Law with a Foundation Year

Kent Law School brings the study of law to life and prepares you for a successful career in law. Our LLB in Law develops your critical and analytical skills, enables you to think about the role of law in society, and provides hands-on experience through opportunities to work on real cases in our Law Clinic. A law degree from Kent prepares you for a career in law and opens doors to many other professions.

Our research-led teaching encourages you to take a critical view of the law, engaging with the latest research undertaken by expert academics. Our diverse, international community of staff and students provides a dynamic and engaging environment to gain the professional legal skills and knowledge you need to change the world we live in.

Law with a Foundation Year extends access to the degree to students from a wide variety of qualifications and educational backgrounds. It is the ideal programme if you have completed a university entry level qualification but have grades below the level required for entry to the degree directly.

Your future
The University has an excellent employment record, with Kent Law School graduates commanding some of the highest starting salaries in the UK. Law graduates can go into a variety of careers, including:

• Solicitor or barrister in a private practice

• Company lawyer

• Legal work within government

• Legal work within the charity and NGO sector

• Non-legal careers, such as banking, finance and management

Location
Our city, your time.

It has never been a better time to study in Canterbury. Our high student population creates a vibrant, diverse and student-friendly atmosphere.

We are a hub of exciting new ideas emerging from a stunning historic city - join us and get involved!

The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this course. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation.

Foundation Year
Compulsory modules currently include the following:
Academic Skills Development
Foundation Project: Research & Reflection
Introduction to the English Legal System
Law and Argument: a Philosophical Perspective
Research Methods for Foundation
Contemporary Issues in Law

Year 1

Compulsory modules currently include the following:
Institutions of Justice
Critical Introduction to Law
Public Law
Contract Law
Criminal Law
Introduction to Legal Theories

Year 2

Compulsory modules currently include the following:
Property Law
Tort Law
Equity and Trusts
EU Law

Optional modules may include the following:
Understanding the World’s Codified Legal System
Justice After Atrocity: The Principles and Practices of International Criminal Law
Labour Law
Law and Medical Ethics
Law and the Coroner
Jurisprudence: The Philosophy of Law
Policing
Sports Law
Welfare Rights and the Welfare State
Justice: A Critical Examination of Law and Justice
The Skills of Argument: How to Argue and Win
Environmental Law
International Law: Principles and Sources
Animal Law
Appropriate Dispute Resolution: Theory & Practice
Criminal Forensic Evidence

Year 3

International Humanitarian Law
Advanced Topics in Property Law
Human Rights and Equality at Work
Clinical Option (Autumn)
Morality and Law
Clinical Option (Spring)
Banking Law
Human Rights and English Law
International Economic Law
The Law of Evidence
International Human Rights Law in Context
International Law and Global Problems
School Tasking: Teaching the Law
Tax Law
Law, Space and Power
Race, Sexuality and Gender Justice
Immigration Law
Comparative Law
Law, Science and Technology
Law and Social Change
The Vulnerable Person in the Criminal Trial
Privacy, Data Protection and Cyber Law
Advanced Topics in Privacy and Cyber Law
Law and the Political for the 21st Century
Global Corporate Accountability
Music and Law
Asylum and Refugee Law
Advanced Topics in Tort Law
Advanced Topics in Law and Medical Ethics
Legal Ethics: The Ethics of Lawyers and Lawyering
Family Law
Homelessness Law and Policy