Business and Management (Law), BA (Hons), with industry placement

Develop key business and management skills alongside the insight, understanding and confidence to engage with the fascinating laws that protect and govern the world of business.

• Gain a solid business grounding and develop skills that allow you to apply the law to novel circumstances.

• Learn how law and business interact through problem solving exercises based on real-life situations.

• Build your academic skills and scholarly knowledge and prepare for the world of work in any industry.

Our BA (Hons) Business and Management (Law) degree offers a diverse programme that will equip you with the business skills to work in a range of sectors. You’ll gain a thorough grounding in core business skills as well as specialist knowledge about how law is integrated into business functions and job roles.Engage with fascinating subjects such as contract law, negligence, crime and the law governing business structures, and demonstrate your understanding through interesting problem-solving exercises with real-life case studies. We make law accessible and help you to build your confidence in engaging with the law in different contexts, allowing you to deepen your understanding in this rigorous and thought-provoking course.Your chosen pathway in Law will enable you to specialise in areas of business with significant legal regulation such as Human Resources, or even work in the legal industries in a variety of roles. You’ll learn in a supportive environment with hands-on and dynamic staff and interact with fellow students across the Bath Business School.More about the Professional Placement YearA Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in up to 3 placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team.