Law with Psychology with Foundation Year

Our LLB Law with Psychology course combines legal education with insights into psychology and human behaviour, helping you develop the practical knowledge, analytical thinking and professional skills needed for careers across law, justice and related sectors.

Why choose our LLB Law with Psychology course?

• A law degree with insight into human behaviour – Study a law degree while exploring psychology topics that help you better understand human behaviour and its relevance to legal practice and the criminal justice sector.

• Practical, career-focused legal education – Develop the knowledge, analytical thinking and professional skills valued by employers through practical learning, workshops and real-world legal scenarios at The University of Law.

• Learn from experienced legal and psychology professionals – Law modules are taught predominantly by professionally qualified solicitors and barristers, while psychology modules are delivered by experienced psychology specialists, giving you practical insight into both legal practice and human behaviour.

• High levels of face-to-face teaching and support – Benefit from workshop-led teaching, regular contact with lecturers and personalised guidance from an Academic Coach throughout your degree.

• Prepare for a range of future careers – Build a strong foundation for legal training and wider graduate opportunities across areas connected to law, justice, policy and public services or progress on to a Psychology conversion programme.

About our LLB Law with Psychology course

As understanding human behaviour becomes increasingly important across legal and justice sectors, our LLB Law with Psychology degree at The University of Law develops the legal knowledge, critical thinking and practical skills needed to pursue a wide range of careers.

Taught by professionally qualified lawyers and experienced psychology specialists, you’ll study core areas of law alongside psychology topics that explore behaviour, decision-making and the wider social context of legal practice. Combining academic study with practical application, the course encourages you to analyse complex issues, evaluate evidence and communicate legal arguments effectively.

You can also choose to study an additional Foundation Year before starting the degree, designed to help you develop the academic, professional and research skills needed for degree-level study.

By the end of the course, you’ll be prepared for further legal training and wider opportunities across law, justice and related professional sectors.

Course Modules

Foundation Year

All modules are 20 credits.

In Semester 1 students study;

• Communication Skills

• Digital and Research Skills

• Sustainability and Society

In Semester 2 the students will study the following core modules:

• Foundation Year Project

• Core Concepts of Law

and one option from the following:

• Core Concepts of Business

• Core Concepts of Computer Science

• Core Concepts of Criminology

• Core Concepts of Psychology.

Options available are indicative and available subject to numbers and the campus chosen.

Students will also complete the Shaping Skills for Success programme.

Year 1

All modules are at Level 4 and are worth 20 credits. All modules are compulsory. The modules are:

• Academic and Career Success

• Legal Method and Skills

• Public and EU Law

• AI Literacy for the Future Professional

• Contract Law

• Criminal Law

Year 2

All modules are at Level 5 and worth 20 credits. Compulsory modules are in Semester 1 and are:

• Critical Approaches in Current Legal Issues

• Land Law

• Tort

In Semester 2, students study one prescribed option: Introduction to Psychology.

They must then study one Law option*, chosen from the Individuals pathway or Common Modules, these include:

• Human Rights

• Access to Justice and Legal Services

• Real Estate

• Extended Essay

• Law in a Global Context

• Practising Law in the Digital World

• Student Law Clinic

• Civil Legal Systems

And one Psychology option* from:

• Social and Critical Psychology

• Personality and Individual Differences

*All options are indicative and available subject to numbers

Year 3

All modules are worth 20 credits and at Level 6. In Semester 1, students study one Compulsory module - Equity & Trusts and two Optional modules*. In Semester 2, students study three Optional modules*.

Students must choose two or three Law options from the Individuals pathway or Common Modules, these include:

• Civil Dispute Resolution

• Criminal Litigation and Evidence

• Employment Law

• Family Law

• Graduate and Employability Skills

• Law in a Global Context

• Legal Advice Clinic**

• Legal Technology

• Mental Health and Mental Capacity

• Research Project (worth 40 credits)

• Wills and Succession

• EU Law

In addition, students must choose two or three Psychology options* from the following:

• Mental Health and Wellbeing

• Current Issues in Psychology

• Forensic and Criminal Psychology

Students at London Bloomsbury who have an interest in Canadian law will be able to additionally select as option modules;

• Canadian Constitutional Law

• Foundations of Canadian Law

Of the eight optional modules over Years 2 and 3 three MUST be Law options. At least four MUST be Psychology modules (to warrant the Psychology element of the degree).

*All options are indicative and available subject to numbers

**The Legal Advice Clinic is a clinical legal education module where students will be supervised to advise real clients by University of Law LLP. Eligibility conditions will apply to this module.