LLB (Honours) Law with Finance - Including Foundation Year

On our four-year LLB Law with Finance (including foundation year), we work with you to develop your subject-specific knowledge, and to improve your academic skills. You receive a thorough grounding in these areas during your foundation year (known as Year Zero) to prepare you for a further three years of undergraduate study at Essex. After successful completion of Year Zero in our Essex Pathways Department, you progress to complete your course with Essex Law School.

Commercial lawyers are best equipped to advise their clients if they have a strong understanding of financial markets. The LLB Law with Finance provides you with thorough knowledge of how law works, both domestically and internationally, as well as how finance shapes leadership, strategy and planning within organisations.

You will cover all of the essential foundations of legal knowledge, and will be able to further specialise your curriculum in subjects including international trade law, banking law, company law and commercial contract law. The course provides access to Bloomberg and you will use real-time financial data to apply theory to practice and develop your capacity to analyse financial information. You will have the opportunity to forecast share prices, build portfolios of assets and explore the reasons behind market booms and crashes.
At Essex we dont just prepare you to become an outstanding legal or business professional. We stimulate your desire to pursue justice and equip you with the skills and knowledge to become an agent for change, whatever career path you choose.

From the start of your course, we challenge you to think deeply, broadly and strategically about career paths. Over the first two years, alongside law subjects, you will take a career management module designed to help you identify personal strengths and goals, understand what employers are looking for and enhance your employability profile.

We also hold an annual law fair, attended by law firms and vocational qualification providers. Our graduates pursue careers in the law and in a wide range of other sectors including business and commerce, accountancy, insurance, banking, central and local government, academia, teaching, social work and the police force.

All applications for degree courses with a foundation year (Year Zero) will be considered individually, whether you
think you might not have the grades to enter the first year of a degree course,
have non-traditional qualifications or experience (e.g. you havent studied A-levels or a BTEC),
are returning to university after some time away from education, or
are looking for more support during the transition into university study.
Standard offer:
Our standard offer is 72 UCAS tariff points from at least two full A-levels, or equivalent.
Examples of the above tariff may include:
A-levels: DDD
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: MMP
T-levels: Pass with E in core
If you are unsure whether you meet the entry criteria, please get in touch for advice.
Mature applicants and non-traditional academic backgrounds:
We welcome applications from mature students (over 21) and students with non-traditional academic backgrounds (might not have gone on from school to take level 3 qualifications). We will consider your educational and employment history, along with your personal statement and reference, to gain a rounded view of your suitability for the course.

IELTS - 5.5
TOEFL IBT -72 overall, with a minimum of 18 in reading, 17 in listening, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing