part)

July/March (course in 2 parts – Part 1)

September/ February (course in 2 parts – Part 2)

Full time

Part time

Online learning (Part 1 of 2-part course)

Course in 1 part (£16,500)

 

Course in 1 part with specialism (£18,500)

 

Course in 1 part with LLM (£19,500)                        

 

Course in 2 parts (£14,000)

Part 1 online only (£2,500)

 

Part 2 only (£11,500)

 

The Inns of Court College of Advocacy

ICCA Bar Course

London

Course in 2 parts

August/January (Part 1),

September/ March (Part 2)

 

Full time

Online learning (Part 1)

Course in 2 parts (total £13,095)

 

Part 1 only (self learning including textbooks and BSB intake fee - £1,575)    

 

Part 2 only (including BSB intake fee - £11,520)

Northumbria University

 

Bar Course Postgraduate Diploma

Newcastle

Course in 1 part

Course in 2 parts

Integrated MLaw (Course with undergraduate law degree and LLM)

September

Full time

Part time

Course in 1 part (£12,000)

Part 1 only (£3,000)      

Part 2 only (£9,000)     

LLM (£12,000                

MLaw (£9,250 a year undergraduate fees)          

Nottingham Trent University

Barristers Training Course (BTC)

Nottingham

Course in 1 part

Course in 1 part with LLM

September 2020/March 2021 (Course in 1 part)

September 2020 (Course with LLM)

Full time

Course in 1 part (£11,750)

Course with LLM (£14,500)

The University of Law

Bar Practice Course (BPC)

Birmingham

 

Bristol

 

Leeds

 

London Bloomsbury

 

Manchester

 

Nottingham

Course in 1 part

 

Course in 1 part with LLM

July/September

Full time

 

Part time

Course in 1 part (£11,750 outside London, £13,000 in London)

 

Course in 1 part with LLM (£14,450 outside London, £16,000 in London)

 

To help you make your choice, use our Course search to easily find contact information and prospectuses for detailed information on course modules and funding.

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