Course summary

Our degree courses with foundation year offer the opportunity to prepare you for advanced study before you progress onto a full honours degree at the University of Westminster. Whether you do not feel ready for degree-level study, don’t have the right qualifications, want to change your subject specialism or return to study after an absence from education, we aim to encourage a broad range of students to undertake our foundation year in order to progress onto their full honours degree with us.

The foundation year is designed to give you the opportunity to explore new ideas, opening up new perspectives on the key debates within your chosen field. Core modules accelerate your academic and professional development and you'll also take modules from areas closely related to your chosen field, giving you the chance to develop a cross-disciplinary perspective on your course.

On successful completion of the foundation year, you'll be able to move on to study for the Law LLB Honours degree.

Studying Law at Westminster will place you on a pathway to excellence. From your first day with us, you will be encouraged to express your ideas, voice, and identity through legal endeavour. In addition to teaching core legal skills, you will study new and emerging areas of law and legal practice, to help you stay ahead. Throughout your degree, you can define your learning pathway by choosing from a large number of specialist modules.

This open, diverse intellectual environment helps you grow and develop as an individual. You will see Law in practice and hone your skills through opportunities to work within our integrated legal advice clinic, work alongside world-famous legal academics and research centres, and follow professional pathways to prepare you for future practice.

But it’s not just our broad and creative curriculum that sets us apart; it’s also our way of teaching. Your learning will be seminar-based, interactive and immersive. These small learning groups provide a vibrant, safe, and supportive environment through which you can develop your voice.

Whether you’re aiming for the Bar, to become a solicitor, or enter the law profession in a broader field, this course will help you develop the immersive, professional skills you need to make your mark on the legal world.