PgDip Bar Practice

University of Hertfordshire

About the courseThe Postgraduate Diploma Bar Practice programme covers the vocational elements of training for a Barrister (previously the BPTC). Its innovative design focuses on developing you to manage both a face to face and digital practice. The course is experiential with a focus on developing excellent personal and legal skills which are relevant for professional practice as a barrister or in any other professional career. As digital practice has become more prevalent across the professions, the programme incorporates this into delivery and provides you with a laptop with access to key resources as part of your tuition fees.AssessmentThe programme has a variety of assessments including coursework and examinations. There are 10 assessments in total including the three BSB centralised assessments in criminal and civil litigation. There are oral assessments in conference and advocacy, written assessments for drafting and legal research and computer-based examinations for professional ethics. You will have weekly practice on the Multiple-Choice Questions and Single Best Answer questions needed for the centralised assessments and there are additional practice assessments in every module.Programme outcomesAt the end of the programme, you will leave us with a postgraduate diploma in Bar Practice, the knowledge and skills required by the legal profession and other potential employers and, with the opportunity to be called to the Bar of England and Wales (subject to you completing your dining obligations and any additional requirements set by the BSB).