Law

BA (Hons) Business Management (Law)

The BA (Hons) Business Management (Law) degree programme incorporates a balanced mix of specialised business management modules, geared toward students who, whilst wishing to study for a general business management degree, choose to focus especially on the legal component throughout the duration of their studies. The programme deals comprehensively with modern business management concepts, whilst focusing on the role the legal environment plays as a support area of business management. Upon completion of this programme, students will be in a position to undertake postgraduate study within either the general business or law arena.

Aims & Objectives

The overall aim of the BA (Hons) Business Management (Law) is to provide students with an integrated, balanced and flexible business education and to enable them to develop the business & personal skills required to establish them in their subsequent careers.

The overall programme objectives are:

• To provide students with knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of business and the principles of subjects relating to many aspects of business
• To develop and nurture in students a methodical approach to analysis, problem solving and decision making
• To provide opportunities for personal development
• To develop students’ learning skills to meet the demands of postgraduate study.

On completion of the programme students should be able to:

• Demonstrate a foundation in the core areas of law that affect the functioning of a commercial environment
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the application and impact of the legal concepts that affect management and operational decisions from a national and EU perspective
• Understand a range of business functions and the multi-disciplinary nature of business
• Apply appropriate academic theories and concepts to a range of business and management issues
• Demonstrate a range of skills required by managers
• Understand the influence of the international context on legal decisions.

Programme Structure

Level 1 is a foundation level, which is common to many of the College’s undergraduate degree programmes. The foundation level provides knowledge in the primary business disciplines, as well as developing the broad cognitive skills of students.

Level 2 builds on the foundation year by providing a blend of more advanced and specialised business and law modules to develop student knowledge, competence and skills in business management and law. These will provide students with the necessary underpinning for Level 3 specialisms.

Level 3 further advances student knowledge in business and law areas and seeks to further develop a clear understanding of the application and impact of the legal concepts that affect management and operational decisions from a national and international perspective.

Assessment

Student assessment will be based on a combination of continuous assessment and end of year examinations. Continuous assessment will include essay writing, case studies, presentations, literature reviews and projects, and students will be required to work individually as well as in groups. End of year examinations are typically held in late April/early May. Level 1 subjects may also include an in-class assessment usually held in December.

Career Opportunities

Graduates from this programme will also be well placed to pursue a business career in areas where legal knowledge is highly relevant - human resource management, finance, purchasing,compliance and contracts. Alternatively, the degree provides the basis for further academic law/general business study at postgraduate level.

Course Content

This course comprises of 3 levels.  Students should complete this course in 4 years part-time.  Students attend lectures 2 evenings per week on average.

Note: All of the above modules are core