Undergraduate degrees
Studying a LLB law degree at university will prepare you for a legal career as well as broader skills in analysis, logical reasoning and critical thinking – all of which are highly sought after in many careers.
Our law degrees give you an excellent grounding in the seven foundations of legal knowledge subjects (contract law, tort law, public law, criminal law, land law, equity and trusts, and EU Law) required by the Bar Standards Board to satisfy the academic stage of training for barristers.
They also align with key areas tested by the Solicitors Qualifying Exam, providing a solid base for you to prepare for SQE1 if you plan to progress into a legal career as a solicitor. Knowledge of these subjects is also useful for work as a paralegal, a legal executive or for other careers within business, HR, the courts and the public sector.
Postgraduate degree
Our postgraduate Law Conversion degree course supports a career change to a solicitor or barrister. It equips you with the substantive knowledge required for the vocational stage of training so you can progress to the Bar Training Course (BTC) or the Solicitors’ Qualifying Examination (SQE).
Our international law courses study aspects of public international law alongside contemporary issues in areas such as international relations, human rights and international trade, contextualising these within real-world developments.
PhD degrees
Research and knowledge exchange at the School of Business and Law are deeply rooted in its mission to promote responsible enterprise for a fairer society. We offer a wide variety of PhD subjects at the School of Business and Law.
We also have research centres and groups which focus on the school’s particular strength in innovation management and entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility and social justice, as well as tourism and sustainability.