Business Management with Law with Foundation & Placement Years

The BSc Business Management with Law with Foundation and Placement Years is aimed at students who have an interest in developing their knowledge and understanding of the key aspects of business and management, coupled with an understanding of the legal framework that corporations operate within. This degree should be of interest to those students wishing to pursue a wide range of business careers which combine legal expertise including HR, compliance, governance, management, and business.

The degree programme is designed so that the Foundation Year provides an underpinning year, incorporating both academic and work/professional related learning, for applicants needing to improve their academic skills. The year develops students academic and professional skills within the contexts of the disciplines offered by the university, e.g. Business, Law, Psychology, Computer Science and Criminology, to enable students to continue and participate in the undergraduate business programmes at levels 4, 5 and 6. This includes developing communication skills, digital and research skills, and understanding the importance of sustainability, diversity and inclusion.

The first year covers the foundation elements of business management. Years 2 and 4 cover the legal area in more depth and develops your employability skills. The programme equips applicants with the knowledge and skills required for a professional career in a rapidly changing work environment, while supporting self-awareness, personal development and providing access to valuable work-experience opportunities.

If taking a Placement Year, this will fall in the 3rd year of a 4-year degree. Students will have the opportunity to find paid work, putting the learning of their first 2 years into practice to develop and enhance real world skills to launch their career.

The emphasis in the course design is a focus on employability. Throughout the course students will get to develop transferable skills such as research, presentation, critical analysis, problem solving, team work and entrepreneurship. They will be equipped with the knowledge and expertise required to add immediate value to any business organisation.

Course Modules

Foundation Year

Term 1:
• Communication Skills (20 credits)
• Digital and Research Skills (20 credits)
• Sustainability and Society (20 credits)

Term 2:
• Foundation Year Project (20 credits)
• Core Concepts of Business (20 credits)
• One option from the following: Core Concepts of Computer Science; Core Concepts of Criminology; Core Concepts of Law, or Core Concepts of Psychology. (20 credits)

Year 1

The first year will consist of six compulsory modules:

• Essentials of Management (20 credits)
• Academic and Employability Skills (20 credits)
• Principles of Marketing (20 credits)
• Accounting and Finance (20 credits)
• Quantitative Methods for Business (20 credits)
• Managing and Leading People (20 credits)

PLEASE NOTE

Students will have the opportunity to undertake one law module (Common Law Method) on a pass/fail system (i.e. non credit-bearing) over the summer between Year One and Year Two. Students are strongly advised to take this module before undertaking the core law modules.

Year 2

The second year will consist of six compulsory modules.

Semester 1:
• Ethics and Law in the Gig Economy (20 credits)
• Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility (20 credits)
• Contract Law (20 credits)

Semester 2:
• Critical Approaches in Current Legal Issues (20 credits)
• Business Law 1 (20 credits)
• Data and Intellectual Property Protection (20 credits)

Students also have the opportunity to spend Semester 2 studying abroad (60 credits).

Year 3

Students who select to undertake a placement year in industry will spend the penultimate year of their BSc programme working for an organisation under academic supervision. This supervised work placement will connect them with the employment market.

Students will gain job-related skills, awareness of the structure of an organisation, practical problem-solving, responsibility, interpersonal skills in professional settings, and understanding of the unwritten rules of workplaces. They will have the opportunity to reflect on their learning, supervised by an academic supervisor. They will also enrich their CVs with important practical experience.

Year 4

The fourth year will consist of six compulsory modules.

Semester 1:
• Global Leadership and Change Management (20 credits)
• International Strategic Management (20 credits)
• Employment Law (20 credits)

Semester 2:
• International Commercial Law (20 credits)
• Business Law 2 (20 credits)
• International Business and Global Trade (20 credits)