BA (Honours) Business and Management with Law

This BA (Hons) Business and Management with Law brings together solid business management training with an understanding of law, giving you the flexibility to work across business, corporate, and legal contexts. It suits ambitious students who want to lead organisations, manage business challenges and also understand legal, regulatory and ethical frameworks — a great choice if you want a versatile degree that opens many career paths.

Curriculum Structure

Year 1:
You begin by learning the foundational building blocks of business through modules like Contemporary Business Management, Foundations of Business, The Business Management Professional and Understanding People and Cultures. These courses help you grasp how organisations operate, how people behave in business settings and how businesses stay structured, giving you strong grounding in both business theory and organisational dynamics.

Year 2:
In your second year, you continue advancing business knowledge with Applied Business Management Practices and Managing Business and Financial Performance, while diving into legal aspects through the Business Law module. This mix helps you gain practical business acumen, understand financial and managerial decision-making — and at the same time see how law underpins business operations and commercial transactions.

Year 3:
In your final year, you focus on integrating business and legal knowledge in real-world contexts. You’ll study Company and Employment Law, work on a Consultancy Project in Business Management, and explore strategic thinking with Strategy in the Global and Digital Environment. Optional modules let you tailor the degree — for example with electives in international business, ethics, global management, or marketing — combining legal insight with global business strategy and hands-on consultancy or project work.

Focus areas (string):
“Business management foundations; Organisational behaviour; Financial and management performance; Commercial and company law; Employment law; Strategy and consultancy; Global and digital business environment.”

Learning outcomes (string):
“Ability to manage and lead businesses; Understand and apply legal frameworks in commercial contexts; Analyse management and legal problems; Combine business strategies with legal compliance; Work on consultancy-style projects; Prepare for roles in business, consultancy or legal-related business functions.”

Professional alignment (accreditation):
This programme is delivered by Sheffield Hallam’s accredited business school and integrates both business and legal studies — giving you a degree that equips you for business roles, corporate legal-adjacent positions, compliance roles or further legal training depending on your pathway.

Reputation (employability rankings):
Graduates benefit from the university’s strong industry links and real-world training; previous students from this programme have gone on to work with major firms and organisations, showing that the degree offers practical skills and employability value in business, consultancy, law-related business, and management roles.