SQE Training for Non-Law Graduates (Master’s).

Our SQE Training for Non-law Graduates (Master’s) will initially build your core foundational legal
knowledge, before developing expertise of the legal practice areas that will be assessed in SQE1. It will also
start to develop the portfolio of skills that are assessed in SQE2.

Entry requirements
Master’s
SQE Training for Non-Law Graduates (Master’s) funding • Non-law degree minimum 2:2 or
equivalent qualification
Calendar-alt  available

Duration Locations International students

Full-time; 12 months (Jan start),
13 months (May start), 16 months
(Sept start)
Part-time; 24 months (Jan start),
26 months (May start), 29 months
(Sept start)
 (with supporting online materials)
Start dates
September, January and May
Graduation-cap
Qualification achieved
Master of Laws in Law and Legal Practice (Solicitor) (awarded by BPP University)
London Waterloo, Birmingham, For details of academic and English
Bristol, Cambridge, Leeds, language requirements, please visit
Manchester and Online bpp.com/courses/law/postgraduate/
sqe/complete-sqe-training
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Delivery
How can I fund my programme?
Face-to-face
We have a number of funding options that
are available for this course, including:
Online • Our SQE Training for Non-Law
Graduates (Master’s) is eligible for
postgraduate loan funding up to £11,836
• A range of scholarships to ensure
finance isn’t a barrier to a promising
legal career
• Interest free payment plans, available
to help spread the cost of your course
through instalments

Why choose our SQE Training for Non-Law Graduates (Master’s)?

• Once you secure your place, you’ll get
instant access to our Bridge to SQE
programme. With up to 40 additional
hours of study, it’s designed to help
you transition from your degree
towards the next stage of your legal
training, while delivering knowledge on
Navigating the SQE, Legal Technology
and Virtual Vacation Schemes
• Experience realistic briefs and case
handling in a way that mirrors legal
practice in a firm through our Virtual
Practice Environment
• Using BPP Adapt, you can track your
progress, understand your strengths
and target areas for improvement,
ensuring you’re fully prepared to pass
your SQE assessments
• Workshops are delivered by highly
skilled and experienced subject tutors
• Access to an extensive careers advice
service and pro bono work experience
opportunities that can count towards
your QWE
• Access coaching, mentoring and
placement opportunities with leading
employers such as AstraZeneca,
Barclays, Channel 4 and Sky, through
BPP’s exclusive partnership with
Aspiring Solicitors*
• By adding on additional modules,
you can enhance your employability
prospects with additional learning and
skills development

Your SQE Career Guarantee.

If you don’t secure a relevant legal role within six months of passing your SQE2 assessments, our Career Guarantee
means you’ll have access to our Career Boost package. This includes additional courses which will develop
your employability further with negotiation, influencing and networking skills, free of charge. You’ll also have
the exclusive opportunity to be considered for one of five paid 6-month QWE placements in our Pro Bono Centre,
starting from September 2023.**

For more information or to apply

Phone 03300 603 100
Globe bpp.com/courses/law
How will I learn?
Our innovative approach ensures our teaching provides you with the latest skills you need to succeed in a modern legal
environment, providing the most effective and dynamic learning experience. Whether you’re studying online or face-to-face, you’ll
learn and collaborate in a dynamic interactive classroom, with a maximum of 20 students.
• Through our Virtual Practice • Through our innovative learning • You will have the support of a
Environment, you will experience platform, BPP Adapt, you can dedicated personal tutor and access
realistic briefs and case handling in track your progress, understand to The Hub, our learning environment
a way that mirrors legal practice in a your strengths and target areas for which provides 24/7 access to
firm or chambers improvement, ensuring you’re fully learning materials and resources
prepared to pass your exams

How is my programme structured?

This course comprises the following: Law Foundations Course and SQE1 Preparation. You can also add on our SQE2 Preparation
and Essentials for Practice course. See our website for full details.

Law Foundations Course Optional extra: Optional extra:

Company Law Public Law II
SQE2 Preparation Essentials for Practice
Contract Law Tort Law This module builds on the foundations laid Choose a pathway dependent on the type of
in the SQE1 Preparation and prepares you clients you want to act for and the areas of legal
Criminal Law Trusts Law
for the SQE2 assessments. It offers extensive practice that align with your career aspirations.
Land Law Foundational Legal diagnostic testing and practice of SQE2 skills
Skills tasks across all the SQE legal contexts. It also Pathway 1: Advising Companies and
Public Law I
includes live intensive coaching workshops Commercial Organisations
that simulate the SQE2 exam experience, with Pathway 2: Advising Corporates
personalised feedback. Pathway 3: Advising Individuals and SMEs
SQE1 Preparation (coming soon)

Business Law and Practice You’ll also study an additional Business of

Law module, focusing on developing your
Dispute Resolution (revising Contract and Tort) understanding of the role of technology in the
Criminal Practice (revising Criminal Law) delivery of legal services.
Property Law and Practice (revising Land Law) You will also be introduced to the O Shaped 5 Os
Wills and the Administration of Estates and 12 Attributes and will consider how these are
(revising Trusts) relevant in practical real-world legal case studies.
Legal Services, Professional Conduct,
Taxation, and Solicitors’ Accounts will also be
covered together with helpful revision materials
for the Legal System of England and Wales.

Option 1 Option 1
SQE1 SQE2 SQE2

Law Foundations SQE1 Essentials for SQE2 Qualifying Work SQE2

Course Preparation Practice Preparation Experience Preparation

SQE Training for Non-Law Graduates Optional extra Optional extra Optional extra

Two years on-the-job training

Please note: This timeline shows the traditional approach of completing all your studies before starting in
practice. However, QWE may be also be acquired before and during your SQE studies.

Regulatory body
How do I apply?
We recommend you apply as soon as you are ready.
For application instructions, visit bpp.com/courses/law/postgraduate/sqe/
complete-sqe-training
For scholarships, visit bpp.com/study/funding/university/scholarships

For more information or to apply

Phone 03300 603 100
Globe bpp.com/courses/law
Disclaimer: This information is accurate as at the date of publication, August 2022.
It is subject to change. This document is for guidance only and does not form part of any contract.
For more information, visit bpp.com. ©BPP University Limited 2022. 09331.

*Subject to meeting the eligibility criteria for Aspiring Solicitors’ services. **T&C’s apply.