Law with International Relations with a Foundation Year, LLB (Hons)

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Key Course Details

4 Year Full Time With a Classroom based Foundation Year

UCAS Code: M1IF
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): AAB-BBB
Location: Bay Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 5,760

4 Year Full Time With a Classroom based Foundation Year

UCAS Code: M1IF
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: AAB-BBB - More Information
Location: Bay Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 17,400

Course Overview

If you don’t attain the grades needed to enrol on to the LLB Law with International Relations undergraduate programme, then this 4-year programme, including a Foundation Year, could be for you.

The Foundation Year is an excellent way to gain the knowledge and skills needed to begin an LLB degree; you will be introduced to key themes in law, as well as being provided with opportunities to pick up new skills that will be of use throughout your undergraduate degree.

The Foundation Year is taught at The College, located on our Bay Campus. After you complete this year, you will move to the School of Law on Singleton Campus for the remainder of your studies.

During the following three years, you will gain a comprehensive grounding in the core areas covered by a law degree. As your studies progress, you can choose from a wide range of specialised subject areas of law with an extensive list of over forty optional modules to choose from.

Alongside this, you will learn about the value of peaceful relationships between nations, focusing on themes including globalisation, international politics, peace and conflict, and power strategies.

All of our undergraduate law programmes contain the foundations of legal knowledge needed to enter the legal profession. Our programmes provide a strong foundation for students who may wish to take the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE) in the future and satisfy the academic stage of training required by the Bar Standards Board for those wishing to become barristers.

Why Law with International Relations with a Foundation Year at Swansea?

As a student on a Foundation programme, you will benefit from being part of a diverse teaching environment, based in state-of-the-art facilities on our £450m Bay Campus. You will spend a year on the Foundation Year, which is entirely focused on getting you ready to undertake your undergraduate LLB degree.

Swansea University has an established and growing reputation for teaching and research in both law and international relations and is consistently recognised as a source of expertise and as having an impact on policy and practice in a diverse range of fields. We are also wholly committed to continuous improvement in teaching and learning, and to putting students at the centre of our activities.

Law at Swansea is ranked:

Top 125 in the World (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025)
Top 150 in the World (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025)

Your Law with International Relations with a Foundation Year Experience

Teaching on the Foundation Year takes place in smaller class sizes, allowing for a more personalised experience. You will be given the opportunity to pick up essential skills through modules such as Critical Thinking, IT Support, and Composition and Style.

In addition to this, you will be introduced to legal concepts and terminology through a range of teaching themes that include Legal Skills, Contract Law and Criminal Law.

After you’ve continued on to your LLB Law degree, the School of Law offers a broad range of opportunities for you to get involved with; from research-based placements, to working with clients, to developing advocacy and other skills. Our thriving Law Clinic offers students the opportunity to get involved in giving advice to clients and we have programmes of extra-curricular mooting, negotiation and interviewing.

You will have the competitive option (available for 20 students) of undertaking an internship module with the Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament, working closely with a Member of the Senedd (MS) for one day a week. You will also be studying in one of the select departments in the UK to offer the British Parliamentary Studies module, where you will be taught by our specialist academic staff and Members of Parliament, and you will visit the House of Commons.

Our undergraduate degree structure, with its range of final year optional modules, gives you plenty of scope to tailor your studies to your particular interests, career goals, or ambitions.

We offer a variety of additional work placement opportunities in a wide range of settings.

Throughout the 4-year programme, we offer an inclusive, student-focussed learning environment and community. Modules are delivered and assessed in a variety of different ways and you will be encouraged to take responsibility for your own learning, to work independently as well as with others, to act professionally, and to master new skills.

Law with International Relations with a Foundation Year Employment Opportunities

Studying a law degree can lead to a range of careers. We aim to equip students with multiple skills to enhance their graduate prospects. Our graduates go on to a wide variety of careers, which include being a:

Barrister, Civil Servant, Legal Executive, Paralegal, Police Officer, Prison Officer, Researcher, Solicitor, Stockbroker or Trading Standards Officer

Adding international relations expertise to your degree also opens doors to careers in:

Education, Government and Politics, Humanitarian Organisations, Business, Media and Public Relation, or Public Services

Modules

Your first year of study will be your Foundation Year at The College. This covers a mix of key themes in law, combined with the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in your degree.

On successful completion of your Foundation Year, you will move to the School of Law to complete your LLB degree.

Years 2 and 3 consist of the core areas of a law degree, with the option to select some of your own modules in year 3.

Year 4 consists entirely of optional modules allowing you to shape your own learning, with over thirty to choose from.

Year 0 (Level 3)

Entry Level 3 / Foundation Year

Compulsory Modules
Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Critical Thinking	September-June (TB1+2)	20	LCH001
Legal Skills	September-June (TB1+2)	20	LCL003
Foundations in Law	The College - Autumn Term (Sep - Dec)	20	LCL001
Criminal Law	The College - Autumn Term (Sep - Dec)	20	LCL002
Contract law	The College - Late Entry (Oct - Dec)	20	LCL004
Tort Law	The College - Late Entry (Oct - Dec)	20	LCL005

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Public Law	September-June (TB1+2)	30	LAA123
Skills for the Study of Law	September-January (TB1)	10	LAA129
Introduction to International Relations	September-January (TB1)	10	PO-126A
War and Peace in the Nuclear Age	January-June (TB2)	10	PO-118A
Employability Skills for Social Sciences	January-June (TB2)	0	SS-N150

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following modules. Lectures will be delivered in English, seminars for the Welsh option will be conducted in Welsh.

Compulsory modules with Welsh language option
Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Tort Law	September-June (TB1+2)	30	LAA124
Cyfraith Camwedd	September-June (TB1+2)	30	LAA124C

AND

Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following modules. Lectures will be delivered in English, seminars for the Welsh option will be conducted in Welsh.

Compulsory modules with Welsh language option
Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Contract Law	September-June (TB1+2)	30	LAA127
Cyfraith Contract	September-June (TB1+2)	30	LAA127C

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Equity and Trusts	September-June (TB1+2)	30	LAA238
Globalisation	September-January (TB1)	10	PO-222A
International Security	January-June (TB2)	20	PO-248

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following modules. Lectures will be delivered in English, seminars for the Welsh option will be conducted in Welsh.

Compulsory Modules with Welsh Language Option
Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Criminal Law	September-June (TB1+2)	30	LAA235
Cyfraith Troseddol	September-June (TB1+2)	30	LAA235C

AND

Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following modules. Lectures will be delivered in English, seminars for the Welsh option will be conducted in Welsh.

Compulsory Modules with Welsh Language Option
Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Land Law	September-June (TB1+2)	30	LAA239
Cyfraith Tir	September-June (TB1+2)	30	LAA239C

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Researching Politics 1	September-January (TB1)	20	PO-3319

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 80 credits from the list below. Please ensure that your module selections are balanced across semester 1 and semester 2 (60 credits per semester).

Law Optional module
Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Family Law: Adult Relationships	September-January (TB1)	20	LAA302	You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA211.
Commercial Sales	September-January (TB1)	20	LAA303	You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA212. There is a welsh version of this module LAA303C, you can only select either LAA303 or LAA303C.
Cyfraith Hywel	September-January (TB1)	20	LAA305	This module is delivered in Welsh.
Environmental Law 1 - Regulatory Law Approaches	September-January (TB1)	20	LAA310	You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA214.
Employment Law: Rights and Obligations	September-January (TB1)	20	LAA314	You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA217.
Counter-terrorism Law	September-January (TB1)	20	LAA320
Criminal Evidence	September-January (TB1)	20	LAA321A
Cybercrime	September-January (TB1)	20	LAA328
Medical Law	September-January (TB1)	20	LAA330	You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA220.
Jurisprudence	September-January (TB1)	20	LAA335
Company Law: Incorporation, Constitution and Control	September-January (TB1)	20	LAA336
Law dissertation	September-June (TB1+2)	20	LAA339	There is an application procedure and there are eligibility criteria. If you intend to apply to take a dissertation module, please see the Dissertation Handbook on Canvas HUB:Law. While you wait to hear whether your application for dissertation is successful, please choose the module you would wish to take if you were not permitted to take the dissertation module. If you are accepted onto the dissertation module, we will make the necessary changes to your module selection.
Foundations in LegalTech	September-January (TB1)	20	LAA357
Clinical Legal Education	September-January (TB1)	20	LAA366	Available to a limited number of students.
EU Law in Context	September-January (TB1)	20	LAA371
Law of Succession	September-January (TB1)	20	LAA398
Family Law: Parents & Children	January-June (TB2)	20	LAA301	You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA210.
World Trade Law	January-June (TB2)	20	LAA304	You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA213.
Law, Science and Technology (LST)	January-June (TB2)	20	LAA3101
Law and the Nature Crisis	January-June (TB2)	20	LAA312
Employment Law: Enforcing Rights	January-June (TB2)	20	LAA315	To select this module you MUST have pursued LAA314.
Negotiations	January-June (TB2)	20	LAA317	Available to a limited number of students. You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA233.
Criminal Evidence Law and Psychology	January-June (TB2)	20	LAA323A
Human Rights Law	January-June (TB2)	20	LAA324	You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA224.
Foundations in Legal Practice	January-June (TB2)	20	LAA326	You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA226.
Media Law	January-June (TB2)	20	LAA327	You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA227.
Human Rights & Social Justice	January-June (TB2)	20	LAA329	You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA228.
Company Law: Governance, Rights and Liquidation	January-June (TB2)	20	LAA337	To select this module you MUST have pursued LAA336.
Cymraeg y Gyfraith	January-June (TB2)	20	LAA348	This module is delivered in Welsh.
Clinical Legal Education	January-June (TB2)	20	LAA367	Available to a limited number of students.
Intellectual Property Law	January-June (TB2)	20	LAA391
The Law of Devolution in Wales	January-June (TB2)	20	LAA395

AND

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

International Relations Optional Modules
Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Parliamentary Studies	September-January (TB1)	20	PO-3121
Researching Politics 2	January-June (TB2)	20	PO-3320
Global Environmental Politics	January-June (TB2)	20	PO-3338
Africa in International Relations	January-June (TB2)	20	PO-3339

Entry Requirements

International students should refer to our country specific pages.

A level (or equivalent) typical offer

BTEC

PPP

UK Access

minimum of 24 Merits and 21 Pass' from Level 3 subjects

T Levels

Pass

Mixed Qualifications

48 UCAS tariff points from 3 highest qualifications

International Baccalaureate

26 points

How You're Taught

We look to provide an outstanding educational experience, using the most effective learning and teaching approaches, carefully tailored to suit the specific needs of your course.

During your degree, you’ll be taught through lectures, seminars and workshops, which take place in person, allowing for group working and presentations. Lectures take place in larger group sessions, in a lecture theatre setting. The course content is explored in further detail in small group seminars, allowing for further discussion with your peers.

Lecture recordings are made available for almost all modules, allowing you to revisit material to revise for assessments and to enhance learning outside of the classroom. Some modules have extra resources in Canvas, such as videos, slides and quizzes, enabling further flexible study.

Methods of assessment on this programme include traditional essays and examinations, but also include alternative methods including multiple choice examinations, reflective exercises and presentations.

This course may offer some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Welsh Provision

At least 40 credits

There are opportunities for Welsh speakers to study at least 40 credits of this course through the medium of Welsh. Academi Hywel Teifi is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We can offer you:

Access to generous Welsh-language study scholarships or bursaries.
Access to modules taught wholly or partly in Welsh.
Access to the Arwain mobile app for the latest information about Welsh-medium courses and modules available to download free on the App Store and Google Play.
A Welsh-speaking Personal Tutor.
An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.
Opportunity to be a member of the Swansea University Branch of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

To learn more about the above and all the opportunities available to you through the medium of Welsh, visit Academi Hywel Teifi's undergraduate pages.

If you study at least 40 credits in Welsh and it is listed as an eligible course on the webpage, you can apply for the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarship (£300 for 1 year), or the Coleg Cymraeg Incentive Scholarship (£500 per year for 3 years).

Meet Your Lecturers

Our degrees are taught by experts, some of whom are experienced practitioners, and all of which have a wealth of knowledge to pass on to our students.

You can find out more about our academic expertise on our School of Law and School of Social Sciences staff pages.

Tuition Fees

Start Date	UK	International
September 2024	£ 9,000	£ 16,550
September 2025	£ 5,760	£ 17,400

Fees for full-time undergraduate UK students on classroom based foundation programmes will increase from Year 1, and in subsequent years, to the maximum regulated fee level set by the Welsh Government.

Fees for full time Undergraduate International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Funding and Scholarships

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

Travel to and from campus
Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
Purchase of books or texts
Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Careers and Employability

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal tutor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

Academic writing
Maths and statistics
Critical thinking
Time management
Digital skills
Presentation skills
Note taking
Revision, memory and exam techniques
English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

Academic Support at the School of Law and School of Social Sciences

Each student is assigned a Personal Tutor in each of the Law and Politics Departments to help with:

Academic guidance
Personal development planning
Guidance on finding help with personal issues (which affect your wellbeing, attendance, and progress through university)

There are student representatives in each year of our programmes as well as school representatives for undergraduate students. The Schools also have a dedicated Student Information Office who will be able to offer academic assistance throughout your studies.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages. Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad.

International summer programmes are open to students from all schools. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as Sri Lanka, South Korea, Fiji, Bali, the USA and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

Application Deadlines

We recommend that you submit your application to our courses as early as you can in advance of our application deadlines. Courses will close earlier than the application deadlines listed if all available places are filled. You can find further information on our Application Deadlines webpage.

Additional Information

Student Societies

At Swansea, we have a range of law and politics-focused societies, which offer opportunities for you to meet fellow students and take part in a variety of activities. These societies are all run for students, by students, and include:

Contact Details

Make an undergraduate enquiry

International students contact our International Team