Foundations in Law PG Cert

Entry requirements

Undergraduate degree:

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Why study Foundations in Law at Liverpool John Moores University

• Gain a solid foundation in legal knowledge and skills
• Part Time Study Option

• Contract Law
• Crime
• Equity & Trusts
• Land Law
• Public & EU Law
• Law of Tort

About this course

Designed specifically for non-law graduates, this Foundations in Law PG Cert, will provide the legal knowledge and competencies that will allow a student to proceed onto the Solicitors Qualifying Examination preparatory courses.

This course is available to study full-time or part-time.

This programme is designed for non-law graduates who wish to qualify as a solicitor in England or Wales by way of the Solicitors Regulation Authority's SQE (Solicitors Qualifying Examination) examinations.

Delivered by academics and qualified professional practitioners, this postgraduate programme will provide the legal knowledge and competencies needed in the Six Foundations of Legal Knowledge; Contract Law; Crime; Equity & Trusts; Land Law; Public & EU Law; and the Law of Tort.

It aims to provide both legal knowledge and linked practical skills in order to put the non-law graduate in a position to commence onto a SQE prep course in order to complete the vocational phase of qualification as a solicitor.

Information for international students

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Fees and funding

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