15Jan
Undergraduate This course is subject to validation. You can still apply for this course while it is being approved.
The University of Law has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
The BSc Business Management with Corporate Law with Placement Year is aimed at students who have an interest in developing 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 career in corporations within the commercial transactions or business development areas, where legal aspects together with financial elements are of key relevance. 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 provides the intellectual underpinnings required for a career in a rapidly changing work environment, a rigorous approach to self-awareness and personal development and a significant exposure to the world of work and its current demands through work experience opportunities. Through the learning experiences offered, and the skills and competences gained, students will understand effective managerial behaviour developed in today’s complex organizations and turbulent business environments. Some of the Law modules will be shared with LLB students The emphasis in the course design has been to provide this strong business degree with a focus on employability. The course offers an excellent grounding in knowledge of the key aspects of business management and law that are covered by a range of modules from the Management and law subject areas. In turn, the degree seeks to inculcate in students many of the skills and competences in research, presentation, critical analysis, problem solving, and team building, which all together should be helpful for future employment opportunities.
Modules
Year One: • Essentials of Management • Academic and Employability Skills • Principles of Marketing • Accounting and Finance • Quantitative Methods for Business • Managing and Leading People Year Two: Semester 1: • Ethics and Law in the Gig Economy • Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility • Contract Law Semester 2: • Critical Approaches in Current Legal Issues • Business Law 1 • Data and Intellectual Property Protection Year Three: Semester 1: • Global Leadership and Change Management • International Strategic Management • Employment Law Semester 2: • International Commercial Law • Business Law 2 • International Business and Global Trade 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.
Assessment method
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. This programme also involves group work and group assessment.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 points
A level - BBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Access to HE Diploma - D: 15 credits M: 30 credits P: 0 credits
Scottish Higher - ABBB
AS - Not accepted
Scottish Advanced Higher - CCD
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 27 points
Extended Project - Not accepted
GCSE/National 4/National 5
T Level - M
We also consider partial or full UK Degree Study – must have a minimum of 120 credits with an overall average mark of 50% for all credits completed. 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.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
https://www.law.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements/
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | IELTS 6.0 or above with a minimum of 5.5 in each component. |
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17550 | Year 1 |
| International | £17550 | Year 1 |
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 .
Additional fee information
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/
Sponsorship information
You can find further details of our Scholarships and Bursaries on our website, using the following link - https://www.law.ac.uk/study/scholarships-bursaries/
Provider information
The University of Law
2 Bunhil Row
London
EC1Y 8HQ