Bournemouth University - LLB (Hons) Law (with Foundation Year option)

Bournemouth University

LLB (Hons) Law (with Foundation Year option)

This course, taught by experts with strong ties to the legal profession, will provide you with an excellent overview of the field as well as the tools and knowledge to tackle real-world issues in the legal sector. Learn the fundamentals of law as well as the legal skills required to effectively work with legal sources (case law and legislation)
Customize your degree beginning in your second year by selecting units that correspond to your interests and preferred career path.
Participate in a 30-week work placement that, if successful, can count toward a portion of your training contract or qualifying work experience after you graduate. After 15 months, 95% of our graduates are in employment or furthering their education.

Foundation year: For UK students who do not meet the entry requirements for the degree course, we offer a foundation year. This extra year of study will provide you with a solid foundation in the media and communication skills required for this course and boost your confidence, knowledge, and skills for further study. You will progress to the full degree after successfully completing the foundation year.

Entry Requirements

  • 104 - 120 UCAS tariff points including a minimum of 2 A levels or equivalent. BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM.

  • Foundation year:

     

    48-72 UCAS tariff points. 

  • If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each compo

    nent or equivalent.

Career Prospects

A law degree will give you varied career options both within the legal profession and across a multitude of other sectors. The combination of legal and commercial expertise that you'll develop throughout this course will make you an asset for a wide range of employers.

In many cases, this will mean going on to take professional examinations once you have completed the academic stage of your legal training, preparing you for work in the legal profession.

Among the roles you can take on are:

  • Solicitor
  • Barrister
  • Paralegal
  • Legal Executive
  • Legal Assistant.

Course Details

On this course you will be taught by a range of staff with relevant expertise and knowledge appropriate to the content of the unit. This will include senior academic staff, qualified professional practitioners, demonstrators, technicians and research students.

Foundation Year

Core units:
Academic & Professional Practice
Collaborative Communication Project
Understanding Contemporary Britain
Law & Government

Year 1

Core units:
Legal Skills & Systems
Law of Obligations 1
Constitutional & EU Law
Property Law
Human Rights Law
Criminal Law

Year 2

Core units:
Law of Trusts & Estates
Law of Obligations 2
Practical Administrative Law
Option units (choose three)
Family Law
Corporate Law
Practical Commercial Law
Option units (choose three)
Family Law
Corporate Law
Practical Commercial Law
Employment Law

Final year

In your final year, you must choose from Pathway A or Pathway B.

Pathway A

Core unit:
Legal Research Project
Option units (choose five)
Health Care Law
Criminal Justice
Informational Interests & the Law
Intellectual Property Law
Jurisprudence
Public International & International Criminal Law
Environmental Law
Media & Entertainment Law
Solicitor Ethics & Conduct
Employment Law

Pathway B

Core units:
Legal Research Project
Legal Knowledge for Practice
Solicitor Ethics & Conduct
Further Legal Knowledge for Practice
Option units (choose two):
Health Care Law
Environmental Law
Media & Entertainment Law
Jurisprudence
Intellectual Property Law
Criminal Justice

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