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LLB (Hons) with Foundation Year

Bachelor's degree

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

You can 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 all the key skills required to succeed in the legal sector - including drafting, advocacy, interviewing and negotiation
Our tuition reaches the highest professional standards: this is a qualifying law degree which meets the criteria set by the Bar Standards Board and Solicitors Regulation Authority, which puts you on the path to a career as a solicitor or barrister
We're networked into the legal profession, which opens up exciting opportunities for work placements and professional mentoring
Through our Student Legal Advice Centre, you can gain practical experience by helping people who might otherwise find it hard to access justice support and advice
Specialist modules will enhance your skills in entrepreneurship, creative thinking, problem-solving, team working, business acumen and digital technology, broadening your career scope further still
An extensive programme of fieldtrips is included in your course fee, with the chance to visit London, The Hague and Dublin.
Foundation Year - helping you to achieve more
Including a foundation year as part of your four-year study programme will give you a head start in your academic and professional life. The foundation year offers the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence – with extensive support from our expert staff – before you advance to stage one of your honours degree. It could also be beneficial if you are planning a career change and want to get to grips with aspects of subjects which are new to you.

Our degrees with a foundation year are continuous, meaning that you won’t need to apply again once you have successfully completed the first year.

About this course

Our LLB (Hons) graduates go on to take up roles as barristers, solicitors, paralegals and chartered legal executives and can be found working in private practice, the Crown Prosecution Service, the courts, law centres, the police service, local and national government.

Completion of the LLB represents the end of the academic stage of your training. To become a solicitor or barrister, you must then continue to complete the vocational stage of your training:

If you wish to become a solicitor, you will need to complete the Legal Practice Course (LPC). Our graduates are highly sought after by solicitors’ firms because of their practical skills underpinned by academic rigour. At Derby, we offer the LLM LPC, which equips you with both a masters qualification and the LPC.
If you wish to become a barrister, you must take a one-year full-time or two-year part-time Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC). Our students are particularly successful at winning substantial scholarships for the BPTC, which is testimony to the calibre of teaching we offer. Please note, we do not offer the BPTC at the University of Derby

GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at L2 as part of your course of study.
6.5 (with 5.5 in each skills area)

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Subjects

  • Business Law
  • Comparative Law
  • Commercial Law
  • International Business
  • Property
  • Public
  • Law
  • International
  • LLB
  • IT Law

Course programme

What you will study

Foundation year

You will study modules such as:
  • Study skills
  • Law
  • Sociology
  • Psychology
  • Philosophy
  • Political Studies
If you don’t have either English or Maths GCSE, you will need to substitute one or two of the above for a module in English and/or Maths.

Stage one
  • Administrative Law and Human Rights
  • Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties
  • Contract Law: Theory and Practice
  • Legal Skills and Practice
  • An Introduction to the Tort of Negligence
  • The Tort of Negligence in Context
Stage two
  • Legal and Business Competence
  • Criminal Law: Principles and Application
  • Criminal Practice and Property Offences
  • European Union Law and its International Context
  • Land Law
  • Equity and Successions
  • Stage three
  • Commercial Awareness and Business Acumen
In addition, you will select five 20-credit modules. At this stage, you can opt to pursue one of the specialist pathways – for which you will need at least 80 credits from designated modules – or select from across the portfolio for a generic LLB (Hons) award.
  • Modules which form part of the specialist awards are:
LLB (Hons) Company and Commercial Law
  • Commercial and Consumer Law
  • Company Law
  • Employment Law
  • Independent Studies
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Sustainable Development and International Business Law
LLB (Hons) International and Comparative Law
  • Commercial and Consumer Law
  • Human Rights in a Global World
  • Independent Studies
  • International Law and World Affairs
  • Sustainable Development and International Business Law
LLB (Hons) Social and Public Policy
  • Child Protection
  • Clinical Legal Skills
  • Coroners Court
  • Domestic Abuse: Law and Policy
  • Employment Law
  • Evidence
  • Family Law and Practice
  • Independent Studies
  • Licensing Law
  • Medical Law and Ethics
  • Mental Health Law
  • The Older Client
LLB (Hons) International Business Law
  • Independent Studies
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • International Law and World Affairs
  • Sustainable Development and International Business Law

Additional information

UK/EU fee
£9,250 per year* (2020/21)

International fee
£14,045 per year (2020/21)

LLB (Hons) with Foundation Year

Price on request