Law with Business LLB (Hons)

Program Overview

The Law with Business degree at the University of Chester combines a strong foundation in law with business principles, enhancing employability options. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of legal concepts and business practices, with opportunities for guest lectures, pro bono work, and work-based learning. The program prepares graduates for successful careers in law, business, and other professional fields.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Our Law with Business degree builds the foundation of your future career. Gain a rich understanding of the key components and fundamentals of law as well as business practice. Chester Law School maintains strong links with local legal professionals and the wider community to enhance our course and to ensure you make the most out of your time at University. Specialist opportunities such as guest lecturers and co-curricular outreach and pro bono (free legal advice) opportunities can enhance your skillset and transform you into a graduate that stands out from the crowd. Studying our Law with Business degree allows you to combine two disciplines to enhance your skillset and your employability options. Gain a rich understanding of key concepts in your first year of study and experience our Work Based Learning module in second year. Final year students have the opportunity to focus their studies on areas of Law that particularly interest them, developing their skills within their chosen specialist modules before they graduate. Outside of your studies, join our Law Society which hosts a variety of events throughout the year, gain an insight into law in the real world by volunteering with the department’s Legal Advice Clinic, or get involved with Chester Community Law Project, the Law School’s student-led outreach programme which enables volunteers to use their legal knowledge to benefit our local community. Our team is made up of former practitioners and nationally recognised academic lawyers, committed to helping our students make their career aspirations a reality.

Outline:

• Foundation Year
• University Study Skills (Compulsory)
• Independent Project (Compulsory)
• Introduction to Law (Compulsory)
• Introduction to Criminology (Compulsory)
• Introduction to Business and Entrepreneurship (Compulsory)
• Critical Thinking (Compulsory)
• Year 1
• Managing People and Organisations (Compulsory)
• Contract Law (Compulsory)
• Public Law (Compulsory)
• Principles of Property Law (Compulsory)
• English Legal System and Method (Compulsory)
• Marketing Principles (Compulsory)
• Year 2
• Human Resource Management (Compulsory)
• Operational Decision Making (Compulsory)
• Criminal Law (Compulsory)
• Optional Modules
• Law Experiential
• Tort
• Equity and Trusts
• Experiential Overseas Learning
• Year abroad study exchange
• Enhancing your Employability through Work Based Learning
• Year 3
• Strategic Management (Compulsory)
• Leadership and Change Management (Compulsory)
• Optional Modules
• Child Law
• Family Law
• Medical Law
• Discrimination Law
• Employment Law
• Company Law
• Evidence
• Law in Practice
• Advanced Criminal Law & Practice
• Commercial Law
• Public International Law
• Trade and Competition in the European Union
• International Trade and Investment Law
• Succession Planning
• Social Justice
• Major Law Project
• Equity, Trusts and Property Law II (Compulsory)

Assessment:

Assessment methods include examinations, essays, presentations, and critical reflections.

Teaching:

• Traditional lectures
• Small group workshops/seminars
• Online resources

Careers:

• Graduates have gone on to successful careers as solicitors and barristers as well as other professional roles and further study.
• The University has an award-winning Careers and Employability service which provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum, through employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice and guidance.

Other:

The University of Chester Law School has its own building, which includes a moot room, seminar rooms and a student study suite with desktop computers. The Law School has its own on-site library with extensive book collections, journals, and school-based resources, as well as computer suites and multimedia rooms. Students are able to access the Oxford University Press Law Trove online. The Law School is located within the lively city centre of Chester and overlooks the River Dee. Students have access to a café and coffee shop, as well as a student common room. As part of their studies, students may take the Work Based Learning module where they will be fully supported in securing a work placement of at least 150 hours.

Tuition Fees and Payment Information:

Home Students

Our full-time undergraduate tuition fees for Home students entering University in 2024/25 are £9,250 a year, or £1,540 per 20-credit module for part-time study. The University may increase these fees at the start of each subsequent year of your course in line with inflation at that time, as measured by the Retail Price Index. These fee levels and increases are subject to any necessary government, and other regulatory, approvals. Students from the UK, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey and the Republic of Ireland are treated as Home students for tuition fee purposes.

International/EU Students

The tuition fees for international students studying Undergraduate programmes in 2024/25 are £13,950. This fee is set for each year of study. All undergraduate students are eligible for international and merit-based scholarships which are applicable to each year of study. For more information, go to our International Fees, Scholarship and Finance section. Irish Nationals living in the UK or ROI are treated as Home students for Tuition Fee Purposes.