Business Studies and Law (with a placement year) BSc (Hons)

Our 4-year BSc (Hons) in Business Studies and Law gives you a clear understanding of the interface between business activity and the legal framework within which it operates.<br/><br/>It prepares you for business careers with a legal dimension, developing insight and transferable skills that set you apart in a competitive job marketplace. You’ll also be able to pursue a legal career through further study after graduation, with the advantage of additional commercial knowledge.<br/><br/>You’ll learn from sector-leading academics and seasoned business experts, and qualified solicitors and barristers with a wealth of real-world experience.<br/><br/>Law has an increasing influence on many aspects of business. It governs, for example:<br/><br/><br/>• Contractual arrangements<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Employment protection<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Consumer protection<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Many aspects of accounting and finance<br/><br/><br/><br/>The growing importance of law has created new job opportunities in careers such as management, banking and finance, journalism and teaching – as well as increased demand in traditional legal roles.<br/><br/><strong>Professional accreditation</strong><br/>This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations, dependant on your chosen modules.<br/><br/><strong>Placement</strong><br/>This 4-year programme offers you the opportunity to take up a placement year working in business in your third year.<br/><br/>Placements are real, paid jobs in a wide variety of organisations in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors and offer you a valuable opportunity to experience first-hand how business, management and legal concepts are applied in practice, and to give you direct exposure to real issues in the workplace. It can also be done abroad.<br/><br/>In a competitive graduate market, valuable experience and employability skills gained from a year’s work placement will differentiate you from the thousands of other graduates seeking work.<br/><br/>We find that students return from their placement year with their confidence and personal skills enhanced and ready to implement their focused plan for the future.<br/><br/>The Faculty of Management and Law has an excellent network of organisations that offer placements including:<br/><br/><br/>• IBM<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Vauxhall<br/><br/><br/><br/>• NHS<br/><br/><br/><br/>• GE Money<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Arris (formerly PACE)<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Enterprise Rent A Car<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Cummins<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Peugeot<br/><br/><br/><br/>Together we ensure your placement is appropriately challenging and that you can make a real and positive impact on the business.