Interested? See

LLB

Law (Foundation Entry)

Attendance

Campus

Start

Duration

4 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

M101

Delivery

Campus Taught

Gain a broad introduction to the basics of law and criminology at one of the UK’s leading providers of legal education on our Law Foundation Entry Degree. It’s a great stepping stone to a degree programme.

You’ll acquire core skills and legal knowledge to help you to progress onto a degree programme. It’s a course that’s underpinned by research of international excellence.

You’ll gain a real insight into the legal profession with regular visits from leading practitioners, academics and judges.

You’ll be supported in finding legal placements as part of the course and our North West based alumni offer graduate placements.

Why study with us

You’ll develop transferable skills in oral and written communication, language and digital technology, critical thinking, group work and personal development planning.
You’ll be taught by leading academics and staff who are professionally qualified as solicitors and barristers and hear from professors who are involved in ground-breaking research.
Our moot court room gives you invaluable real-life experience, it’s where we host mooting competitions, advocacy training and visiting speakers.

Interested?

Download

What you'll do

You’ll study in small groups, in a friendly and supportive environment, that encourages you to meet your potential.
There are plenty of educational trips including a Brussels’ based week-long study tour and visits organised by the Student Law Society.
Our annual law careers fair is supported by employers from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to County Councils and solicitors’ firms.

Module overview

Course delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

100%Face-to-face

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

Have an offer to study this September?

Received an offer to study a course at UCLan? Book your offer holder day for the opportunity to explore life here and chat to our current students.

Book your offer holder day

A day in the life of a Law student

View our course facilities

Law students gain trainee solicitor contracts

Future Careers

With a Law Foundation Entry LLB (Hons) you can go on to the professional element of legal training either as a solicitor (the Legal Practice Course) or as a barrister (the Bar Professional Training Course).

You’ll develop skills that are attractive to a range of employers - you could find yourself working for a football club or insurance company, within the probation service or the police force.

Or you may want to work for the civil service or a local government office. There are also wider carer opportunities as a CEO, business leader, teacher, academic, researcher, board representative.

You’ll find our alumni working as judges, Queen’s Counsel, barristers and solicitors across the UK and around the world.

Fees and funding

2022/23

Full-time£6000 per year

International

Full-time£10000 per year

2023/24

Full-time£9,250 per year

International

Full-time£14,900 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

Select your country and see eligibility information and how to apply by selecting more info on the cards below.

Select your country/region

Our approach to teaching and learning is 'student-centred' giving you the responsibility for achieving and self-managing your own programme of study.

You’ll benefit from our state-of-the-art audio-visual support and presentation facilities and an environment that stimulates learning.

There’s a dedicated Blackboard page for each module giving you extensive online support – with handbooks, lecture outlines, self-test quizzes and interactive revision materials.

There’s also a dedicated Law Library, with a plethora of textbooks, law reports and journals, and a quiet space for group and individual study. Through the e-law library facility you can access legal and academic sources from the UK and beyond.

You’ll be assessed in a number of ways including through a traditional unseen exam (a professional requirement for all of the core foundation modules) and seen examinations. There are also end of module and in-course formative coursework assessments; e-quizzes; e-case studies; group and individual presentations; portfolios; personal development reflective diaries; moots and debates and oral performance in seminars.

The School is at the cutting edge of research in a number of specialist legal areas including investigations into crime and criminal justice.

Over 50% of research is classed as internationally significant or world leading. Our externally funded projects have included looking at an Alcohol Policy for Europe, Hate Crime in Europe and International War Crimes.

There are opportunities for you to contribute to research projects through intern schemes.

Interested?

Download

This course is based in the School of Justice located in the Faculty of Business and Justice

For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information

You can find regulations and policies relating to student life at the University of Central Lancashire on our student contract page