Business Management with Law

Our BA (Hons) Business Management with Law programme gives you the chance to build strong skills in the areas of business management and law, preparing you for careers where employers want graduates who can think strategically and understand key legal principles.

You’ll study the essentials of business management alongside the laws that shape modern business practice. By working on real case studies and live projects, you’ll see how legal rules affect business decisions and how smart management drives growth and innovation. This mix of business and law knowledge will help you stand out in the workplace or continue on to postgraduate study.

You will graduate with a unique skill set that blends management expertise with legal understanding. This opens doors to careers in business, law, consultancy and leadership roles where strategic thinking and legal awareness are essential.

• Embed legal knowledge, leadership, sustainability and innovation into your strategic thinking

• Study contract, commercial, consumer, employment, company and AI law in a business context

• Develop leadership, strategy and project management skills for required for the workplace environment

• Engage with real-world business challenges through SME-linked projects and case studies

• Learn to interpret and apply data for ethical and innovative decision-making

Develop your skills
You’ll look ahead to the technologies that will affect the world of business in the future and gain the essential digitals skills that will help you go further in the industry, such as:
/ WestLaw,
/ Microsoft Project
/ Power BI

All our undergraduate business courses are available with:
• Placement Year - on the placement year option, you will not pay fees to the University and will earn a wage for the work that you do.
• Study Abroad – study with one of our partner Universities for a semester or a year.
• Foundation Year – start with the fundamental areas of business and the key skill you need to study at University level.

Find out more on www.salford.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/business-management-law

This business and law degree is designed for ambitious students who want to succeed in either field. You will gain strong skills in business management, including data analysis, sustainable innovation, leadership and project management. At the same time, you will explore the legal frameworks and regulations that guide everyday business operations.

Through this dual focus, you’ll develop critical thinking, strategic decision making and applied legal knowledge in a business context. By the time you graduate, you’ll be equipped with the skills, expertise and practical experience needed to launch a rewarding career in business or law, or to progress confidently into postgraduate study.

/ Year 1: Digital and Business Skills; Understanding Organisations; Principles of Contract Law; Data Analysis for Business; The Future of Business; Business Finance in Practice

/ Year 2: Professional Development; Project Management; Company Law; Business Intelligence and Dashboards; Live Project in Business and Law; International Business; The Digital Workplace; Contemporary Issues in International Marketing; Internship

/ Year 3: Business Ethics and Sustainability; Strategic Business and Law Management; Leadership and Management in Business and Law; Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Global Business and Law; Strategic Management; Big Data Analytics; Climate Change and Sustainability in Business; Information Security Management; Internship; Technology Innovation

/ Year 1: Understanding Organisations, Digital and Business Skills, Economics, Business and the Legal Environment, Data Analysis for Business, The Future of Business.

/ Year 2: Commercial Law, Employment Law, Legal Aspects of Business, Project Management, Business Intelligence and Dashboards, Live Project in Business Law.

/ Year 3: Company Law, Leadership and Management in Business Law, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Artificial Intelligence and the Law, Business Ethics and Sustainability, Strategic Management.

We use different assessment techniques in different modules and try to ensure all assessments reflect the types of work you will do after graduating. This may include written essays, video presentations, group reports, portfolios and more.