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Law (with Foundation Year) LLB

Course details
  • LLB (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time including foundation year
  • 21/09/2026
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Cardiff Met - Llandaff
Awarded by:
Cardiff Metropolitan University (Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd)

Course summary

This is a four-year programme that includes a year of foundational study and leads directly into the degree course. Our foundation year offers the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence, before you advance to stage one of your honours degree.

Our LLB Law degree provides the foundational legal knowledge, recommended by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Bar Standards Board (BSB), essential for a career in law and prepares you for the next stages in your legal training if you aspire to become a solicitor or barrister.

Studying law is an intellectually exciting and stimulating experience. Law affects every part of our daily lives, and our degree encourages you to develop an inquisitive and critical approach. You will learn to think rationally, communicate succinctly and be able to construct persuasive arguments.

With employability embedded throughout the course, you won’t just know the law inside out, you’ll learn how to use it effectively in practical and professional settings. From mooting, work placements and advocacy to law clinic work experience and client interviewing, we’ll equip you with hands-on transferable skills for a legal career. You’ll also have the option to gain real-world experience with a year in industry before completing your studies.

Put legal theory into practice in our purpose-built moot courtroom and be supported to enhance your skills in collaboration, effective communication, legal research, and public speaking. Taught through a global lens, you’ll learn why legal professionals must understand the impact law has on advancing climate change, sustainability and tackling environmental challenges to protect the wellbeing of future generations.

You will emerge with the mindset of a lawyer ready to work efficiently, responsibly and innovatively in a variety of careers or take the next steps in professional training to become a solicitor or barrister.

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
M10F
Institution code:
C20
Campus name:
Cardiff Met - Llandaff
Campus Code:
1

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

Open days

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 32 points

32 UCAS tariff points from at least 1 A level or equivalent

A level

Grade combinations totalling 32 points considered with a minimum grade C from at least 1 A-level or equivalent

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - PPP

Access to HE Diploma

Successful completion of the Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at level 3

Scottish Higher

Grade combinations totalling 32 points considered to include a combination of Highers and Advanced Highers.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 24 points

WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales

Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate accepted as the third A level

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)

Grade combinations totalling 32 points considered with at least 1 A-level. Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate considered as second subject.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

32 points from Higher Level, minimum H4 considered

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSEs (Grades A-C) including English Language and Mathematics or Mathematics - Numeracy at grade C / grade 4 or above. Scottish National 5 subjects at grade C or above to include English Language and Maths.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - PPP

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma - PP

If your qualifications are not listed above, please contact Cardiff Met Admissions who will advise you

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6No element lower than 5.5. Academic IELTS test required.
PTE Academic52No element lower than 51
TOEFL (iBT)72TOEFL Internet required.
Cambridge English AdvancedLevel B2Minimum 169 (no element lower than 162)

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Update on Historical Entry Grades Data
Please note that some courses include a foundation year, which has affected the accuracy of the data in this tool, which does not differentiate between Yr 0 entry and Yr 1 entry. As a result, these courses have been excluded this year. You can find more information on our website: www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/afteryouapply
This is the first year of the historical entry data tool (below), and we are committed to making improvements for future application cycles.

Learn more on the Cardiff Metropolitan University website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Not enough data available

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

£5,760 for Year 0 only. Students progressing onto Year 1 of their chosen programme will be eligible to pay full undergraduate fees. Further details can be found at: https://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/fees
For additional costs relating to this programme, please refer to https://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/additionalcosts

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