Program Overview

LLB (Hons) Law with Foundation Year

Course Summary

Experience the law in its real-world context while developing the knowledge, skills, and values to thrive globally – in the legal sector and beyond.

How You Learn

On this course, you'll learn how to understand, critique, and create knowledge and information. You'll also develop and practice key skills and attributes essential for future work – challenging and confirming your personal and professional values to become an active citizen within a diverse society.

Modules

Year 1

• The Exploration Of Law, Crime, Justice And Society (60 credits)
  • Develops student study skills and academic knowledge in their chosen discipline.
  • Topics include:
    • Supporting your successful transition into Higher Education.
    • Identification and development of your academic, interpersonal, and professional skills.
    • Defining and understanding concepts relevant to Law, Criminology, Policing, Psychology, and Sociology.
• Social Justice In Action (60 credits)
  • Develops students' research and enquiry skills and knowledge within Human Rights and Social Justice.
  • Topics include:
    • Contemporary themes relevant to human rights and social justice.
    • Academic skills required for a successful transition into higher education.
• The Practice Of Law And Policing (60 credits)
  • Develops your knowledge, research, and academic writing skills, with emphasis on Civil and Criminal Justice, Human Rights, and Social Justice.
  • Topics include:
    • Principles of contract law.
    • How contracts are made: formation and terms.
    • How contracts are enforced: breach and remedies.

Year 2

• Applied Human Rights & Justice (20 credits)
  • Introduces you to core domestic and international human rights law within the context of simulated human rights issues.
  • Topics include:
    • Relevant legal knowledge and its application to human rights issues.
    • Development of independent learning skills required in L5 and beyond.
• Criminal Law (20 credits)
  • Equips you with a thorough grounding in criminal law through practical problem-based learning.
  • Topics include:
    • Key concepts such as actus reus and mens rea.
    • Leading crimes.
    • Offences against the person.
    • Offences against property.
    • Main defences and doctrines.
• Introduction To Law & Legal Practice (60 credits)
  • Develops your knowledge of the English legal system, legal research, and communication.
  • Topics include:
    • How are laws made and applied?
    • The English legal system and principles of the constitution.
    • Understanding key principles of European Union law.
    • Comprehending legal documents.
    • Social and cultural contexts impacting the application of law.
    • Developing awareness of professional skills.
• Principles Of Contract Law (20 credits)
  • Applies legal knowledge to solve practical and academic contractual problems, while developing appropriate legal reasoning skills.
  • Topics include:
    • Principles of contract law.
    • How contracts are made: formation and terms.
    • How contracts are enforced: breach and remedies.

Year 3

• Land Law (20 credits)
  • Provides an understanding of the principles which underpin land ownership in England and Wales, as well as the law and processes related to the creation, protection, and transfer of interests in land.
  • Topics include:
    • The origins, structure, and sources of modern land (real property) law.
    • The role and practical importance of land law.
    • The doctrine of estates.
    • The nature and legal definition of 'land'.
    • The distinction between fixtures and chattels.
    • Unregistered and registered titles, encumbrances, and priorities.
• Legal Environments And Professional Skills (60 credits)
  • Explores the context of real-world enquiries, projects, or instructions to introduce you to core practical legal skills, applied legal knowledge, and the personal values and attributes to thrive within a 21st-century, globalized professional legal environment.
  • Topics include:
    • Practical legal knowledge.
    • Application to real-world matters.
    • Graduate attributes, personal, and professional values.
    • Practical workplace skills.
    • Methods of goal setting and action planning.
    • Self-reflection for further study and graduate careers.
    • Academic and personal development.
• The Law Of Trusts (20 credits)
  • Explores the Law of Trusts, a foundational area of law in England and Wales, applying knowledge to real-world challenges.
  • Topics include:
    • A critical understanding of the historical development of trusts.
    • The modern application of trusts and role of trustee.
    • Developing an appreciation of requirements for express trusts.
    • Consideration of implied and public trusts.
    • A contemporary review of law relating to wills.
    • Will comparisons in a global context.
    • Exploration of injunctions and other equitable remedies.
• Tort Law (20 credits)
  • Develops a comprehensive understanding of English tort law in the context of contemporary 21st-century issues.
  • Topics include:
    • Theories, purpose, and types of torts.
    • Negligence: legal requirements for establishing liability.
    • Comparative study of international approaches.
    • Expanding principles to technology-related problems.
    • Defamation and privacy.
    • Land Torts: rules protecting against interference with land.
    • Critical understanding of defences.
    • Judicial approach to remedies.
    • Reforming Torts: critical debates on issues such as AI.

Year 4

• Professional Practice Experience (60 credits)
  • Provides you with experience and critical analysis of professional practice in a legal, social justice, or human rights context – developing your skills and graduate attributes.
  • Topics include:
    • Analyzing professional services and contexts.
    • Equality and diversity.
    • Sustainability and environmentalism.
    • Local and global justice.
    • Commercial awareness.
    • Professionalism and ethical practice.
    • Informative and persuasive writing.
    • Practical skills and personal values.
    • Academic and personal development.
    • Guided reflection.

Future Careers

This course prepares you for careers in:

• The legal profession (including as a solicitor or barrister)
• Business and entrepreneurialism
• Human resources
• Financial services
• Teaching
• Higher education
• Public sector
• Regulatory services
• Law enforcement and probation

Equipment and Facilities

On this course, you work with:

• Library services and study spaces
• Our on-campus legal and social justice service providers
• Moot court and other collaborative learning spaces
• Digital access to the latest legal material, commentary, and analysis through our subscriptions to practitioners' databases
• Specialist software to manage client case-work

Where Will I Study?

You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars, and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.

Entry Requirements

• UCAS points: 64
• This must include at least 32 points from one A level or equivalent BTEC National qualifications.
• GCSE:
  • English Language or English Literature at grade C or 4
  • Maths at grade C or 4
• ACCESS:
  • Access to HE Diploma, with at least 45 level 3 credits.
• If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent.

Fees and Funding

• Home students:
  • Our tuition fee for UK students on this course in 2025/26 is £5,760 for the foundation year and £9,535 per year for the degree (capped at a maximum of 20% of this during your placement year).
• International students:
  • Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,155 per year (capped at a maximum of 20% of this during your placement year)