Business and Law with Sandwich Placement BA (Hons)

University of Wolverhampton

Our BA (Hons) Business and Law with Sandwich Placement degree is a four-year course which enables students to build their business and management skills, whilst gaining a firm understanding of the laws that dictate the world of business.

Why choose this course?

Our BA (Hons) Business and Law with Sandwich Placement degree is a four-year course which enables students to build their business and management skills, whilst gaining a firm understanding of the laws that dictate the world of business. The course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a career in business or law. The sandwich year provides students with the opportunity to gain work experience in a real-world setting. This can be beneficial in terms of developing practical skills and gaining an insight into the working world. It can also help students to make contacts within their chosen industry.

This essential course, crafted in collaboration with worldwide universities and industry organisations, combines the vital subjects of Business and Law. You will examine the connections between these fields, gaining familiarity with relevant institutions and procedures through practical-oriented research in the University of Wolverhamptons specialist Mary Seacole building. By taking the Sandwich Placement programme, you can gain additional work or study experience to develop and demonstrate your knowledge and skills, assets sought after by employers. Graduates will be prepared to devise solutions for problems in law, business and allied areas, making positive contributions to these fields with critical analysis and appropriate action.

What happens on the course?

Areas of study on this course have been carefully selected by the University of Wolverhampton and partnered organisations, ensuring the validity and vocational value of your curriculum. You will study foundational areas of business and law, including financial management, moral responsibility, professional conduct and worldwide, digital-oriented operations, from the outset of degree-level study. Subsequent years will see you progress to a more detailed understanding of legal minutia and business practice, branching out your knowledge under the constructive supervision of Wolverhampton Law School experts. The research-led teaching of our staff focuses your outlook on the latest policy and practical debates, while utilising the cutting-edge equipment and stimulating environment of our dedicated campus facilities.

The sandwich placement adds a year to your curriculum, allowing you to engage in supervised work experience before progressing to final year studies. Following studies will elaborate on advanced and diverse facets of business and law, assessing your knowledge with a final independent project: 8000 words of original research on an area of your choosing. Whether you produce a traditional dissertation, consultancy type project or work in another relevant form, the University remains open-minded and flexible on your interests and manner of content. You may also, as many students choose to do, continue with career work while completing this project.