LLB (Hons) with Foundation Year

Program Overview

LLB (Hons) with Foundation Year

Course Description

The LLB (Hons) with Foundation Year is a four-year undergraduate course that provides students with a comprehensive education in law. The course is designed to reflect the changing legal profession and equip students with the skills and knowledge required to succeed in a legal career.

Study Options

• Full-time: 4 years
• UK fee: £5,760 * (2025/26)
• International fee: £16,900 per year (2025/26)
• UCAS points: 72 (September 2025 entry)
• UCAS code: M11F
• Start date: September
• Location: One Friar Gate Square, Derby Campus

Course Highlights

• Choose to take a generic LLB or pursue one of our specialist LLB pathways in Company and Commercial Law, International and Comparative Law, International Business Law, or Social and Public Policy
• Develop key skills required to succeed in the legal sector, including drafting, advocacy, interviewing, and negotiation
• Tuition meets the highest professional standards, making it a qualifying law degree that meets the criteria set by the Bar Standards Board and Solicitors Regulation Authority
• Opportunities for work internships and professional mentoring through the Law School's network with the legal profession
• Gain practical experience through the Community Legal Advice Service, helping people who might otherwise find it hard to access justice support and advice

Foundation Year

• The foundation year offers the chance to strengthen skills, knowledge, and confidence before advancing to stage one of the honors degree
• The foundation year is continuous, meaning students won't need to apply again once they have successfully completed the first year

Specialist Pathways

• LLB (Hons) Company and Commercial Law
• LLB (Hons) International and Comparative Law
• LLB (Hons) Social and Public Policy
• LLB (Hons) International Business Law

Professional Recognition

• The Derby LLB meets stringent criteria set by the Bar Standards Board and Solicitors Regulation Authority
• Covers all the foundations of legal knowledge, making it a qualifying law degree

Hands-on Learning

• Engage in real or simulated legal practice to build key skills required to succeed in the legal sector
• Develop skills in legal scholarship, with the chance to undertake problem-based research and original academic enquiry
• Opportunities for work internships and professional mentoring through the Law School's network with the legal profession

Expert Teaching

• Teaching team includes barristers, solicitors, criminal psychologists, sociologists, and experienced police officers
• Visiting professors and guest lecturers who are leading authorities in their fields
• Celebrated Public Lecture Series that brings influential figures to the University to shed new light on the legal system

Facilities

• Law students are based on the Derby Campus at One Friar Gate Square
• Includes a mock court room, replica custody suite, and social learning hubs

Study Overseas

• Opportunities to spend time studying abroad through the University's extensive network of global associates

What You Will Study

• Foundation Year
• Year 1
• Year 2
• Year 3

Core Modules

• Introduction to Law and Practice (Civil, Public and Criminal Law)
• Client Care, Ethics and Professional Studies
• Introduction to Skills and Research

Optional Modules

• Law
• English
• Mathematics
• Sociology
• Political Studies
• Contemporary Issues in Business

How You Will Learn

• Engaging in real or simulated legal practice to build key skills required to succeed in the legal sector
• Developing skills in legal scholarship, with the chance to undertake problem-based research and original academic enquiry
• Opportunities for work internships and professional mentoring through the Law School's network with the legal profession

How You Are Assessed

• Group work
• Oral presentations
• Written coursework
• Examinations

Who You'll Meet

• Teaching team includes barristers, solicitors, criminal psychologists, sociologists, and experienced police officers
• Visiting professors and guest lecturers who are leading authorities in their fields

Careers

• Graduates go on to take up roles as barristers, solicitors, paralegals, and chartered legal executives
• Opportunities for careers in broader areas, including the civil service, investment banking, management, and tax consultancy

Further Study

• Opportunities to take studies to postgraduate level, including the Derby LLM

Entry Requirements

• UCAS points: 72
• A Level: DDD
• T Level: Pass
• BTEC: MMP
• GCSE: Maths and English are preferred, but not required

Fees and Funding

• UK fee: £5,760 * (2025/26)
• International fee: £16,900 per year (2025/26)

Additional Costs and Optional Extras

• Purchasing formal business attire for mooting assessments (costs can vary between £75 - £300)
• Printing of trial bundles for mooting assessment (approx. cost £4)
• Membership of the Students Union Law Society
• Students will be invited to black tie events which will require the wearing of formal attire (£50-100 depending on source of purchase)