Program Overview

Business Law LLB (Hons)

Overview

The Royal Docks School of Business and Law is made up of professional experts from the worlds of business, accounting and finance, economics, law and criminology. This LLB (Hons) Business Law brings that diverse expertise together to create a specialist degree that applies the letter of the law in a modern business context.

Course Options

• Start date: September 2025
• Degree: UCAS code: M UCAS points
• Entry Requirements:
  • Academic requirements:
    • 112 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification listed on the UCAS tariff calculator, including:
      • A Levels in at least two subjects
      • BTEC Extended Diploma – DMM
      • BTEC Diploma – DD
      • Access to HE Diploma
      • T Levels
      • International Baccalaureate – 24 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level
    • GCSE English Grade 4/C or Level 2 Functional Skills in English
    • GCSE Mathematics Grade 4/C or Level 2 Functional Skills in Mathematics
  • International Qualifications:
    • We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications.
  • English Language requirements:
    • IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 6.0 in Writing and Speaking; 5.5 in Listening and Reading (or recognised equivalent).
  • Mature applicants and those without formal qualifications:
    • We welcome applications from those who can demonstrate their enthusiasm and commitment to study and have the relevant life/work experience that equips them to succeed on the course.

Fees, Funding, and Additional Costs

• Fees:
  • UK/Home students: £9,535 per year
  • International students: £15,560 per year
• Funding:
  • UK fee status holders:
    • Government funding
    • UEL funding
    • External funding
  • International fee status holders:
    • UEL scholarships
    • Ways to pay
• Additional costs:
  • Textbooks
  • Computer equipment
  • Printing
  • Travel

Course Modules

• Foundation Year:
  • Mental Wealth: Introduction to Legal Method
  • Introduction to Key Legal Concepts
  • Legal Communications
  • Crime, Surveillance and Society
  • Introduction to Digital Sociology
  • Globalisation and Society
• Year 1:
  • Mental Wealth 1: Academic and Digital Proficiency
  • English Legal System
  • Legal Skills
  • Contract Law
  • Public Law
  • Business Law
• Year 2:
  • Graduate Employability Competencies (Mental Wealth 2)
  • Introduction to Land Law
  • Public Law II: Human Rights Proceedings
  • Tort Law
  • Equity and Trusts
  • Financial Management
  • Learning and Development
  • Consumer Behaviour
• Year 3:
  • Global Enterprise and Consultancy Practice (Mental Wealth 3)
  • Criminal Law
  • European Union Law
  • Company Law
  • Law Project
  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics
  • Applied Business Project
  • Client Practice
  • Civil & Criminal Litigation
  • Evidence
  • Commercial Law
  • Banking Law

Your Future Career

• Industry links: We have many guest talks and mentoring sessions. Our industry links include Ernst & Young, JP Morgan, Barclays, CILEx and The University of Law and the Law Society.
• Graduate employers: Our business law graduates have gone on to jobs at such companies and organisations as the Legal Advice Centre at UEL, the Metropolitan Police, law chambers, and the Department for Health and Social Care.
• Job roles: The course is a qualifying law degree that prepares you to work as a barrister or solicitor while specialising in areas like employment law commercial law and company law.

How We Support Your Career Ambitions

• Career Zone: This digital platform provides you with careers and employability resources, including jobs board, mentoring programmes, 1-2-1 career coaching services, careers workshops and employer events, and learning pathways to gain new skills and industry insight.
• Mental Wealth programme: Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme which issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you've mastered.
• We are careers first: Our teaching methods and geographical location put us right up top, with work-based projects, networking and visits to leading law firms, support in starting a new business, and Canary Wharf, Inns of Court, and Royal Courts of Justice on our doorstep.

How You'll Learn

• Teaching methods: Teaching methods vary throughout the course but you'll find them stimulating and challenging. You'll learn through lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops and individual supervision, supported by digital materials, notes and handbooks.
• Guided independent study: When not attending timetabled lectures or workshops, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study.
• Academic support: If you need a bit of extra help with certain skills such as academic writing, English, maths, or statistics, our Academic Tutors offer workshops, drop-in sessions, and one-to-one appointments to help our students achieve their potential.

How You'll Be Assessed

• Assessment methods: We'll assess you with a mix of coursework and exams. Coursework includes essays, a reflective diary, oral presentations, practical exercises and answering hypothetical problem questions.
• Feedback: We aim to provide feedback on assessments within 15 working days, although you will receive immediate feedback following many of our face-to-face assessments.

Campus and Facilities

• University Square Stratford: University Square Stratford is one of London's most modern and well-equipped campuses. It serves 3,400 students and is the base for our courses in law and criminology, dance and performing arts, and the Master of Business Administration (MBA).
• Facilities: Modern facilities include performing arts spaces; three performance studios; the Harvard lecture theatre, with live lecture capture technology; the multimedia Weston Learning Centre; a dedicated MBA suite and teaching space; a 300-seat specialised tiered lecture; and a simulated courtroom for mooting experience.