Law LLB with Business with Foundation Year

Investigate legal and financial systems with our hands-on Law and Business degree
Think critically, construct arguments, and make life-changing decisions with our Law and Business degree. You will build detailed and analytical knowledge of the law and its relationships with business, covering areas such as:

• criminality

• human rights

• international trade

• corporate finance

• the healthcare sector.

Our law programmes are Qualifying Law Degrees (QLD). After successfully completing this course, you can become a barrister through the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) or a solicitor through the Solicitor’s Qualification Exam route (SQE).

Hands-on experiences
With our undergraduate law and business course, you will learn through diverse hands-on experiences, such as:

• simulated negotiation exercises

• moot court

• pro bono initiatives.

• Make London your classroom*

St Mary’s is based in Richmond-upon-thames, London – home to the city’s legal district and the financial capital of the world. Therefore, you will have numerous opportunities to visit:

• the Supreme Court

• Old Bailey

• Royal Courts of Justice

• The Law Society

• Parliament

• Inns of Court

• Bank of England.

Work placements: apply your studies to the real world
You can complete a work placement in the local or wider London area.

Previous LLB Law and Business students have worked at:

• private and sole practitioner solicitor firms

• barristers' chambers

• charities

• the Youth Justice Board

• Kingston Crown Court.

About the Foundation Year
Our four-year degree programmes (including a foundation year) provide an alternative route to undergraduate study at university if you do not have the grades to access higher education in the traditional way.

Hear from our students
Sebastian, Law student “Our outstanding lecturers go the extra mile to help students accomplish their goals."

Sophie, Law student "St Mary's is passionate about students being a name not a number and I feel as though I can speak to the lecturers at any time".

Why St Mary’s?
You will gain skills and support to make a positive impact – for yourself and for others – through high-quality teaching, real-world experience, and a community that lifts each other up. Our campus is a London oasis – blending city energy with open green spaces to think, connect, and grow.