Law with International Business with Foundation Year

Our LLB (Hons) Law with International Business with Foundation Year course combines your legal studies with an exploration of different aspects of international business. You’ll develop knowledge of business and law in an international context and gain the attributes to contribute to the global business strategy of organisations and resolve international business problems.

Studying our LLB Law with International Business degree will prepare you in part for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE1) or Bar Practice Course (to qualify as a barrister).

The course focuses on key legal topics and a variety of different aspects of international business practices. These include Human Resource Management, Marketing, Leadership and Strategic Management. It is designed to give you a well-balanced choice of subjects. You will study all of the required areas of law as well as having a diverse range of international business modules.

All of our lecturers are qualified lawyers, business professionals or academic experts so you will learn to apply law and develop the practical skills employers are looking for today. To make sure that you have the skills to be versatile, we have also embedded important transferable skills in our courses. We want to make sure you feel confident that you can graduate and head straight into the workplace with the skills that employers are looking for.

With this Law with International Business course you have the opportunity to choose to undertake a business research module in your third year. This double module offers you the chance to focus specifically on an aspect of international business that is of personal interest, allowing private research and study with the support and guidance of an allocated lecturer.

The degree programme is designed so that the Foundation Year provides an underpinning year, incorporating both academic and legal/professional related learning, for applicants needing to improve their knowledge and understanding of law along with the necessary skills needed to participate in the undergraduate law programmes at levels 4, 5 and 6. Students will develop the critical study and legal skills required to progress onto the next stage of the degree and ultimately that will equip them for further study or employment.

There are two semesters per academic year. Each semester is 15 weeks long; 12 weeks face-to-face tuition, one week consolidation/revision and two weeks to complete the assessments. Students study three modules per semester. All modules are worth 20 credits. The course starts with a one week freshers/induction week. During the Foundation Year, students also complete the 'Shaping Skills for Success' programme which involves one 2 hour session per week during both terms.

Foundation Year:
All modules are worth 20 credits. In Semester 1 students study:
• Communication Skills
• Digital and Research Skills
• Sustainability and Society

In Semester 2 students will study:
• 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

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 Two:
All modules are at Level 5 and worth 20 credits. Compulsory modules are in Semester 1 and include:
• Critical Approaches in Current Legal Issues
• Land Law
• Tort

Students study three options* in Semester 2. Two of these options are 'prescribed' and include:
• International Human Resource Management
• Marketing and Sales in a Digital World

Students must then study one Law option*, chosen from the Business pathway or Common Modules pathway, which include:

• Business Law 1
• Real Estate
• Extended Essay
• Law in a Global Context
• Practising Law in the Digital World
• Student Law Clinic

Students also have the opportunity to spend Semester 2 studying abroad.

Year 3:
All modules are worth 20 credits and at Level 6. In Semester 1, students study:
• Equity & Trusts (compulsory module)
• International Strategic Management (prescribed module)
• And one Law option*

In Semester 2, students study:
• International Business and Global Trade (prescribed module)
• And two options*

Students can choose Law options* from the Business and Common Modules pathways, which include:

• Business Law 2
• Civil Dispute Resolution
• Employment Law
• Intellectual Property
• International Commercial Law
• Graduate and Employability Skills
• Law in a Global Context
• Legal Advice Clinic**
• Legal Technology
• Research project (worth 40 credits)

Students at London Bloomsbury who have an interest in Canadian law will be able to additionally select as optional modules:
• Canadian Constitutional Law
• Foundations of Canadian Law

Students may choose one further Business module* if they wish from:

• Global Leadership and Change Management
• Digital Marketing Strategies

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

*All options are indicative and are available subject to numbers.
**The Legal Advice Clinic is a clinical legal education module where students will be supervised to advice real clients by University of Law LLP. Eligibility conditions will apply to this module.

A range of assessment methods will be used to enable students to demonstrate a broad range of skills:

• written examinations

• multiple choice question examinations

• written courseworks

• pre-recorded audio and/or video presentations

• portfolio of work

• poster presentation

• live oral presentation

• project report.

Business modules also include assessment by way of group presentation and group projects.

This range of assessment methods reflects the practical nature of the programme and aligns the assessment with the learning outcomes of the programme.

A mock assessment is included in each module to provide students with an opportunity to practice and receive individual feedback. Students also receive individual feedback on all final assessments to support their progression throughout the programme and their skills development.

All assessments (with the exception of group presentations) are delivered online.