Law with International Foundation Year

Law is the framework of rules and principles that regulates behaviour, resolves disputes, and constrains power in a society governed by the rule of law. Studying it at degree level means developing both the substantive knowledge of the key areas of legal doctrine and the analytical, research, and advocacy skills that make lawyers effective. An international foundation year adds an initial year of preparation that builds the linguistic, academic, and cultural knowledge needed to engage fully with a UK law degree, making it a particularly valuable route for international students or those whose prior education has been in a different system.

At the University of Reading this four-year full-time LLB programme is highly practical in orientation, developing legal skills and knowledge alongside real-life experience. Reading's law degree is shaped by a concern for what lawyers actually need to be able to do: to read cases and statutes carefully, to construct arguments from legal materials, to advise clients, and to act with professional integrity. The international foundation year provides the preparation needed before the main LLB begins, covering the English legal system, legal reasoning, academic writing, and the English language skills needed to study law effectively.

The typical entry tariff of 120 points applies to the foundation year entry route.

You will develop legal reasoning, research skills, the ability to construct and present arguments, and the professional awareness needed to work in legal and related environments.

Graduates may qualify as solicitors in England and Wales through the Solicitors Qualifying Examination, or as barristers through the Bar Professional Training Course. Careers in commercial law, government, public interest law, compliance, and international organisations are all well served by a Reading law degree. Postgraduate study in law or a specialist legal field is also a natural continuation.