| UCAS code: | M1N1 |
| Entry Requirements: | Grades AAA (excluding General Studies) with grade B in GCSE Maths and satisfactory LNAT performance |
The skills which you will acquire during the LLB Law with Business programme will make you stand out from the crowd. There are many points of crossover between the worlds of law and business and your future in the legal profession will be enhanced by your increased understanding of these synergies.
Lawyers acting for commercial clients can benefit from an understanding of organisations, their management and the way they structure their activities. Men and women in business can benefit from a sound knowledge of the law, particularly of those branches that affect industry and commerce.
Our Law with Business students will acquire skills that employers across all professions find valuable, such as:
Birmingham Law School has a unique position of strength as the most established law school in the second biggest market in the UK. This means that Birmingham has excellent links to the legal profession and is able to provide a wealth of opportunities for students looking to gain access to prestigious law firms.
The LLB Law with Business degree is offered in partnership with the Birmingham Business School.
Throughout the programme you will study both law and business subjects. The proportion is two thirds law to one third business subjects.
First year
We assume that you have no prior knowledge of the law, so, in the first weeks we provide an introduction to the study of the law. This explains the structure of the legal system, the range of legal sources and methods of reasoning, including the application of logic and analogy. You then study the following modules:
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Public Law (30 credits) | Law of Obligations B (30 credits) |
| Law of Obligations A (20 credits) | Introduction to Accounting (10 credits) |
| Principles of Marketing A (10 credits) | Principles of Marketing B (10 credits) |
| Introduction to Business Economics (10 credits) |
Second Year
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Legal Foundations of the European Union (20) | Property Law B (30 credits) |
| Property Law A (30 credits) | 3 Optional Business modules (10 credits each) |
| Optional Business module (10 credits) |
Final Year
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Optional Business School modules (20 credits) | Criminal Law (20 credits) |
| Optional Law modules (2x 20 credit modules from those available on the LLB degree) | Optional Business School modules (20 credits) |
| Optional Law module (1x20 credits) |
The range of optional modules available in any given year obviously varies. Please see the LLB page for a sample list from last year.
Graduates of this degree who take up positions as lawyers in company (in house) legal departments will have an enhanced appreciation of their company’s overall operations and of the work done by their colleagues in other divisions. This will make for better communication and co-operation between departments within the same organisation. Graduates who join solicitors’ practices and deal with business clients will have an understanding of the commercial environment in which their clients operate and of the nature of their circumstances and difficulties. Nowadays the organisation and management problems involved in running large law practices are becoming increasingly apparent and occupy a considerable amount of practitioners’ time. Law with Business Studies graduates going into private practice will be well equipped to deal with these problems.
Those who choose to follow non-legal careers, whether in the private or in the public sector, where political pressures and tight budgetary control require a more cost effective provision of services, and a more professional approach to management, will find this degree excellent preparation.
