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Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) What makes BPP’s BPTC stand out? Educational Background •  ncrease your knowledge with introduction to I pupillage lectures and court visits, helping you target your applications to the most appropriate chambers for you If you’re set on becoming a barrister, BPP Law School’s Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) provides the best possible training. We offer thirty per cent more advocacy than the minimum Bar Standards Board (BSB) requirement, advocacy and conference sessions are taught in groups of four and we have true-to-life mock trials and assessments. In addition, our Careers Service pulls out the stops to help you secure a pupillage. •  e 18 years or over at the start of the programme B •  or the written skills assessments, we are currently F the only provider allowing students to type their assessments as opposed to hand-write them •  ore advocacy – our programme includes 30% M more advocacy teaching than required by the Bar Standards Board On successfully completing our BPTC, you’ll be fully prepared for the demands of life as a barrister – and you’ll be eligible to be called to the Bar of England and Wales. •  ur BPTC graduates gain more pupillages than O any other UK law school* •  e have more BPTC students than any other W UK institution** Entry requirements All applicants will be required to pass the Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT) English Language All students must be fluent in English and should be able to demonstrate that their oral and written language ability is at least equivalent to: Programme details A •  minimum score of 7.5 in each section of the IELTS academic test; OR Length of programme How to apply One year full-time Applications for the BPTC must be made via the Bar Standards Board: www.barsta ndardsboard.org.uk Modes of study Classroom (taught modules) Assessment Examination (oral and written) Study centres Leeds Whitehall Quay, London Holborn and Manchester Start dates September •  minimum score of 73 in each part of the Pearson A Test of English (academic) Those with any doubt as to the level of their English skills are strongly advised to undertake one of the above tests before enrolling on the course. The September 2015 applications must be made through a central system operated jointly by all BPTC providers. Contact [email protected] for more information Subsequent to being admitted to the BPTC, should BPP consider that your language ability is unsatisfactory or there is question as to whether any aspect of it is at the required level, we may require you to take one of the above language tests at any stage in the course (at the student’s cost) and achieve the required score. This right is unrestricted regardless of first language and the outcome of any Skype interview before registration. Find out more For full details please visit: www.bpp.com/bptc The BSB believes that compliance with one of the standards identified above is the absolute minimum necessary to successfully complete the BPTC. You should hold an equivalent to: •  inimum 2:2 qualifying law degree (2:2 is a Lower M Second Class Honours); OR • Minimum 2:2 non-law degree and a GDL or CPE • Membership of an Inn of Court Modules Compulsory - Advocacy  - Civil Litigation, Evidence and Remedies -  riminal Litigation, C Evidence and Sentencing  - Professional Ethics  - Opinion Writing  - Drafting  - Conference Skills  - Resolution of Disputes out of Court  30 credits 12 credits 12 credits 6 credits 12 credits 12 credits 6 credits 6 credits Optional Each student must complete 2 options from the following: - Advanced Criminal Litigation - Advanced Commercial Litigation  - Employment Law  - Judicial Review - International Trade - Intellectual Property  - Public International Criminal Law - Property and Chancery  - Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence  - Company Law  - Family Law  - Professional Discipline  -  sylum, Detention, A Deportation and Extradition  12 credits 12 credits 12 credits 12 credits 12 credits 12 credits 12 credits 12 credits 12 credits 12 credits 12 credits 12 credits 12 credits Note: modules run subject to demand, therefore all modules may not run in all locations. International Trade and Public International Criminal Law are only available at London Holborn and numbers will be limited. *Bar Standards Board (BSB) Pupillage survey 2010/11. **Based on student numbers for 2013/14 issued by the BSB. 92 93