The BSc Business Management with Law with Foundation Year degree 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 3 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.
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.
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
The third 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)
Assessment is designed to meet the programme and module learning outcomes both academically and professionally in formative form including the preparation and feedback from seminars, workshops, tests and presentations, as well as in summative assessments that contributes to the grade, including individual coursework, group work, projects, in-class presentations, and exams. In particular, as is usual in the sector, this programme involves a considerable amount of group work and group assessment, i.e., as much as 50% of the assessment on selected modules may take this form.
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This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
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Please note: We assess your most recent awarded or attempt of a qualification(s) towards entry to our programme so it is important that you include all recent study on your application.
We also offer a Non-standard entry route:
Please note this route is only available for applicants who do not require a UK Student Route Visa to study with the University.
Applicants who do not possess 64 UCAS points from a maximum of 3 A Levels or equivalent, will instead be invited to a formal interview along with providing two years of appropriate work experience evidenced in a full CV along with two work references. Applicants must still display the appropriate level of competence in both English Language and Mathematics.
Any applicant without GCSE English language at grade C/4 will be invited to complete The University of Law English Test (ULET).
Students who will be under the age of 18 but no younger than 17 at the commencement of the course are permitted.
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 5.5 | IELTS 5.5 or above with a minimum of 5.5 in each component. |
You can view a list of accepted English language qualifications in the link below to see if you meet our requirements.https://www.law.ac.uk/globalassets/13.-media--doc-repo/04.-students/international/pdf_students_accepted-english-language-qualifications.pdf
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Home students: The Foundation Year fee will be £5,760 and all subsequent year fees will be £9,750 per year.
International and EU students: £17,550 for all years fees
Tuition fees for students continuing their course in following years may be subject to annual inflationary increases.
Our course fees also include all textbooks and materials. Please see the following link for further information - https://www.law.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course-fees-and-funding/
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