Business Management with Law BA (Hons)

<strong>Explore business through a legal lens. Build the commercial, management, and legal skills to navigate complex business challenges and make confident decisions.</strong><br/><br/>Business and law are closely connected. Every major business decision – from contracts and employment to strategy and regulation – is shaped by legal frameworks and commercial pressures.<br/><br/>On this business management with law degree, you’ll build a strong foundation in business management while exploring the legal principles that influence how organisations operate. You’ll develop commercial awareness, problem-solving skills, and the confidence to analyse complex challenges from both business and legal perspectives.<br/><br/>Through case studies, consultancy-style projects, and real-world scenarios, you’ll explore how businesses respond to legal, economic, and global challenges. You’ll also learn from experienced academics and industry professionals with strong links to employers across Leeds and beyond.<br/><br/>As part of this course, you’ll:<br/>• Explore business strategy, leadership, finance, marketing, and operations<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Examine commercial, employment, company, and intellectual property law<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Develop analytical, negotiation, communication, and decision-making skills<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Understand how legal and ethical issues influence organisations and business behaviour<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Build practical experience through live projects, placements, and applied learning<br/><br/><br/><br/>Whether you want to work in business, management, consultancy, compliance, HR, or legal services, you’ll graduate with transferable skills that can take you across a wide range of industries.<br/><br/><strong>Study two subjects in one degree</strong><br/>Modern organisations need professionals who understand both commercial strategy and legal risk. This business management with law course helps you develop the business knowledge and legal awareness employers increasingly value across industries.<br/><br/><strong>See how theory applies in real life</strong><br/>You’ll apply your learning through consultancy projects, case studies, simulations, and practical business scenarios. By exploring realistic organisational challenges, you’ll strengthen your analytical thinking, negotiation, and decision-making skills while learning how law shapes business operations.<br/><br/><strong>Build commercial and legal expertise</strong><br/>Alongside core business topics like finance, strategy, marketing, and operations, you’ll explore areas of law including employment, commercial, company, and intellectual property law. You’ll learn how organisations navigate regulation, manage risk, and respond to evolving legal and ethical challenges.<br/><br/><strong>Study the latest industry insight</strong><br/>You’ll learn from experienced academics and industry-connected professionals with links to organisations across Leeds, including Eversheds Sutherland, DAC Beachcroft, and WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC. Our guest lecture programme brings live industry insight into the classroom to help connect your learning with the realities of modern business.<br/><br/><strong>Gain an edge in the job market</strong><br/>Every business management degree at Leeds Beckett has an optional paid placement year, an opportunity to gain professional experience, build industry connections, and strengthen your CV before graduation.<br/><br/><strong>Why study the BA Business Management with Law degree at Leeds Beckett University?</strong><br/>- 100% of students on Business Management with Law were positive about the availability of specialist facilities*<br/><br/><br/>• Customise your business management degree with law modules to understand how legal challenges and regulations affect how organisations operate<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Build practical skills through experiences that mirror what you’ll do in industry – consultancy projects, simulations, live briefs, and applied learning<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Learn from industry-connected academics and take advantage of our links to employers across Leeds<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Complete an optional paid placement year to build professional experience and decide what you want to do when you graduate<br/><br/><br/><br/>*National Student Survey 2025