Law with Business with Foundation Year LLB (Hons)
University of Keele
Key Course Facts
Student Reviews
Below you can see course specific reviews of 110 graduates of Law with Business with Foundation Year LLB (Hons) and other courses in Law at University of Keele for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Law.
Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.
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Salary
Salary of Graduates in Law
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Law at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £21000 | £23000 | £27500 |
25-75 percentile range | £20000 - £24000 | £17500 - £27500 | £21000 - £38000 |
All Law courses of University of Keele
Salary of all UK Graduates of Law
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £24380 | £23907 | £28483 |
25-75 percentile range | £21026 - £29426 | £18115 - £31319 | £21047 - £38974 |
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Course Description
Foundation Year
Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.
International Students
Law with Business
Explore the law and develop your commercial acumen in this programme delivered by two highly renowned academic Schools. Our LLB in Law with Business combines research-led critical education with a wide range of opportunities, such as a placement year and a commercial legal advice clinic, to help you develop the skills and practices you need for a successful career in the law or business sector.
Why choose this course?
- Study the foundations of legal knowledge required by the Bar Standards Board
- Global Top 250 for Law (Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings, 2023)
- Wide-ranging pro-bono and career enhancing opportunities such as our Legal Advice Clinics, Community Legal Outreach programmes, and practical legal skills competitions
- Combine your studies with a placement year or international year
- Global Top 100 for International Outlook, Law (Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings, 2023)
This course provides a secure grounding in the principles, doctrines, and application of law and the intellectual traditions and perspectives that underpin business as a distinctive discipline. You will learn the key principles and doctrines underlying English, European and International law and develop an understanding of its social, political, historical, and comparative contexts.
Your study of law will also help you to develop a well-informed approach to problem solving, something which is important to a successful career in law or business. Your business modules, taught in Keele Business School, will provide you with a firm foundation from which to engage with business in a global context. You will develop a keen appreciation of the relationship between law and business at a theoretical level, and how law influences workplace and business practices, to help equip you for a career in law or business.
About Keele
Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.
We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.
Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.
Accredited by the Bar Standards Board for the purpose of a Qualifying Law Degree.
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Current jobs
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Required skill level of job after 15 months
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Law with Business with Foundation Year LLB (Hons) at University of Keele
30% | Business and Financial Project Management Professionals |
25% | Business and public service associate professionals |
10% | Protective service occupations |
5% | Artistic, literary and media occupations |
5% | Business and public service associate professionals |
5% | Administrative occupations |
5% | Elementary occupations |
5% | Managers, directors and senior officials |
0% | Sales occupations |
0% | Finance Professionals |
Grading Distribution
Students of the course received the following grades
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Law
All Law courses of University of Keele
Requirements for international students / English requirements
IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)
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- 6.5
- All Degrees
Costs
Average student cost of living in the UK
Rent | £518 |
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
Supermarket shopping | £81 |
Clothing | £35 |
Eating out | £33 |
Alcohol | £27 |
Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
Transport within city | £17 |
Self-care / sports | £20 |
Stationary / books | £13 |
Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
Insurance | £51 |
Other | £95 |
Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
How to apply
Application deadline:
January 1, 2025
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Possible Entry Points:
- Foundation
University Rankings
Positions of University of Keele in top UK and global rankings.
Rankings of University of Keele in related subject specific rankings.
Law
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- #38
- #51
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- Law
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CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
[Published 08 June, 2023]
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- #53
- #67
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- Law
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The Guardian University League Tables by Subject
[Published 09 September, 2023]
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- #19
- #201
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- Law
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GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
[Published 19 July, 2022]
See all 26 university rankings of University of Keele
About University of Keele
Established in 1949, Keele University is located in the rural setting of the large town of Newcastle under Lyme. The university’s facilities are all within walking distance from the centre of campus, including Union Square where students can find a Pharmacy, the Library, and even a student Post Office. Students can choose between an impressive selection of courses at both the Undergraduate and Postgraduate level, as well as between five different modern and spacious residence halls.
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Student composition of University of Keele
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Total number of students enrolled at University of Keele by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 8360
- postgraduates:
- 1545
- Total:
- 9905
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Number of students enrolled in courses of subject “Law”: Academic year - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
Where is this programme taught
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Ranking publishers
The University League Tables
- Published:
- 08 June, 2023
The Guardian News and Media Limited
- Published:
- 09 September, 2023
ShanghaiRanking Consultancy
- Published:
- 19 July, 2022