Business Law LLB (Hons)

Taught in the oldest and most established Law Department in Wales, Aberystwyth's LLB Business Law degree is both challenging and stimulating.

The Bar Standards Board and the Solicitors Regulation Authority recognise the degree - providing a direct route to the legal profession.

You will benefit from the experience and enthusiasm of our expert staff, many of whom have also practised as solicitors - providing a practical application to your theoretical studies.

By nurturing ingenuity and "outside of the box" thinking, you will emerge from the degree with real-world capabilities, enabling you to shape your future and develop the career you deserve.

Overview

This LLB Business Law programme is designed to equip you with the formal knowledge required for a successful law career in the twenty-first century whilst also enabling you to gain specialist knowledge in the area of Business Law.

Why study Business Law at Aberystwyth?

• It is a practical law degree designed to meet employer needs and taught by experienced legal professionals and academics.
• Upon completion, you will be eligible to continue vocational training on the Legal Practice Course (LPC), or the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC).
• Successful completion of particular modules will grant you exemption from certain professional examinations.
• It is taught by professionals who are active for large organisations e.g. GRETA, the Country Side Commission for Wales, the Youth Justice Board, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
• You will have excellent social and professional opportunities, including visits to Law Fairs and Inns of Court in London.
• You will have the option to do a work placement module in different areas of law.
• You will have the option to study abroad in the second year at one of our many partner universities in Europe, USA, Canada and Australia.
• You will have the option to participate in our national and international competing Mooting Society, in order to develop your key advocacy and litigation skills. We also offer a Welsh medium Mooting competition for students who wish to moot through the medium of Welsh.
• The School also offers a number of modules taught through the medium of Welsh. Further details may be obtained from the School.

Employability

Career prospects

Your LLB in Business Law opens up a range of exciting opportunities for you. You will be a strong candidate for training to become a barrister or a solicitor.

Your LLB in Business Law offers you the possibility to succeed in many different areas including:

• criminology
• financial management
• business
• human resources
• international relations
• journalism
• education

Your future is important to us and our degree will equip you with the following skills:

• the confidence in selecting and deploying the most appropriate range of legal methodologies
• the ability to write and communicate with a range of audiences, evaluating and organizing information
• the ability to gather, assimilate and interpret a wealth of legal information quickly and accurately
• the ability to express ideas and communicate information in a clear and structured manner, in both written and oral form
• effective problem-solving and creative thinking skills
• the ability to work independently.