LLB (Hons) with Qualifying Status with Foundation Year
Online
Foundation Year
DURATION
12 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
The overall aim of the Arden University LLB (Hons) with Qualifying Statuswith Foundation Year is to break down barriers to formal legal education by providing an innovative and flexible programme which is equally accessible to all and provides high-quality legal education which enables students to acquire knowledge, understanding and a range of practical and professional skills relating to the discipline and study of law which are applicable to a range of legal and non-legal sectors, and in a variety of geographical and cultural settings. Simultaneously, students will develop a range of transferrable skills, set within an ethical context which will aid them as they pursue law-related careers or further relevant study.
This LLB foundation degree covers the key pillars of legal knowledge and takes you through the fundamentals of English Law and the legal system. Gain the skills and knowledge required for the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE 1), and take an important step towards a Bar Practice Course if you wish to qualify as a barrister in the future.
Arden is the university that comes to you
This degree is delivered online, with no fixed lecture times, and with 24/7 access to all study materials online, so that you can keep your unique lifestyle and commitments alongside your study. You will have personal student support and 1-to-1 communications with your UK tutors, so that your degree is completely tailored to your needs.
Modules
Foundation Year
- Using Numeracy, IT and Data
- Research Skills and Using Information
- Values, Ethics and Working Collaboratively
- Developing Academic Skills
- Crime and Law in Context
- Psychology of Everyday Life
Year 2
- English Legal System and Skills
- Public Law
- Tort 1
- Crime 1
- Civil Liberties in Practice
- Contract Law
Year 3
- Tort 2
- Crime 2
- Land Law and Practical Skills
- Equity, Trusts and Wills
- Dispute Resolution
- Technology, Innovation and the Law
Year 4
- Employment Law
- Optional professional practice modules:
- SQE pathway recommended modules (20 credits each)*
- Business Law and Practice
- Solicitors Professional Practice
- Property Practice
- Law of Evidence
- Bar pathway recommended modules (20 credits each)*
- European Union Law
- Advocacy
- Law of Evidence
- Optional modules (20 credits each, 40 credits for the Legal Dissertation)*
- Family Law
- Immigration and Asylum Law
- Placement and Pro Bono
- International Law
- International Commercial Law
- Legal Research Project
- Legal Dissertation (40 credits)
*optional study modules
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