Law with Business with Foundation Year

UCAS code: M112

Here's what The University of Law says about its Law with Business with Foundation Year course.

Our LLB (Hons) Law with Business with Foundation Year is a four year full-time degree, where you will develop an understanding of key legal topics and business skills. This degree will prepare you in part for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE1) or Bar Practice Course (to qualify as a barrister). You’ll also study a range of business modules that will make you employment-ready if you want to move into a career outside the legal sector.

With our LLB Law with Business degree, you’ll gain valuable real-world skills and experience through your study. Mock trials, law simulations and pro bono work will ensure you graduate with a practical understanding of law and business. You will learn valuable transferable skills that could help in various professional careers within the finance, banking and legal sectors.

The degree programme is designed so that the Foundation Year provides an underpinning year, incorporating both academic and legal/professional related learning, for applicants needing to improve their knowledge and understanding of law along with the necessary skills needed to participate in the undergraduate law programmes at levels 4, 5 and 6. Students will develop the critical study and legal skills required to progress onto the next stage of the degree and ultimately that will equip them for further study or employment.

When you study Law with Business with us you will receive:

• The highest standard of teaching from experienced professionals

• Small class sizes

• Options to study on campus and online

• A choice of campuses across the UK

• A variety of specialist modules to enhance your employment prospects

There are two semesters per academic year. Each semester is 15 weeks long; 12 weeks face-to-face tuition, one week consolidation/revision and two weeks to complete the assessments. Students study three modules per semester. All modules are worth 20 credits. The course starts with a one week freshers/induction week.

Foundation Year: All modules are 20 credits. In semester 1 students study; • Communication Skills • Digital and Research Skills • Sustainability and Society

In Semester 2 the students will study; • Foundations Year Project • Core Concepts of Law

Chose one: • Core Concepts of Business • Core Concepts of Computer Science • Core Concepts of Criminology and Policing • Core Concepts of Psychology

Year 1: All modules are at Level 4 and are worth 20 credits. All modules are compulsory. The modules are:

• Common Law Method & Ethics • Academic & Digital Skills • Contract Law • The Law of Tort • Public Law • Criminal Law

Year 2: All modules are at Level 5 and worth 20 credits. Compulsory modules are in Semester 1 and are; • Critical Approaches in Current Legal Issues • Business Law 1 • Land Law.

Students study three options in Semester 2. This will include options in;

Law options • Family Law • Employment Law • Access to Justice and Legal Services • Real Estate • Human Rights • Extended Essay • EU Law • Legal Technology and Innovation • Legal Practice in the 21st Century

Business options • Personal Finance • Corporate Responsibility • Customer Behaviour • International Human Resource Management

Year 3: All modules are worth 20 credits and at Level 6. Compulsory module (Semester 1) is; • Equity & Trusts

And students must select two optional* modules to study in Semester 1 from; • Civil Dispute Resolution • Business Law 2 • Graduate and Employability Skills • International Commercial Law • Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law • A research project (worth 40 credits).

In Semester 2 students study three options from the following;

Law options • Family Law • Employment Law • Real Estate • Wills & Succession • Human Rights • Criminal Litigation and Evidence • Graduate and Employability Skills • International Commercial Law • Civil Dispute Resolution • Legal Technology • Legal Innovation and Entrepreneurship • Canadian Constitutional Law (London only) • Foundations of Canadian Law (London only) • A research project (worth 40 credits).

Business options • Strategic Human Resource Management • Strategic Management • Global Leadership • International Digital Marketing

Of the six optional modules over Years 2 and 3 one must be a Law option. At least four must be Business modules. Students studying at campuses who are also offering other 'Law with' courses may be able to choose options from those programmes as well.

A range of assessment methods will be used. Some will be by examination. Some will be by coursework (which may be essay, project report or portfolio) and some by way of oral presentation. This range of assessment methods reflects the practical nature of the programme and aligns the assessment with the learning outcomes of the programme. A mock assessment will be included.