3-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate in Humanities - Continue to Bachelor of Laws (Honours) - Law (Placement Year)

Program Description For students who've finished high school but don’t meet the entry requirements for university, a Foundation Certificate can help them gain entry to an undergraduate degree. After completing this pathway option students qualify for progression to the 1st year of an undergraduate degree at the University of Essex.

A student’s course length is determined mainly by their English language level (UKVI IELTS score). Students on all course lengths take a set of common or similar modules to gain a solid base of skills for university. Students taking a course longer than 2 terms, will take additional modules designed to improve one or more of their English language level, academic skills, and basic knowledge of particular subjects.

Bachelor of Laws (Honours) - Law

Essex teaches law that matters, with a concern for the demands of justice and commerce. A combination of rigorous legal training with opportunities for developing students' practical expertise, as they learn to analyze the law of England and Wales in relation to its European and international frameworks and to apply it in practice. As law students, not only will they learn legal rules, but students will also consider the function of law in society, the philosophy of law, policy issues and law reform.

Essex specializes in commercial law, public law, and human rights law. They are ranked in the top 100 Law Schools in the THE World University Rankings 2020 and are top 20 in the UK for research excellence. At Essex, they don’t simply prepare you for the legal profession. Essex equips students with the skills and knowledge to become an agent for change, whatever career path they may choose.

From the start of the course, students are challenged to think deeply, broadly and strategically about career paths. Over the first two years, alongside law subjects, students will take a career management module designed to help them identify personal strengths and goals, understand what employers (both within and outside law) are looking for and enhance their employability profile.