Law (with foundation year)

Whether you are already committed to a legal career or want to develop skills highly valued by employers outside the profession, you can make a difference with this career-focused degree.

You’ll advance your understanding of the law and its social, moral and political impact, taught by leading, influential experts. But it’s not all about the theory. Here, you’ll benefit from our links to top legal professionals, with the opportunity of paid internships. Our Legal Advice and Mediation Centres will give you hands-on experience of working with real clients. And you’ll practise your court skills through mock trials in our courtroom.

Combine core and optional modules to build your own bespoke course, covering areas of law relevant to our fast-changing world.

A foundation year equips you with essential skills and knowledge to succeed in your degree. Upon successful completion, you can transfer into one of our law programmes.

Why study at Hull?

• World-class facilities: Gain court experience in our two mock law courts. One is set up for family and civil cases, the other a brand-new criminal courtroom.
• Real-world experience: Make a difference to real clients by offering advice in our Legal Advice Centre and Mediation Centre.
• Professional links: Benefit from mini pupillages at Wilberforce Chambers to paid summer internships with local firms and government. Make contacts and connections at our annual careers convention with leading law firms. And you’re guaranteed a place at the University of Law, to prepare you for qualification via the SQE (Solicitors Qualifying Exam).

Where could this take me?

Many of our graduates choose careers within the legal profession. Our LLB programmes will provide you with the foundations you’ll need for career as a solicitor, barrister or legal executive. But the skills and knowledge you’ll gain are highly transferable and sought-after by employers outside the legal industry.

Hull Law graduates have gone into careers in areas such as politics, civil or financial services, education, the HM Armed Forces and more.

Core modules include:

Criminal Law
Public and European Law
Real World Law
Systems of Justice

Optional modules include:

Family Law
Medical Law and Ethics
Global Human Rights
Sex(uality), Gender and the Law
Mediation and Dispute Resolution
Law and New Technologies

Foundation Year Modules include:

Preparing for Learning in Higher Education
Introduction to Business
Research in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Education
Foundation in Data Analysis
Academic Writing Skills
Group Challenge (Humanities)

You'll be assessed through a combination of written, practical and coursework assessments throughout your degree.

Written assessment typically includes exams and multiple choice tests.

Practical is an assessment of your skills and competencies. This could include presentations, school experience, work experience or laboratory work.

Coursework typically includes essays, written assignments, dissertations, research projects or producing a portfolio of your work.