Masters in Law with Foundation Year
Law is one of the most rigorous and intellectually demanding of all undergraduate disciplines, developing the capacity for precise analytical reasoning, careful reading, evidence-based argument, and the ability to apply abstract principles to concrete and often messy situations. Legal study asks you to master both the rules of the legal system and the reasoning behind them, to engage with the ethical foundations of law, and to understand how law operates as a social and political institution as well as a technical framework for resolving disputes and regulating conduct.
At York St John University, this five-year full-time Masters in Law programme is taught through interactive lectures and workshops in an environment where staff build genuine relationships with students, making legal education both rigorous and personally supported. The curriculum covers contract law, criminal law, public law, tort, land law, equity and trusts, and jurisprudence, providing the full breadth of legal knowledge expected of a law graduate. You will gain practical legal experience through York St John Law Clinic, where you work on real cases under supervision, developing the applied skills that sit alongside theoretical knowledge.
The programme includes a sandwich year in industry and a year abroad, giving you direct professional legal experience and an international dimension, as well as work placements throughout. A foundation year is available for those who would benefit from additional preparation.
With a typical entry tariff of 104 UCAS points, the programme is accessible to students who have the motivation and intellectual curiosity to succeed. Graduates qualify to apply for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination or barrister training routes, and many go on to work in legal practice, the Crown Prosecution Service, the public sector, the voluntary sector, and business roles that require legal knowledge. Postgraduate study in law, human rights, or a specialist legal area is also a well-trodden path.