Law with Foundation Year

Overview
If you want to start your career as a barrister, solicitor, or as another role within the legal system, this is the place to start. Studying with a foundation year is the perfect option if you don't meet the entry requirements, have taken a break from study, or want extra support to get uni-ready.

You'll study for one year through ICP, right here on campus. You'll get the knowledge and academic skills needed to take on a bachelor's degree, learning how to analyse information, do research, and improve your academic writing.

The skills you'll learn will help you work in teams as well as on your own in culturally diverse workplaces. You'll develop your understanding of new workplaces and environments, and how to adapt to new environments.

When you've finished, you'll be ready to move onto the first year of LLB (Hons) Law.

A guaranteed place
Once you’ve successfully completed your foundation year, you'll be ready to progress onto LLB (Hons) Law with a guaranteed place.

Course highlights

• ICP is based on the University of Portsmouth campus so you'll have access to all facilities, support and societies

• When you finish your foundation year successfully, you get a guaranteed place on LLB (Hons) Law

• Get used to how lectures, seminars and tutorials work, so you can move onto your degree ready for success

• Learn how to meet the demands of taking on a bachelor's degree at university.

Careers and opportunities
After you've transferred to LLB (Hons) Law and completed your degree, when you graduate you'll be ready to take your next step to train as a solicitor, a barrister or a Chartered Legal Executive. It's worth noting that Chartered Legal Executives can now become judges, coroners, advocates and partners in law firms.

Some of our graduates go on to secure training contracts, but others choose to go into different professions. Law degrees are in the top 10 degrees for employability, as you'll graduate with a wide range of transferable skills that will make you very employable across a range of other sectors.

Course Modules

Foundation year
In your foundation year, you'll gain the knowledge you need to move on to the first year of LLB (Hons) Law. It will bridge the gap to uni, with the knowledge and academic skills you'll need to start.

Throughout the year, you'll learn to critically engage with information, undertake literature reviews, enhance your academic writing, and gain awareness of different types of research.

When you successfully complete this year, you'll get a guaranteed place on the first year of the LLB (Hons) Law.

Years 2, 3 and 4
After your first year, you will transfer to LLB (Hons) Law. The modules you study in years 2, 3 and 4 (and year 5 if you do a placement year) can be found on the relevant course page.

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/llb-hons-law?studyMode=4-years-with-foundation-year&startDate=september-2026#modules