Business Management with Law with Foundation Year

This module will introduce you to key concepts of business and management, looking at what business is (and isn’t). You will be encouraged to draw on real-life examples found in the businesses you use in your every day life. You will develop an understanding of the key functions used within contemporary businesses and learn about the tools and techniques used in business for analysis and planning. 

This module looks at what’s involved in starting up a sustainable business. You will discover what is needed for long term business success. We’ll look at financing and funding, business formation, planning, business ethics and sustainability along with other core aspects of start-ups. You will work closely with industry partners to gain insight into the world of start-ups. If you are interested in starting a business, this module will really help you to discover what is involved. You also gain key knowledge which your degree will build upon.  

This module will explain the importance and key elements of digital business. You will explore how digital business ideas drive technology choices and how those technologies support the development of the business.  

This module takes you through how to get to grips with the technology you need to succeed, as well as using the library, how to reference and how to produce the different styles of academic writing. It also helps you to develop yourself; you will create a CV, learn how to write a cover letter and find out what your learning style is. The module has guest speakers who share their expert knowledge and experience with you. All the skills covered in this module will help you to succeed in your chosen degree.

This module brings together everything you have learned so far and gives you the opportunity to put your knowledge into practice. Working in teams, you will develop a business idea and take it through the process of setting up a start-up. You will pitch your idea to a panel to secure investment, launch the business and organise an event, with profits donated to a local charity of your choice. Whatever your chosen business discipline, this module allows you to demonstrate and further develop your skills in a real-world context.

The module aims to acquire and develop an understanding of the employability skills required to succeed in your chosen industry. This is a practical module which will help you create and develop a professional CV and will develop your understanding of the recruitment and selection process. You will learn essential life-long skills to help you succeed in job applications whether they are for part-time work whilst you are a student or for your future graduate career.

Through an immersive and intensive delivery, this introductory module explores how businesses operate through core functions like people management, finance, marketing and operations. Via an organisational visit and case studies, you will learn how organisations work and respond to external change. 

You will compare business types alongside developing essential academic and professional skills in analysis, reporting and presentation of information to support future study and careers. The module will leave you with understanding of appropriate academic practice and expectations of professional behaviour alongside a strong foundation of business knowledge to build on for the remainder of your degree discipline.

The module introduces you to the English legal system, its structures and its role in society, with a focus on how law influences business practice. You will learn and explore about courts, legal principles and key sources of law, developing skills in legal reasoning, research and citation using OSCOLA. 

The module also highlights the importance of digital literacy, including engagement with online legal resources and training tools. You will apply legal rules to practical business scenarios and will gain a strong foundation for specialist business law modules. With these, you will develop critical thinking, entrepreneurial skills and sustainable decision making to inspire evidence-based change for people, planet and organisational impact that supports ethical and effective business practice.

This module examines the twin forces shaping the future of business: the urgent drive toward sustainability and the disruptive potential of emerging technologies. You will explore ecological economics, climate change and the global energy transition alongside the dynamics of digital transformation, including artificial intelligence, Industry 4.0 and 5.0, robotics, automation, 3D printing, the Internet of Things, blockchain and virtual reality. 

Through case studies and applied learning, you will develop the ability to lead and innovate responsibly in a rapidly changing world, applying creative and sustainable solutions to transform industries and shape next-generation business strategies.

This module will introduce you to the fundamental principles of contract law and their practical application in commercial contexts. You will explore the formation, interpretation and enforcement of contracts, as well as remedies for breach and issues such as misrepresentation and unfair terms. Emphasis is placed on understanding how contractual principles shape everyday business transactions and decision making. Through case studies and problem-based learning, you will develop the ability to analyse legal scenarios, apply relevant legal rule  and evaluate risks, equipping you with essential knowledge and skills for effective participation in business and professional environments. You will also develop critical thinking, data-driven decisions and entrepreneurial skills to lead, innovate and sustain meaningful, evidence-based change for people and planet that supports ethical and effective business practice.

This is the start of your professional career, and this module lays the foundation that will support you in being a successful graduate. In your first year, you will research potential career options and map-out skills and opportunities to be developed through your second and third years. By building a graduate portfolio, and demonstrating employability skills, you will identify your strengths and weaknesses to create a personalised and targeted plan alongside your programme pathway. Starting early will give you the confidence and adaptability as you progress through your undergraduate career.

This module will examine various aspects of project management through a variety of means, including online content and practical seminars informed by research and industrial collaborations. It will focus on theoretical approaches, tools and techniques of planning and controlling projects. You will learn to appreciate project management as an important and integral part of a business whether product or service based.

Building on the knowledge and skills gained in the first year, this module aims to provide you with a more detailed understanding of how data is used and applied in a business setting. This module will introduce the concepts of business intelligence as a service that underpins decision making in different business functional areas, providing you with experience of using industry standard business intelligence tools to lead and inform evidence-based decision making in your subject specialisms. You will understand how to use data visualisations to inform decision making to influence change in the organisations. This will include human centred design approaches, developing understanding of user experience and people in organisations.

This module examines the law relating to the sale and supply of goods and services, agency, product safety, insurance and consumer credit. It builds on the general principles of contract law by focusing specifically on contracts of sale and supply of goods and services as well as addressing the rights and protections afforded to consumers. It also equips you for further study and gives a broad understanding of both substantive and procedural requirements. 

The assessment strategy is in place to enable you gain academic understanding and understanding of how such law works in practice in the commercial and retail sectors. It also provides a foundation to further vocational study with SQE, ILEX or BTC or further post-graduate study. 

You will gain employability skills and benefit from knowledge of the workings of the commercial and consumer processes in contemporary legal society. There is also an international dimension in that the module considers international consumer protection issues and their applicability in the UK jurisdiction.

This module offers the opportunity to gain valuable real-world experience by collaborating directly with one of our partner organisations. Working in teams that reflect the dynamics of today’s workplace, you are challenged to address a live business problem, applying key skills in leadership as well as people, project and time management. 

The module encourages creativity, critical thinking and innovation, enabling you to design solutions that inspire and deliver genuine impact. By combining academic learning with professional practice, you will develop the confidence, adaptability and problem-solving abilities needed to succeed in your future careers.

The module aims to provide you with an appreciation as to how employment law is formulated. It will identify those aspects of employment law that impact critically upon business practice, including employment status, the employment contract, discrimination, discipline and dismissal, health and safety and trade union matters.

This module will help you to develop an understanding of those aspects of employment law which provides the legal framework for employment relationships and regulate the working environment. You will develop the critical thinking, data-driven decision making and entrepreneurial skills to lead, innovate and sustain meaningful, evidence-based change for people and planet that supports the application of employment law to solve problems in business practice.

This module will enable you to build on the embedded employability skills developed during year one of the programme. Through engaging in various professional development and reflection activities, you will be able to identify or realise, evaluate, plan and lead on the development of your future-focused knowledge, skills, behaviours and activities required to help secure your professional career aspirations, according to your programme of study. You will develop knowledge on how to access career-specific and professional graduate-level job opportunities through exploring graduate-level labour market trends, and job-specific employer requirements. 

You will also draw on the expertise of the school’s Career’s and Employability team, employer visits and workshops delivered by the academic team within the school. This will enable you to identify and engage in innovative development strategies to improve your work experience and employability, enabling you to further strengthen in a sustained way your career-focused digital footprint in relation to your professional career goals and around the graduate level employer selection process.

You have the option to do a placement year, taking a year in industry to learn in a real-life environment whilst earning a salary and paying no tuition fees.

This is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of and we will help you find out about vacancies and make the right connections with high profile employers through regular events and presentations.

 For more information, please visit the placement and internships page. 

In this forward-thinking module, you will critically examine the impact of local business decisions across globalised value chains. The module builds on prior learning and integrates multi-disciplinary themes, including ethical leadership, innovation and digital transformation, to explore how businesses can accelerate progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Through case-studies, co-creation activities and student research, you will critically reflect on the assumptions and systems that underpin business as usual before examining the role of managers and leaders in leading change to address the complex challenges of environmental sustainability and social inequalities. The module prepares you for your final year of study and future as an independent learner, by developing your academic skills and problem-solving mindset as you investigate, present and recommend innovative solutions to inspire positive change in both local and global communities.

This module supports you in developing a deep understanding and practical application of innovation and entrepreneurship, to develop innovation skills that will support your future career, whether you plan to launch your own enterprise as an entrepreneur or drive change within an organisation as an intrapreneur. Working with a partner organisation you will gain an in depth appreciation of the current status of, and external landscape influencing the core business functional areas. This serves as the foundation for exploration of evidence based opportunities for growth and innovation. You will research and respond to contemporary issues, asking critical questions and use the authentic business challenge to research and develop a sustainable and ethical innovation solution which focuses on your chosen area of the business. Building on prior learning, you will develop the confidence and creativity needed to lead innovation and create sustainable value in your chosen career. On completion you will have created a tangible innovation solution that you can use as evidence of your capabilities in a job interview.

This module provides you with in depth understanding of strategy and leadership. Using scenarios, you will be equipped to lead transformational change, make evidence-based strategic decisions and contribute meaningfully to sustainable organisational performance in complex, dynamic environments. You will examine and critique the underlying principles of key leadership theories and critically evaluate how effective leaders embed a culture of innovation in organisations. Finally, you will review and critically examine the strategic role of leaders within organisations.

This module intends to develop your higher-order problem-solving skills, focussing primarily on the enhancement of individual research and analysis, through a critical review of key legal, contractual and practical issues relevant to corporate legal practice. Working through a fictional case study which places you in the role of a junior lawyer, you will be encouraged to demonstrate a working knowledge of key corporate law concepts and apply your understanding of corporate law processes to generate realistic and considered client-focussed solutions. 

You will also develop critical thinking, data-driven decisions and entrepreneurial skills to lead, innovate and sustain meaningful, evidence-based change for people and planet that supports ethical and effective business practice.

This module enables you to step confidently into your future as a professional graduate. Building on your development at Levels 4 and 5, you will critically reflect on who you are, what you offer, and how you will make your contribution. You will deepen your emotional intelligence, evaluate workplace behaviours, and identify strengths and aspirations to shape a compelling professional identity. Using strengths-based diagnostics and simulated recruitment environments, you will learn to lead through critical thinking and data-driven decisions, innovate with curiosity and entrepreneurial skills, and sustain positive impact for people and planet while building a lifelong learning plan.

Emerging technologies are having a major impact on society and transforming the way lawyers provide legal solutions to clients. This module introduces key technologies that have the potential to change how lawyers operate in practice, with a particular focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI). 

You will look at topics such as data mining, data protection, how robotics interacts with the law and the legal implications of present-day issues such as driverless cars, military applications and care robots. With an understanding of the interaction between legal, technical, ethical and business issues around Artificial Intelligence and Law, you will gain a grounding in the technical aspects of autonomous technologies that will enable you to perform better in your future roles.

This module intends to develop your higher-order problem-solving skills, focussing primarily on the enhancement of individual research and analysis, through a critical review of key legal, ethical, professional and practical issues relevant to legal practice. Working through a fictional and real-life cases which places you in the role of a junior lawyer, you will be encouraged to demonstrate a working knowledge of key housing/family law concepts and apply their understanding of appropriate law processes to generate realistic and considered client-focussed solutions. The module will be of interest to those wishing to pursue a career in law, community outreach, social work, healthcare, corporate social responsibility and business.