LLB Law with Foundation
About this course
LLB (Hons) in Law with Foundation, a law degree centred on legal study and professional practice. Core topics include Financial Analysis, Legal Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Ethics & Professional Practice. Students complete an integrated foundation year before progressing to the standard undergraduate curriculum. The course begins with Year 0 featuring modules such as Crime and Society, Critical Thinking in a Changing World, Introduction to Academic Practice, Law, Power and Authority, Rights and the Law, and Sociological Perspectives: Society, Risk and Crime. Year 1 establishes legal foundations through Criminal Law, Guided Project, Legal Systems, Cultures and Ideas, Private Law, and Public Law, alongside optional choices like Criminal Justice: Crime and Punishment, Introduction to Legal Practice, Introduction to Rights and the Law, Islamic Law in Context, Law and Social Media, Mooting and Advocacy, and People, Culture and Property. Year 2 advances into Business Law, Professional Practice: Project, Professional Practice: Skills, and Property Law, with options including Child Protection Law and Policy, Consumer Law, Criminology and the Law, European Law: Contemporary Legal Issues, Introduction to Public International Law, Legal Psychology, and Medical Law and Ethics. Year 3 concludes the degree via Professional Legal Practice: Knowledge, Ethics and Transactions OR Professional Legal Research: Advanced Project, alongside optional modules such as Advanced Criminal Law, Advanced Property Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law, Family Law and Family Justice, and The Law of Intellectual Property.
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Entry requirements
A levels – DEE (56 UCAS Tariff points). T levels – 56 UCAS Tariff points. International Baccalaureate – 56 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme. International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme will be considered on a case-by-case basis. BTEC Extended Diploma – MPP. BTEC Diploma – MM. Access – 56 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course. If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS of 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component. We also welcome applications from students who are taking a combination of qualifications listed above. For further information, please contact Course Enquiries.
What students say
Based on about 223 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 83%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 84%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 400 students who started
- Continued on course: 84%
- Left higher education: 11%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 6%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 290 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 8%
- London: 70%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 450 students who started
- A levels: 92%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- Access course: 1%
- Foundation course: 1%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 4%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the Bar Standards Board for the purpose of a Qualifying Law Degree.
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Crime and Society
- Critical Thinking in a Changing World
- Introduction to Academic Practice
- Law, Power and Authority
- Rights and the Law
- Sociological Perspectives: Society, Risk and Crime
- Criminal Law
- Guided Project
- Legal Systems, Cultures and Ideas
- Private Law
- Public Law
- Criminal Justice: Crime and Punishment
- Introduction to Legal Practice
- Introduction to Rights and the Law
- Islamic Law in Context
- Law and Social Media
- Mooting and Advocacy
- People, Culture and Property
- Business Law
- Professional Practice: Project
- Professional Practice: Skills
- Property Law
- Child Protection Law and Policy
- Consumer Law
- Criminology and the Law
- European Law: Contemporary Legal Issues
- Introduction to Public International Law
- Legal Psychology
- Medical Law and Ethics
- Professional Legal Practice: Knowledge, Ethics and Transactions OR Professional Legal Research: Advanced Project
- Advanced Criminal Law
- Advanced Property Law
- Commercial Law
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law
- Family Law and Family Justice
- The Law of Intellectual Property
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of LLB Law with Foundation at University of Westminster earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,500 and £41,000. The £33,000 median after five years is £1,500 more than the UK median for Law.
Are students happy with the teaching on LLB Law with Foundation at University of Westminster?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for LLB Law with Foundation at University of Westminster?
The typical offer is DEE at A level. The average entrant had 94 UCAS points.
Is LLB Law with Foundation at University of Westminster accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the Bar Standards Board for the purpose of a Qualifying Law Degree.
Does LLB Law with Foundation at University of Westminster include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on LLB Law with Foundation at University of Westminster?
84% of students continued into their second year, and 11% left higher education.