2-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate in Humanities - Continue to Bachelor of Laws (Honours) - Law with Business (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 with Business

Lawyers can best assist commercial clients if they’ve got a sound knowledge of business practice. Equally, businesses can benefit from a good understanding of the legal system. The LLB Business with Law allows students to gain a crucial awareness of the law within its social and business contexts, and enables them to develop the critical, reflective and analytical skills required to succeed within the complementary disciplines of law and business.

Studying this combination of subjects will benefit anyone looking to enter the business world. The knowledge and skills which they develop throughout the course provide a thorough grounding in essential areas of the law and business, and will be greatly valued by employers. Students explore topics including:

• Contract law • Company law • Equity and trusts • Management and marketing • The international business environment

In the School of Law at Essex, they specialize 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 they are top 20 in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014, mainstream universities, THE 2014).