Law with Professional Legal Practice with Foundation Year LLB (Hons)

**Foundation Year**<br/>Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, youll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that youd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.<br/><br/>**International Students**<br/>For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/<br/><br/>**Law with Professional Legal Practice**<br/><br/>Build a foundation of legal knowledge and advance your legal career with our Law with Professional Legal Practice LLB. From client management, interviewing and research, you will develop the essential skills for a successful role in legal practice or related fields. You will build a foundation of knowledge and experience which will help to prepare you for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE).<br/><br/>**Why choose this course?**<br/>- Global Top 250 for Law (Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings, 2023)<br/><br/><br/>- Study the Foundations of Legal Knowledge: Contract Law, Tort Law, Public Law, Criminal Law, European Law, Land Law, and Equity & Trusts<br/><br/><br/>- Prepare for a career as a legal professional through practical learning via Legal Advice Clinics, CLOCK, and work placements<br/><br/><br/>- Designed to provide experience in key areas of legal practice including residential conveyancing and wills, probate and drafting<br/><br/><br/>- Global Top 100 for International Outlook, Law (Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings, 2023)<br/><br/><br/>Whether you are interested in pursuing a traditional career in law or would like to explore a career in another industry, Law with Professional Legal Practice at Keele will help to tailor your programme of study to suit your career aspirations. You will apply legal knowledge and skills to both the theory and practice of law, immersing yourself in practical experiences through opportunities including Legal Advice Clinics, our award-winning community legal outreach programme CLOCK, and mooting.<br/><br/>Our programme offers a wealth of practical experience that will enable you to develop the required attributes for an active career in law or other sectors such as business, finance and more. You will study the seven Foundations of Legal Knowledge: Contract Law, Tort Law, Public Law, Criminal Law, European Law, Land Law, and Equity & Trust, as well as delving into topics such as wills, probate and residential conveyancing. <br/><br/>**About Keele**<br/><br/>Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university. <br/><br/>We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level. <br/><br/>Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.