What will I learn?
A Degree with a Foundation Year gives you guaranteed entry to an Undergraduate course..Whether you’re returning to learning and require additional help and support to up-skill, or if you didn’t quite meet the grades to pursue an Undergraduate course, our Degrees with Foundation Year provide a fantastic entry route for you to work towards a degree level qualification..With our guidance and support you’ll get up to speed within one year, and will be ready to seamlessly progress on to undergraduate study at Bedfordshire..The Foundation Year provides an opportunity to build up your academic writing skills and numeracy, and will also cover a range of subject specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree.Graduating with an LLB from the University of Bedfordshire is the first step on your journey towards becoming a solicitor or barrister as well as a range of other professional opportunities. This LLB is for you if you have a particular interest in crime and punishment aspects of the law. The LLB is the undergraduate degree for all students wishing to pursue a career in law.With this degree, you study the core legal subjects all LLB undergraduates are required to study as well as key aspects of criminology, including what constitutes a crime in the eyes of the law. You also look at crime from a social-science perspective - the problem of crime, how crime is controlled and why people offend - and explore contemporary issues such as violence in today's society, and corporate and organised crime.Study law and criminology within the broader economic, social, political, historical, ethical and cultural environment.Develop your advocacy skills in our modern Moot Court, giving you confidence in a realistic setting.Gain skills in critical analysis, research, teamwork, use of language and argument, and the ability to work and learn independently.Explore your ability to present arguments in a clear, persuasive and authoritative way.Graduate with a qualification accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and highly regarded by employers
Which department am I in?
Department of Law and Finance
Entry requirements
For international students
48 UCAS tariff points including 32 from at least 1 A-level or equivalentGCSE grade 4/Functional Skills Level 2 Maths
International Baccalaureate - Standard grade 5 and Higher Level grade 4 (Language B, Language A - Literature, Language A - Language and Literature, Literature and Performance, English Language A1, English Language A2)
IELTS overall score of 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each element
TOEFL iBT - Overall 72 Listening: 17, Reading: 18, Speaking: 20, Writing: 17