Prepare for a rewarding career in law and justice with our Law Foundation Year programme. Whether you want to better prepare for academic life, didn't get the grades you needed or you've taken a break from studying, this course combines academic study with practical experience, giving you the tools and skills you need to succeed in your future studies.
/ Build a base level of knowledge of the legal system
/ Develop your academic and personal skills, preparing you for future studies
/ Practice your professional skills through a range of out-of-classroom schemes and activities
Develop your skills
You’ll also gain essential digitals skills through platforms like LinkedIn Learning, where you'll learn:
/ WestLaw
/ Body swap technology
/ Microsoft PowerPoint and Word
/ Generative AI
/ Microsoft Fundamentals - Microsoft 365
A degree you can trust
This programme covers the foundational legal knowledge required by the Bar Standards Board.
This course is also available with:
• Placement Year - on the placement year option, you will not pay fees to the University and will earn a wage for the work that you do.
• Study Abroad – study with one of our partner Universities for a semester or a year.
Find out more on www.salford.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/law-with-foundation-year
This course is not open to international students.
The foundation year will provide you with a fundamental knowledge of law and help you develop the key skills you need to study at University level.
In the first year, you will build a strong foundation of legal knowledge by studying contract, tort, and criminal law, alongside legal systems, ethics, digital skills and legal writing.
The second year deepens your knowledge with public law, EU law and land law, while allowing you to tailor your degree through optional modules such as media law, commercial law, and human rights.
Your placement year offers practical experience, working in industry to gain hands-on experience.
In the final year, you will cover equity and trusts, civil and criminal litigation, and can specialise in areas like family law, employment law, medical law, AI and law.
/ Foundation year: Introduction to English Law, English Legal Systems, Academic and Personal Skills, Further Legal Knowledge, Introduction to Legal Skills and Attributes, Employability for Life.
/ Year 1: Contract Law, Tort Law, Legal Systems and Legal Digital Skills, Criminal Law, An Introduction to Legal Ethics and Concepts, Legal Writing and Analytical Skills.
/ Year 2: Public Law, European Union Law and the UK, Land Law, Legal Professional Development. You will also choose an elective module. Please visit the website for more information.
On completion of year 2 you will undertake a year's paid professional placement. You will not pay fees to the University and will earn a wage for the work that you do.
/ Year 3: Choose between Route 1 and Route 2.
Route 1 - Equity and Trusts, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Company Law, Law in Action.
Route 2 - Equity and Trusts.
You will also choose elective modules. Please visit the website for more information.
Our staff are legal experts who have experience of working in the real world as well as academia, so our teaching is strongly industry focused and informed. You will benefit from a wide range of teaching methods which keep your studies interesting, including lectures, seminars, workshops, mooting exercises and more.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
University of Salford has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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This course is not suitable for international students. If you are an international student and interested in a foundation year study pathway, the University of Salford website has details of the International Foundation Year.
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