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Bachelor of Law (with Honours) - LLB (Hons)

Law with Legal Practice with Foundation Year

University of Portsmouth

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133 reviews

Entry requirements

Here's what you will need to get a place on the Law with Legal Practice with Foundation Year course at University of Portsmouth.

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A level

32 tariff points at A level.

Most popular A-levels studied

See who's studying at University of Portsmouth. These students are taking Law with Legal Practice with Foundation Year or another course from the same subject area.

Law
SubjectGrade
LawC
SociologyB
PsychologyC
HistoryC
English LiteratureC
Source: HESA

Course summary

What this course is about

UCAS code: M1M3

Here's what University of Portsmouth says about its Law with Legal Practice with Foundation Year course.

Overview

This LLB (Hons) Law with Legal Practice with Foundation Year degree offers a practical way to enter the legal profession. You'll graduate ready to work as a trainee legal executive and have the option to start your career with completed industry qualifications, thanks to our CILEX accredited modules.

This course is designed around the outcomes you’ll need to study for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), so you'll cover all the foundations of legal knowledge and have plenty of opportunities to build your practical skills. You’ll be able to demonstrate more practical experience of dispute resolution, legal drafting and legal practice than on our other law courses.

In your foundation year, you'll develop the knowledge you need to move on to the first year of BA (Hons) Digital Marketing. It will bridge the gap to uni, with the knowledge and academic skills you'll need to start.

From your second year onwards, you’ll develop key solicitor skills such as negotiating, client interviewing and legal writing. And by working with real clients in our Legal Advice Clinic you'll also gain three months of work experience that can count towards your qualifying work experience for the SQE.

If you choose to complete an optional paid placement year before or after your third year, you’ll graduate with a year of industry experience too.

Source: University of Portsmouth

Course details

There are a few options in how you might study Law with Legal Practice with Foundation Year at University of Portsmouth.

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2 course options available.

Qualification

Bachelor of Law (with Honours) - LLB (Hons)

Department

Faculty of Business and Law

Location

Main Site | Portsmouth

Duration

4 Years

Study mode

Full-time

Subjects

• Law

Start date

21 September 2026

Application deadline

14 January 2026

Tuition fees

LocationFees
England£5,760 per year
Scotland£5,760 per year
Wales£5,760 per year
Northern Ireland£5,760 per year

The modules you will study

Foundation year In your foundation year, you'll gain the knowledge you need to move on to the first year of LLB (Hons) Law with Legal Practice. 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 with Legal Practice. Years 2, 3 and 4 After your first year, you will transfer to LLB (Hons) Law with Legal Practice. 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.

How you will be assessed

How you're assessed You'll be assessed in a number of ways on your foundation year, including: - assignments - oral presentations - exams - lab reports - portfolio - court reports Typically, you can expect to have two assessments per module.

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Overall

National Student Survey (NSS) scores at University of Portsmouth

The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.

Here you can see ratings from University of Portsmouth students who took the Law with Legal Practice with Foundation Year course - or another course in the same subject area.

Law

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How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?

90%

med

How good are teaching staff at explaining things?

94%

med

How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?

80%

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How often is the course intellectually stimulating?

88%

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To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?

81%

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How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?

86%

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How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?

89%

med

To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?

84%

med

To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?

68%

low

How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?

85%

med

How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?

77%

med

How often does feedback help you to improve your work?

70%

med

How often have you received assessment feedback on time?

84%

med

How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?

82%

med

How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?

92%

high

How well have teaching staff supported your learning?

87%

med

How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?

73%

med

How well organised is your course?

77%

med

How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?

88%

med

How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?

93%

med

How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?

93%

high

How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?

59%

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To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?

83%

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To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?

72%

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How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?

67%

low

During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?

89%

high

How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?

81%

med

Student information

See who's studying at University of Portsmouth. These students are taking Law with Legal Practice with Foundation Year or another course from the same subject area.

Law
Mode of study
Full-time94%Part-time6%
Gender ratio
Female68%Male32%
Where students come from
International14%UK86%
Student performance
2:1 or above62%
Number of students685
Source: HESA

Graduate prospects

What graduates do next

We have no information about graduates who took Law with Legal Practice with Foundation Year at University of Portsmouth.

Earnings after graduation

Earnings from University of Portsmouth graduates who took Law with Legal Practice with Foundation Year - or another course in the same subject area.

Law

Earnings

£21.5k

First year after graduation

£27k

Third year after graduation

£32.1k

Fifth year after graduation

Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Law with Legal Practice with Foundation Year.

Source: LEO

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree

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