LLB (Hons) Law with a Foundation Year Bachelor's degree at the University of Kent

Unlock your potential and gain the essential skills for academic success at university. You'll develop effective study habits, learn to manage your time, and gain strategies for independent learning. You'll conduct academic research, by learning to find, evaluate, and use academic sources, while avoiding plagiarism. Your writing skills will be developed through extended writing activities, referencing, proofreading, and editing. You'll also improve your communication skills by learning how to st

Dive into a project that sparks your curiosity and hones your academic skills, as you choose a topic you're passionate about and transform your research into a compelling essay. This module allows you to develop and apply the learning from your Autumn term module 'Academic Skills Development'. You will improve your research and writing skills further and refine your use of sources. While you conduct your reading and research, you'll engage in reflective practices improving your ability to assess

Have you ever wondered how a case ends up in court, or what the role of the judge is? Have you heard the terms criminal and civil law but don't really understand the difference? Maybe you know that Parliament can pass laws but aren't familiar with how statutes are created or the importance of statutory law. In addition to learning the answer to these questions and many more, you will build a solid understanding of the basic structure, history and workings of the English Legal System. You will ga

Argument and law go hand in hand. Have you observed that TV legal dramas focus on the adversarial nature of law, the arguments presented by counsel in a court room? Have you chosen to study law because you enjoy arguing? Maybe you tend to win arguments? You will develop the understanding and skills needed to be able to recognise and evaluate arguments, both legal and non-legal, including written, oral and visual arguments. You will engage with philosophical perspectives and methods that focus on

Using effective research methods is an essential skill for success at university and beyond. But what exactly is research? How do we do it and why? Exploring key aspects such as conducting research, ethical implications, understanding and interpreting data, and detecting bias, you'll master the fundamentals of research methods and develop your skills in analysis.

Have you noticed how often law and legal issues are in the media? How changes to the law and legal system are often at the centre of heated debates in society? You will develop the understanding and skills needed to be able to engage in important debates such as diversity in the legal profession, legal aid funding, and the use of juries in criminal trials. You will better understand the strengths and weaknesses of our legal system and laws, enhancing your critical thinking skills. Using examples

What are the institutions that make up the English legal system? Who are the participants in these institutions, and what are their roles? Do these institutions ensure that justice is done in individual cases? You'll engage with a critical introduction to the main institutions of the English legal system. Explore how these structures and institutions are the result of historically contingent events, and what their limitations are. You'll also learn about legal method. Law, like other disciplines

What is law? What is its relationship with society? How does it operate? What is the source of its authority? The 'common sense' or 'liberal' view of law, often represented by legal institutions and legal actors, is that law is neutral, rational, objective, fair, and independent of political, economic or social imperatives. In this module you'll learn about this fundamental liberal account of the nature of law. But you'll also learn about alternative 'critical' claims about law, which challenge

What is the legal structure of the state in the United Kingdom? How is the power of the state encoded? What is the authority of government to act and what are the legal limits on those powers? You'll gain an understanding of the fundamentals of public law, the key legal concepts deployed in this field and an insight into the procedural requirements that deliver accountability. Engaging in a critical introduction to the key features of the state, you'll learn about the legal powers government exe

From commonplace, simple transactions, such as purchasing a bus ticket or a chocolate bar from a vending machine, to high-stakes commercial agreements, contracts govern countless interactions. You'll undertake a comprehensive study of the law of contract and its pervasive and essential role in our daily lives. You'll develop knowledge and understanding of the principles and theory of contract law and their application. This module begins by introducing you to the law of contract, locating it wit

Crime. It's in the news. It's on our screens. It's happening all around us, sometimes to us, and sometimes by us. But what makes a crime a crime? As one of the foundations of legal knowledge, you'll master the core principles of criminal law and explore a range of offences tried in our courts on a daily basis. You'll be able to break down offences such as murder and theft into their constituent parts and apply them to an array of factual scenarios. You'll form the analytical skills necessary to

How can insights from other disciplines inform our understanding of law? Building on the knowledge you have gained from Institutions of Justice and Critical Introduction to Law, this module poses different questions about the meanings, presumptions and histories of law, from the perspective of disciplines such as philosophy, psychology, sociology and politics. Legal theories are systems of ideas or general principles intended to explain something. You'll be introduced to theoretical tools from o

What is property? What is the distinct character and effect of property rights compared to contractual and other personal rights? You'll be introduced to the nature of property generally, and then go on to focus on one particular form of property - 'real' property, or land, as distinguished from personal