Law (with a Foundation Year)

A career in law is diverse, challenging and rewarding. No two days are the same and the daily tasks are varied. Take a Law degree with us and you will gain the real-world skills and experience employers are looking for.

LLB (Hons) Law is the key route that students follow if they plan to enter the legal profession. From the opportunity to take part in mock trials to student conferences, the unique feature of this award is its student-centred, practical approach to learning. You’ll be offered a supportive, guided environment to practise skills for careers in the legal sector and to create awareness of the roles of law and lawyers in society.

The Foundation Year is part of our LLB suite of courses and is designed to encourage non-standard entrants to access the study of law and entry to the legal professions.

After completing the Foundation year and year one, you will be given the chance to specialise in a particular aspect of law in your second and third years, tailoring your study to align with your career aspirations.You will be able to continue to study Law as a broad subject, or specialise by taking one of the following pathways: Bar, Professional or Digital.

Course Modules

This course includes a Foundation Year before you would progress onto the full 3 year Undergraduate Degree

Foundation Year: Academic Skills; Core Legal Skills; Crime in Context; Introduction to Critical Thinking and Argument; Introduction to Principles of Law; Introduction to Professional Practice

Year One Core: Constitutional Law; Contract Law; English Legal System; Law in Practice; Legal Skills; Tort Law

Year Two Core: Administrative Law; Criminal Law; European Union Law; Law of Trusts and Equitable Remedies; Property Law
Year Two Optional: Business Law, Commercial Awareness and Employability; Family Law; Professional Experience

Year Three (all choice based): Alternative Dispute Resolution (Adr); Company Law; Contemporary Developments in Criminal Law; Cyber Law & Artificial Intelligence; Dissertation; Employment Law; Human Rights; International Human Rights; Law of Evidence; Legal Advice Clinic; Mooting; Principles of International Law; Street Law

Your course will provide you with opportunities to test your understanding of your subject informally before you complete the formal assessments that count towards your final mark. Each module includes a practice or ‘formative’ assessment for which you receive feedback from your tutor. Practice assessments are developmental and any grades you receive for them do not count towards your module mark. Each module has one or more formal or ‘summative’ assessment. This includes a range of assessments, such as essays, reports, problem-solving tasks, portfolios, presentations, academic posters, projects, dissertations and written examinations. The grades from formal assessments count towards your module mark.