About this course
- Entry year: 2012/13
- Course code: NM11
- Applications: UCAS
- Level: Undergraduate
- Tariff points: 320
- Department: Bristol Business School
- Campus: Frenchay
- Duration: Three years full-time, four years sandwich/placement
- Delivery: Full-time or part-time
- Study Abroad: Yes
- Programme leader: Dr Lisa Claydon - Programme Leader
Karen Moore - Programme Manager
- Key fact: The Department of Law has been ranked equal eighth out of 131 law schools in the 2011 National Student Survey with 95 per cent of our students expressing satisfaction with their experience of studying law at UWE.
Introduction
If you would like to combine two subjects which have very strong interdisciplinary links then Business and Law will be a good choice for you. Studying business and law is a great route to a range of careers including management or in the public sector or finance or banking.
The degree programmes are designed to give you the maximum choice so that you can fit your studies to your interests and/or your career aspirations. In your first year you will study equal credits in law and business. You choose in your first year whether you wish to continue combining law and business modules equally or whether you want to major in either law or business.
If you choose to major in law you can by selecting a certain combination of modules gain a qualifying law degree (QLD). This is the best route to take if you want to study business modules and you also want to become either a Solicitor or a Barrister.
Structure
Content
In the first and second years you will be studying business and law equally.
Year 1
- Contract Law (30 credits)
- Legal Method (15 credits)
- Professional Skills (15 credits)
- Understanding Business and Financial Information (15 credits)
- Understanding the Business (15 credits)
- Understanding Organisations and People (15 credits)
- Understanding the Market Process (15 credits)
Year 2
- Professional Development (15 credits)
plus 45 credits of Law modules from:
- Company Law (30 credits)
- Critical and Legal Reasoning (30 credits)
- Employment Law (30 credits)
- European Union Law (15 credits)
- Legal Research Project (30 credits)
- International Trade Law (30 credits)
- Land Law (15 credits)
- Migration Law and Policy (30 credits)
- Sports Law (30 credits)
- Torts (15 credits)
plus a choice of 60 credits of business modules
Opportunity for placement or study abroad year
It is possible to study abroad for a year or to do a placement year after completing year two. In addition to this being a very useful experience you could also achieve academic credit through the selection of the appropriate module listed below:
- Learning and Development on Study Year Abroad (15 credits)
- Placement Learning (15 credits)
Year 3
Professional Futures (15 credits)
plus 45 credits of Law modules from:
- Advanced European Union Law (15 credits) (prerequisite European Union Law)
- Advanced Land Law (15 credits) (prerequisite Land Law)
- Advanced Torts (15 credits) (prerequisite Torts)
- Commercial law (30 credits)
- Cyberlaw (30 credits)
- Dissertation (30 credits)
- Globalisation Trade and Natural Resources (30 credits)
- Intellectual Property Law (30 credits)
- Law in Action (30 credits)
- Media and Entertainment Law (30 credits)
plus a choice of 60 credits of business modules
Choosing to Major in Law (seeking to enter the legal profession)
Having completed Year 1 of the Business and Law degree and chosen to switch to the LLB(Hons) Law with Business you will have the following choices in Years 2 and 3.
Year 2
- Criminal Law (30 credits)
- European Union Law (15 credits)
- Land Law (15 credits)
- Professional Development (15 credits)
- Torts (15 credits)
plus choice of 30 credits of business modules
Year 3
- Comparative Constitutional Law (30 credits)
- Equity and Trusts (30 credits)
- Professional Futures (15 credits)
plus one of the following:
- Advanced European Union Law (15 credits) (prerequisite European Union Law)
- Advanced Land Law (15 credits) (prerequisite Land Law)
- Advanced Torts (15 credits) (prerequisite Torts)
plus choice of 30 credits of business modules
Choosing to major in Law (not seeking to enter the legal profession)
Year 2
- Professional Development (15 credits)
plus a choice of 75 credits from the following law modules below:
- Company Law (30 credits)
- Critical and Legal Reasoning (30 credits)
- Employment Law (30 credits)
- European Union Law (15 credits)
- Legal Research Project (30 credits)
- International Trade Law (30 credits)
- Land Law (15 credits)
- Migration Law and Policy (30 credits)
- Sports Law (30 credits)
- Torts (15 credits)
plus choice of 30 credits from business modules
Year 3
- Professional Futures (15 credits)
plus a choice of 75 credits from the following law modules below:
- Advanced European Union Law (15 credits) (prerequisite European Union Law)
- Advanced Land Law (15 credits) (prerequisite Land Law)
- Advanced Torts (15 credits) (prerequisite Torts)
- Commercial law (30 credits)
- Cyberlaw (30 credits)
- Dissertation (30 credits)
- Equity and Trusts (30 credits)
- Globalisation Trade and Natural Resources (30 credits)
- Intellectual Property Law (30 credits)
- Law in Action (30 credits)
- Media and Entertainment Law (30 credits)
plus a choice of 30 credits from business modules
Teaching and learning
We provide a wide range of choices of law modules. We offer a student centred learning experience supporting you to develop the skills you will need to study law and to continue to have a successful career based on your legal studies. Each year the National Student Survey (NSS) results consistently show that our students believe that the modules are delivered in an interesting and stimulating manner. Our modules offer different approaches to learning which allow you to choose modules which best support your learning style.
On your first day you will meet your personal academic tutor who will support you in your academic studies throughout your degree. We see engagement with learning as a key feature of your success and we want you to succeed. The role of the personal academic tutor in supporting your academic aspirations is a key feature of the programme. This support continues throughout your degree through three core modules which aim to support your personal development.
Assessment
Assessments vary across the programme, including problem and essay questions, examinations, research based assessments, reflection on skills acquisition, report writing, portfolio submission and presentations.
Special Features
Placements
It is possible to study abroad for a year or to do a placement year after completing Year 2. In addition to this being a very useful experience you could also achieve academic credit through the selection of the appropriate module listed below:
- Learning and Development on Study Year Abroad
- Placement Learning
Flexibility
We understand that as you develop through study, work and life experiences what you want to do at the end of your studies may change. It may also be that the political or economic circumstances of the country change whilst you are studying. We aim to help you to make successful choices in terms of study options and work experiences. This will help you to make the right choices during and at the end of your programme of studies to achieve your career aspirations.
Our Pro Bono opportunities allow you to gain experience in working with legal professionals and use that experience to build and shape your future plans. We have student societies such as the Law Division, the Law and Debating Society and a branch of the European Law Students' Association (which provides and supports students in networking activities). We support our students in developing new initiatives be they with lawyers, other professions, industry or local and national charities.
The Peer Assisted Learning scheme provides further support and encouragement. We help you to gain important skills that you will need to emerge as confident graduates able to take your place in society. You might like to work with us through Street Law which encourages young people from traditionally low participation neighbourhoods to go to University. Street Law runs mock trials in one of our three state of the art courtrooms in which future students participate.
Careers/further study
We offer a supportive environment for you to grow and succeed as an undergraduate. For every year of study there is a supporting core module which helps you to develop the skills you will need to succeed in your future career. We encourage you to develop a profile of work experience including pro bono work, volunteering experiences and developing contacts with employers which will enable you to move seamlessly into your chosen career. Our alumni work with us to provide mentoring support which helps you to understand how to achieve your preferred future.
Studying the subjects required for exemption from the academic stage of training allows you to apply directly to either the Legal Practice Course (LPC full-time and part time if you want to become a Solicitor) or the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC full-time and part-time if you want to become a Barrister).
We offer a range of masters' courses and PhD opportunities.
A law degree opens a huge variety of careers to you, everything from business and management to public service in addition to more traditional law careers. Regional, national and international employers are keen to employ law undergraduates in a whole variety of industries. Our personal skills development programmes support you in choosing and reflecting on the academic and work experience/volunteering/pro bono choices you have made to help you to achieve your personal goals and ambitions.
Graduate destinations
Find out what our graduates are doing six months after graduating - includes examples of careers, employers and further study. Download a PDF from graduate destinations.
Creating employable students
UWE places strong emphasis on employability and skills development at every level. Through work placements, volunteering, study abroad and UWE initiatives which nurture talent and encourage innovation, students gain valuable real world experience and graduate with diverse career opportunities and a competitive place in the job market.
See great graduate prospects for further information.
Be inspired
Read about Vincent's flourishing business enterprise.
Useful links
UWE - graduate occupations
Guardian - what to do with a degree in law
The UWE careers service provides guidance and support throughout your studies in addition to useful resources, CV checks, career coaching and details of current job vacancies.
Entry
Typical offers
- Tariff points: 320
- GCSE: Maths and English Language at grade C or above.
- Access: Achievement of the Access to HE Diploma; achievement of level 2 credits in Maths and English Language.
- Baccalaureate IB: 26-32
Entry requirements
We welcome applications from students whether or not they have studied law prior to University entry.
How to apply
Please see the general information about
applications.
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Page last updated 14 December 2011