Law & Business (BCL (Hons))

The BCL (Law and Business) is a joint honours degree combining the related disciplines of law and business. This exciting four-year programme:

explores the relationship between law and business, in areas such as business organisation, finance, and market regulation
applies key legal and business tools of analysis to examine issues affecting the performance of firms and industries in a global business environment.
During the first three years of this programme, you will take an equal amount of credits in law and business. Law modules include contract law, commercial law; and company law; while business modules cover topics in accounting, business information systems, economics, management and marketing.

In the final year of the programme, you can specialise in law or business with over 40 optional modules to choose from.

There is a focus on developing transferable skills throughout the programme, with compulsory modules in research, writing and communication involving group work and presentation skills.

 On successful completion of this degree, you should be able to:

Demonstrate in-depth and contextual knowledge and understanding of legal and business principles and rules;
Communicate and work effectively to a professional standard;
Engage in the application of frameworks and techniques in an organizational setting;
Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills associated with effective practice