Program Overview

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BA (Hons) Business Management with Law

Overview

This Business Management degree with outstanding business links and valuable work placements is ranked top 3 in Scotland for overall student satisfaction (Business Management, NSS 2023). Learn how to apply best practice law to business operations, and gain a deep understanding of how legal frameworks impact on business at every level.

Why Study Business Management with Law?

• Learn from tutors with an extensive professional or academic background in business and law, as well as guest speakers from industry.
• Gain a greater understanding of the realities of work, and enhance your CV through projects such as the international IBM Business Challenge.
• Work placements and the opportunity to study abroad are also available.
• By the time you graduate, you'll have all the knowledge and transferable skills needed to thrive in today's work environment.

A Flexible Degree

• Tailor your studies to suit your interests and career plans.
• This flexible degree is part of a larger portfolio of 12 courses covering business, accounting, and marketing.

Potential Careers

• Graduates from our business school have enjoyed graduate trainee success in organisations such as BT, while others have gone on to work for household names such as Rolls Royce, Alliance Trust, Scottish Government, NCR, Atlas Copco, and Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE).
• The roles our graduates have taken range from Human Resource Manager, Project Planning and Risk Officer, Business Analyst, and CEO of their own company.

Shape Your Own Learning Journey

• Our academics will provide advice and full support about transferring, and help you choose your modules as you progress through the years.
• Your chosen specialism will be reflected in your degree title, e.g., BA (Hons) Business Management with Law - or if you choose not to specialise, you will graduate in BA (Hons) Business Management.

Compete in Social/Economic Challenges

• Sponsored by IBM, this UK-wide initiative means you will compete in teams against other UK universities to find the best solution to a social enterprise problem through simulation activities.
• Entrepreneurial Brains Made on Campus (EBMC) - working in association with Stuttgart Media University in Germany, students identify a social or economic challenge and find a solution which they then present back to former students and industry professionals.

Excellent Industry Links

• The Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business has a rich history of working with employers from a range of backgrounds at all levels of study.
• The pinnacle of this is the Innovation for Global Growth (IGG) event, giving you the opportunity to test your skills with significant industry, commerce, and public sector employers.

Entrepreneurial Initiatives & Real World Business Problems

• You'll be asked to come up with solutions to real business problems set by organisations from a range of business sectors.
• Working in small teams, you'll apply your knowledge to practical business problems, before pitching your solution back to the company.

Scotland's First Adobe Creative Campus

• All Abertay students have access to Adobe Express, empowering you to enhance digital skills with industry-leading tools.
• Abertay proudly became the first institution in Scotland to achieve the designation of Adobe Creative Campus in late 2024.

How the Course Works

• It's flexible - tailor what you study to suit your own interests and career aspirations.
• The first two years cover a common curriculum including the basics of business, accounting, and marketing, meaning there's the flexibility to swap between all of or some of the courses depending on when you join.

Entry Requirements

• All applicants must have passes in English and Maths - National 5 grade C or GCSE grade C/4 or equivalent.
• National 5 ESOL is accepted in lieu of National 5 English.
• Higher Applications of Maths at grade C accepted.

UK Entry to Year 1

• Qualification Type | Grade Requirements | Essential Subjects
• Higher (standard entry) | BBBC | None
• Higher (minimum entry) | BBC | None
• A-Level | CCC | None
• T Level | C or higher | in Core Component in one of the following: Education & Early Years, Legal Services, Finance, Accounting, Management & Administration or Agriculture, Land Management & Production
• Irish Highers | H3H3H3H3 | None
• International Baccalaureate Diploma Based Programme (IBDP) | 27 Points | None
• International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme (IBCP) | We encourage applications with the IBCP but understand that your combination of qualifications may differ depending on where you are studying.
• BTEC Extended Diploma | MMM | Business (all pathways), Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, IT (Business), Travel & Tourism
• SQA HNC | C | Our College Qualifications pages list approved HNC courses
• AHEAD | - | Successful completion of the relevant stream of our AHEAD programme
• SWAP Access | BBB | Access to (one of the following): University Study, Community, Education & Humanities, Arts & Social Science and Primary Teaching, Languages with Business, Languages, Arts & Social Science, Humanities & Primary Education, Arts & Humanities, Humanities, Humanities (Teaching), Degree Studies

International Entry

• We accept a wide range of qualifications from applicants from across the world.
• Please select your country from the searchable list below to view different qualification entry requirements.

Academic Requirements

• All courses at Abertay University are taught in English.
• If your first language is not English, you will need to demonstrate that you meet our English language requirements.

Fees and Funding

• The course fees you'll pay and the funding available to you depend on factors such as your nationality, location, personal circumstances, and the course you are studying.
• Undergraduate student fees - Scottish Students
• Undergraduate student fees - UK Students (outside Scotland)
• Undergraduate student fees – EU & International Students

Scholarships

• We offer a range of scholarships to help support your studies with us.
• As well as Abertay scholarships for English, Welsh, Northern Irish, and international students, there are a range of corporate and philanthropic scholarships available.

Modules

• Year 1 Core Modules
• Year 1 Option Modules
• Year 1 MySuccess Modules - Term 2
• Year 2 Core Modules
• Year 2 Option Modules
• Year 3 Core Modules
• Year 3 Option Modules
• Year 4 Core Modules
• Year 4 Option Modules

Not Sure If You're Eligible for Entry?

• If you have the potential and motivation to study at university, regardless of your background or personal circumstances, we welcome your application.
• We understand some people have faced extra challenges before applying to university, which is why we consider the background in which your academic grades have been achieved when making an offer.