Law with Psychology with Foundation Year - LLB (Hons)

University of Bedfordshire

On this combined course, you gain an in-depth knowledge of the core areas of the English legal system alongside exploring the fascinating fields of criminal, investigative and forensic psychology. It is your first step to qualifying as a solicitor or progressing to a career at the Bar while also developing skills you might use for professional roles in the criminal justice system, such as those needed to be a forensic practitioner.**Foundation Year**\In the Foundation year you will study three days per week. The focus will be on academic writing skills and numeracy, plus subject-specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree. It provides a balance between content related to your chosen subject and the range of wider skills required for undergraduate study. This is an integrated four-year degree, with the foundation year as a key part of the course. You will be required to pass the foundation year in order to progress to the first year of your degree. This course is ideal for those who do not meet our standard entry requirements or those with a non-standard educational background. It will allow you to graduate with a full undergraduate degree in your chosen subject in four years.**Course accreditation**All our LLB courses cover the Foundation of Legal Knowledge subjects and satisfy the requirements set by the Bar Standards Board for the academic component of Bar training. Upon successfully completing the LLB with a minimum grade of 2:ii, graduates who wish to qualify as barristers will be able to progress on to the Bar training course.**Facilities and specialist equipment*** Recently refurbished Moot Court, equipped with digital technology to ensure it reflects an actual court-room environment* Leading legal research databases used by professionals, including LexisNexis, Westlaw and HeinOnline* Oxford Law Trove, an online platform giving students access to the wealth of legal educational materials published by Oxford University Press* Access to our dedicated, specialist, industry-standard psychology laboratories and computing environments**Career-powered links**We have strong links with local law firms such as Macfarlane, Machins, Greystone and Solomon as well as at Luton County Court and the Crown Prosecution Service.You can also gain professional supervised practice via our three law clinics: family law, criminal law and law related to asylum seekers.**Your student experience**Opportunity to **complete work experience** at law firms such as Macfarlanes LLP and Machins Solicitors LLP as well as at Luton County Court and the Crown Prosecution Service. This work experience counts towards your qualification as a solicitor.Gain **professional supervised practice via our three law clinics**: family law, criminal law and law related to asylum seekers.In the Psychology-focused units, study key areas such as **criminal behaviour**, **the criminal justice system**, and **applied forensic psychology**, gaining insight into how psychological principles are used to understand, investigate and respond to offending.Widen your experience through **field trips** to the Inns of Court in London, the Houses of Parliament, the UK Supreme Court and Luton Crown Court you also have opportunities to take part in **mooting competitions**.**Attend research events** organised by our Centre for Research in Law (CRiL) and **guest talks** by prestigious speakers including arbitrators, judges, renowned academics, Members of Parliament and leading legal practitioners from City law firms.

Department of Law and Finance