Prospective Students
Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC)
10 months (Full-time) / n/a (Part-time) / n/a (Distance / E-Learning)
Course Aims:
Mandatory professional qualification prior to a Pupillage and becoming a barrister.
Course Description:
A skills-based intensive full-time 10-month course to prepare a prospective Barrister for pupillage.
Special Features:
- A guaranteed period of two weeks' placements (offering mini-pupillage with a local Chambers or other placement with the employed Bar, and a marshalling with a local Circuit Judge and District Judge).
- A high staff/student ratio ensures a high level of individual feedback and support on performance in the oral and written skills.
- A course strongly supported by the local employed Bar, the independent Bar and the Judiciary.
- A student’s opportunity to practise all skills exceeds the Bar Standards Board’s minimum recommended number.
Entry Requirements:
The BPTC course is suitable for graduates in Law or any other subject with CPE/GDL. Applicants should show a commitment to the profession (e.g. via placements, mooting competitions, public speaking).
Tuition Fees:
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UK & EU Full Time
£11,380.00
plus £800 materials cost. -
International Full Time
£12,300.00
plus £800 materials cost.
Next intake:
School Contact
Name: BPTC Administrator, Cardiff Law School
Telephone: +44 (0)29 2087 4964
Fax:
Email: law-bptc@cardiff.ac.uk
School Website:
http://www.law.cf.ac.uk/cpls/bvc/