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Law and Business Studies BA (MN11)

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Explore our Law and Business Studies degree at Warwick

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Professional qualifications

The process by which a student qualifies as a solicitor in England and Wales has changed. Law degrees are no longer to be labelled as 'Qualifying Degrees'. We have therefore revised our curriculum for 2022 entry to coincide with these changes.

To recognise the opportunities afforded by this change in environment, our revised law-related degrees will build on our traditional approach to law in context and continue to develop new methods of teaching and learning suitable for the future. The degree currently provides a contextual, comparative and international approach to the study of law and this will remain as its guiding ethos.

We will continue to offer the Foundations of Legal Knowledge subjects, making our law related degrees an excellent first step towards a legal career. The degree will also enable students to develop an in-depth understanding of the technical and doctrinal aspects of the law, and a critical awareness of the role law plays in modern society. This establishes a strong basis for those who wish to become solicitors or barristers in the UK (or lawyers in other jurisdictions), or follow other career paths in commerce, politics, government, the administration and pursuit of justice across government, commercial or voluntary sectors.

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MN11

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Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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3 years full-time

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26 September 2022

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Law School

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University of Warwick

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This course will not be available for 2022 entry.

However, you can still find out more about 2021 entry, or explore our list of courses available below.

See 2021 entry

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This joint degree will give you an advanced understanding of the business world, alongside a solid grounding in legal studies.

As well as subject specific content, you will also explore the overlap between the two disciplines, for example in the areas of business organisation, finance and market regulation. The course provides a solid foundation for a career in either discipline, along with advanced writing, communication, research and presentation skills.

You may opt for a three-year degree or you can take a four-year qualifying law degree. This decision does not need to be made until the spring term of your second year, allowing you flexibility to explore where your academic interests and career aspirations lie.

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In your first three years, you will study a range of core modules from both Schools.

These include Foundations Skills and Debates, Tort Law, Modern English Legal System, Contract Law and a jointly taught International Business Environment module.

You can also choose from a variety of options from within Business and Law.

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Many of our modules are delivered by a combination of lectures and seminars. The lectures will introduce you to a particular topic and then you will spend time reading around the topic in preparation for seminar discussion.

We employ a range of innovative teaching methods, such as performance based learning, reflective journals and dramatised dissertations. Research training, personal development and professional development are embedded in your degree.

Our contextual approach to law means that we ask for consistent work and for your full commitment throughout the course. In return, we will give you all the support and advice needed to help you realise your full potential.

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Typically in lectures, depending on the options chosen, class sizes are between 10-300 students. Core module lectures consist of approximately 300 students. There are approximately 16 students per seminar. Some modules teach through workshops involving 20-30 students.

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Typically each module has two hours of lectures per week, plus regular seminars which offer opportunities for legal problem solving and discussion of ethical or policy issues relating to the law. Staff have regular office hours in which you can discuss issues outside of your seminars.

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Although methods of assessment vary for each module, you will generally be expected to write essays and/or sit a two to three hour examination in your modules.

As well as essays and exams, we offer a variety of other assessment methods such as group presentations and reflective diaries, with emphasis placed on continuing assessment through class tests, essays and other formative and summative written work.

You will also write formative essays for which you will receive detailed feedback in preparation for your final module assessments.

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Study abroad

All students have the opportunity to apply for an intercalated year abroad at one of our partner universities. The Study Abroad Team offers support for these activities, and the Department's dedicated Study Abroad Co-ordinator can provide more specific information and assistance.

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Placements and work experience

Engaging in activities outside your degree enables you to develop important employability and personal skills and position yourself for graduate opportunities.

Extracurricular activities

Warwick provides a wealth of extracurricular opportunities including over 250 societies (cultural, sporting, academic, campaigning and performance), volunteering, part-time work and work experience.

Live legal projects

The Law School has a strong tradition of working with students on live legal projects.

Warwick Law in the Community

This programme cultivates opportunities for you to gain practical experience in law while also making a meaningful contribution to our community locally, nationally and internationally.

You may take part in more traditional forms of legal advice and practice, but we also look beyond these to expose students to alternative ways of doing and thinking about law, including writing, research and journalism, advocacy, education and digital technology.

The programme offers volunteering opportunities through our Strategic Public Law Clinic projects and the Immigration and Asylum Clinic which run throughout the year in conjunction with Central England Law Centre.

US Death Penalty Project

We have operated a US Death Penalty Project in association with attorneys in the USA for the past 15 years.

Lacuna Magazine

Our in-house Lacuna Magazine provides the chance to be involved in journalistic writing, editing and publication.

Student Societies

Student-led law societies also run competitions (mooting, negotiation, client interviewing) and their own Pro Bono projects.

University internships

Warwick has its own summer internship programme where successful applicants undertake 6 weeks of paid work experience locally. It provides financial assistance to students who secure short periods of unpaid experience, such as work shadowing through its work experience bursaries.

Meeting recruiters

Leading graduate recruiters and law firms are keen to meet our students to provide information on their opportunities including open/insight days, internships, vacation and graduate schemes. They deliver presentations, workshops and take part in careers fairs and other events.

Each year the Law Fair brings together over 70 major law firms providing students with an opportunity to network with graduate recruiters. Information is made available to students via the myAdvantage opportunities database, Law School website and social media platforms.

The Law School has its own dedicated careers consultant who helps students identify and apply for work experience and other opportunities.

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You will also need a grade A or 7 in GCSE Mathematics, and a grade B or 6 in GCSE English Language.

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We welcome applications from students taking BTECs.

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Year One

The Modern English Legal System

This module exposes you to a critical overview of the machinery of justice at the heart of the English legal system and provides you with fluency in fundamental legal techniques. Through the study of law in context, as practised in the Warwick Law School, you will pay particular attention to sources of law, techniques for interpreting cases and statutes, legal rhetoric, making an argument and writing. You will be introduced to key sources of law and be trained in their retrieval and analysis. You will develop these skills through collaborative work and independent study, including online research.

Tort Law

You will examine the law of civil liability for wrongfully inflicted damage or injury: the law of tort. We emphasise the processes and techniques involved in judicial (as opposed to legislative or administrative) law-making; the relevance and responsiveness of doctrines thus developed to society’s actual problems; and the policies and philosophies underlying the rules. As well as acquiring knowledge of the application of these technical areas of law, you will develop skills of legal reasoning and critical judgement, with particular reference to insurance, loss spreading, developing medical knowledge, professional standards and consumer protection. Work is undertaken independently and in debate and collaboration with your peers.

Foundations, Skills and Debates

Foundations, Skills and Debates is a pivotal module for all first year students which supports the transition from formal education to the business school environment. Engage with other students and develop essential WBS attributes that are not only fundamental for your time here, but sought after by top employers. You will work on creativity, presentation and teamwork skills as well as negotiation, complex problem solving and debate. This is a year-long module.

Introduction to Legal Theory

You will engage with fundamental questions about the nature of law, order, and justice. You will consider the impact of political, moral and social theories on ways of thinking about law. You will think, in depth, about the underlying principles of the legal system by studying questions such as the nature of rights, the permissibility of punishment, and the nature of legal obligations. You will have opportunities to develop your research, argumentation, and advocacy skills through class discussion and written engagement with central issues in legal philosophy.

Year Two

Critical Issues in Law and Management

You will learn to analyse and critique important issues in law and management, and demonstrate advanced skills in analysing unstructured problems and real-life case studies. In both individual and group settings, you will develop your skills of critical thinking and be able to confront and evaluate competing and conflicting interests, while recognising fundamental ethical dilemmas in the law and business environment. Working independently, you will demonstrate advanced research skills and techniques. There will also be a focus on teamwork, enabling you to apply your diverse skills to practical problems in collaboration with others.

Contract Law

On this module, you will learn to understand and explain the fundamental principles of contract law, one of the building blocks of the common law and which underlies commercial and consumer law. Using primarily a case-law approach, you will have opportunities to study the relationship between case law and statute and to tackle specific problem-solving tasks that will help you develop both your theoretical knowledge, including your understanding of the social context and function of the courts, and your legal writing skills.

Foundations of European Law

This module introduces you to the institutional structure and substantive laws of the European Union. You will study direct effect, supremacy and fundamental human rights, and engage with topical issues such as the democratic accountability of the European Commission, Council of Ministers, European Council and European Parliament. You will familiarise yourself with the role and function of significant European institutions such as the Court of Justice and Court of First Instance. Working independently, you will use ICT to research databases, in particular the Europa websites. There are opportunities to communicate your understanding orally and in writing, and to identify principles of EU law that apply to specific legal problems.

Year Three

Law and the International Business Environment

Co-taught by Warwick Law School and Warwick Business School, during this module you will gain a solid understanding of the legal and economic issues relating to global business operations. An important part of your work will be developing independent research, analytical and presentational skills and gaining the ability to integrate different fields of knowledge in your analysis of legal and business issues. On completion, you should be able to apply legal rules relating to global businesses, and demonstrate knowledge of the impact of multinational business operations on employees, customers, communities and the environment. Both teamwork and independent study are required.

Law of Business Organisations

You will study the formation, structure, regulation and dissolution of incorporated companies as a means of understanding the principles of UK company law and the key policy issues facing lawyers, practitioners and theorists in light of The Companies Act 2006. You will examine the historical precedents and political implications of company law, and the repercussions of dispersed share ownership through your study of agency theory. You will apply rigorously specific statutory provisions and identify the range of judicial approaches to company law disputes, including in cases of legal uncertainty, through use of self-identified sources. As well as working in a seminar environment as part of a team, you will conduct unsupervised work to strengthen your independent study skills.

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Year Four

Law of Trusts

You will study the law of trusts in a variety of areas, from traditional contexts to their modern operation in commercial contexts. In addition to the private law of trusts you will study the law governing the recognition and regulation of charitable (public) trusts. You will also employ critical, contextual and comparative methods to appreciate the nature and operation of trusts law across the full range of contexts in which they operate. Working as an independent researcher, you will apply your knowledge to legal problems and present your evaluation both orally and in writing. You will work also collaboratively on class-based tasks in order to demonstrate your time-management and teamwork skills.

Criminal Law

You will develop an understanding of the general principles of criminal law and its operation within society, coupled with an awareness of the social and political forces that influence the scope of the law and its enforcement. You will encounter basic concepts of the structure of English Criminal Law, and some knowledge of procedures, theories, and historical and political contexts, so as to understand and debate legal arguments and policy. In your studies, you will be expected to assess and present arguments for and against in open debate and also work collaboratively with your peers on specific tasks.

General Principles of Constitutional and Administrative Law

All of us are involved in one way or another with government and administration in this country, seeking to exercise certain rights. You will learn about the principles of British public law, both constitutional and administrative, the role of Parliament and courts and many aspects of power at different levels. The emphasis will be on your ability to describe and assess the main elements of public law, drawing on a variety of evidence, and to explain and discuss the ways in which the system of government in the UK is changing and fragmenting, with particular reference to the Human Rights Act 1998, and the status, effect and primacy of European law and arrangements for Brexit.

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• Principles of Marketing
• Accounting for Business
• Business Statistics
• Business Analytics
• Economics for Business
• Foundations of Financial Management
• Management Organisation and Society
• Digital Ventures
• Management of Global Risks

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Find out more about fees and funding.

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There may be costs associated with other items or services such as academic texts, course notes, and trips associated with your course. Students who choose to complete a work placement or study abroad will pay reduced tuition fees for their third year.

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Studying law provides a platform to a wide range of career opportunities within the legal profession and beyond. Our law graduates train for the Bar and work for leading law firms such as: Freshfields Allen and Overy Slaughter and May Clifford Chance Linklaters They also go on to work for other major employers such as: Goldman Sachs PwC UK Civil Service Financial Conduct Authority British Red Cross Microsoft Accenture

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Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant to support you. They offer impartial advice and guidance, together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include: Becoming a Solicitor: the office of tomorrow and how to get there Warwick careers fairs including the Law Fair The journey to the Bar including the BPTC and pupillage applications Mooting Master Class How to research Law Firms and Barristers Sets What else can I do with a Law degree other than be a Lawyer? (alumni presentations and networking) Workshops on all aspects of the recruitment process including CVs, covering letters, applications and how to prepare for interviews and assessment centres [Find out more about careers support at Warwick. https://warwick.ac.uk/services/careers/careers_skills]