Business Management with Law BA (Hons)

Choose Business Management with Law. Outstanding business links and valuable work placements. From business systems through to legal processes, you'll discover how closely law and business operate together.

Learn how to apply best practice law to business operations. From business systems through to legal processes, we'll ensure you'll understand how law and business operate together on this Business Management with Law degree.

You'll build up a deep understanding of how legal frameworks impact on business at every level. You'll learn from tutors with an extensive professional or academic background in business and law, as well as guest speakers from industry.

Outstanding business links and valuable work placements

We put employability at the forefront. By going beyond the classroom and working on projects such as the international IBM Business Challenge, you'll gain a greater understanding of the realities of work, and enhance your CV at the same time. Alongside this, there are work placements and you can apply to study abroad.

By the time you graduate you'll have all the knowledge and transferrable skills needed to thrive in today's work environment. So whether your ambition is to start your own business, or work for someone else, your skills and expertise will be relevant all over the world.

You can tailor your studies to suit your interests and career plans.

Abertay is widely regarded as THE place to come for student satisfaction and high quality teaching. But don't just take our word for it:

Scotland's Top Modern University for Student Satisfaction - National Student Survey 2024 and The Complete University Guide 2025.

UK Top 10 for Student Experience - The Times Good University Guide 2025 and The Daily Mail University Guide 2024.

Top Scottish Modern University - National Student Survey 2023 and 2024.

Please note: The curriculum of this degree is currently being reviewed to ensure it reflects the latest industry needs and graduate opportunities. These changes are designed to improve your learning experience. We'll keep applicants informed of any updates as soon as they are made.

Potential careers

Graduates from our business school have enjoyed graduate trainee success in organisations such as BT, while others have gone on to work for household names such as:

Rolls Royce

Alliance Trust

Scottish Government

NCR

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE)

The roles our graduates have taken range from Human Resource Manager, Project Planning and Risk Officer, Business Analyst and CEO of their own company.

Shape your own learning journey

Our academics will provide advice and full support about transferring, and help you choose your modules as you progress through the years.

Your chosen specialism will be reflected in your degree title e.g. BA (Hons) Business Management with Law - or if you choose not to specialise, you will graduate in BA (Hons) Business Management.

Transferring between the courses is straightforward, so only apply for one of them.

Compete in social/economic challenges

Sponsored by IBM, this UK-wide initiative means you will compete in teams against other UK universities. Your challenge is to find the best solution to a social enterprise problem through simulation activities. We've had five teams in the final over the past nine years!

Working in association with Stuttgart Media University in Germany, students identify a social or economic challenge and find a solution which they then present back to former students and industry professionals. The top teams are invited to Germany to participate in the final.

Excellent industry links

The Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business has a rich history of working with employers from a range of backgrounds at all levels of study.

The pinnacle of this is the Innovation for Global Growth (IGG) event, giving you the opportunity to test your skills with significant industry, commerce and public sector employers.

Previous client organisations included Heineken, NCR, The Eden Project, RBS, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, NHS Scotland, Social Security Scotland, Harris Tweed and Thorntons Law firm.

Entrepreneurial initiatives & real world business problems

You'll be asked to come up with solutions to real business problems set by organisations from a range of business sectors.

Working in small teams, you'll apply your knowledge to practical business problems, before pitching your solution back to the company.

In many of your modules you'll be encouraged to take part in entrepreneurial initiatives, to help you gain additional experience of team work and industry exposure. This is also a great opportunity to work with students from other degree courses.

How the course works

It's flexible

Tailor what you study to suit your own interests and career aspirations.This degree is part of a larger portfolio of 12 courses covering business, accounting and marketing.

The first two years covers a common curriculum including the basics of business, accounting, and marketing meaning there's the flexibility to swap between all of or some of the courses depending on when you join.

The course options within the Business Management stream are:

Joining us in Year 1: You can choose to specialise within business management, add one of the extra subjects above to it, or even move to a marketing or accounting course in year 2. In year 3 you can still move within any of the courses in the Business Management stream, except for the ‘with law’ degree which you need to start in Year 1.

Joining us in Year 2 or 3: To take Business Management with Law you need to join in Year 1.

Shape your own learning journey

Our academics will provide advice and full support about transferring, and help you choose your modules as you progress through the years.

Your chosen specialism will be reflected in your degree title e.g. BA (Hons) Business Management with Analytics - or if you choose not to specialise, you will graduate in BA (Hons) Business Management.

Transferring between the courses is straightforward, so only apply for one of them.

Learning and Assessment

You’ll be assessed via a combination of methods:

Presentations

Examinations

Simulations

Work assessments.

We also have international partner institutions, from the US to Asia, and all stops in between, where you can study in English for a term or a year. This is an excellent opportunity to boost your CV, as it shows your willingness to experience different cultures and methods of working.

Please note: All applicants must have passes in English and Maths - National5 gradeC or GCSE gradeC/4 or equivalent. National5 ESOL is accepted in lieu of National5 English. Higher Applications of Maths at gradeC accepted.

If there is a subject that does not appear, please contact our Admissions Office ( ) who will be able to confirm whether or not it would be considered for entry.

If you have the potential and motivation to study at university, regardless of your background or personal circumstances, we welcome your application.

We understand some people have faced extra challenges before applying to university, which is why we consider the background in which your academic grades have been achieved when making an offer.

If you expect to receive passes in three Scottish Highers (grades A-C) and have...

been in care, or are a young carer yourself

attended a school or lived in an area where not many people go to university

are eligible for free school meals

are a young person estranged from your family

are a government-recognised refugee or have asylum seeker status

are a registered pupil with sustained engagement in a targeted aspiration-raising programme such as LIFTOFF, LEAPS, FOCUSWest or AspireNorth

... we encourage you to submit an application.

Modules

Year

core

Term 1

ABE101

core

Term 1

ANF101

core

Term 1

BMT101

core

Term 1

LAW100

core

Term 2

ABE111

core

Term 2

BMT103

core

Term 2

BMT108

micro

Term 2

ABE102

Scotland's first Adobe Creative Campus

All Abertay students have access to Adobe Express, empowering you to enhance digital skills with industry-leading tools.

In late 2024, Abertay proudly became the first institution in Scotland to achieve the designation of Adobe Creative Campus.

The Adobe Creative Campus programme is an initiative involving a select group of colleges and universities dedicated to empowering staff and students across all disciplines with essential digital skills for success in both the workplace and the classroom.

The tuition fees you'll pay and the funding available to you depends on factors such as your nationality, location, personal circumstances and the course you're studying. If you’re studying a full-time undergraduate degree, your fee status will be classed as one of the following:

Scotland

England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland

International

Fee Status

Your fee status is typically based on the country where you've lived on a regular, non-temporary basis for the three years prior to the start of your course.

We’ll confirm your tuition fees once you’ve applied.

International

International includes applicants from EU countries who do not hold Pre-Settled or Settled Status in the UK. (Students from the Republic of Ireland are not included.)

*Eligible international students will automatically receive a scholarship worth between £12,000-£28,000 over the duration of their course.

We offer a range of scholarships to help support your studies with us.

As well as Abertay scholarships for English, Welsh, Northern Irish and international students, there are a range of corporate and philanthropic scholarships available. Some are course specific, many are not. There are some listed below or you can visit the Undergraduate scholarship pages .

A scholarship for prospective undergraduate Business students applying from England, Wales or Northern Ireland.

Two £1,000 awards for students who have overcome challenges to attend university.

An award of up to £3,000 per year for up to a maximum of four years, for prospective new international undergraduate and postgraduate taught students.

Meet some of our graduates and find out what they've gone on to do.

Katie MacDonald is a Business Graduate at Babcock International Group.

Named as one of Forbes 30 under 30 social entrepreneurs in 2016.

Vikki is a Service Delivery Manager and FIFA Assistant Referee.

The Discover Uni dataset (formerly Unistats) is an official source of information about higher education. It collates comparable information in areas students have identified as important in making decisions about what and where to study.

We're keen to offer help to Ukrainian students who may wish to transfer from their existing institution in Ukraine or to register with us as new students for intake in September. There will be no tuition fees charged for the duration of the degree programme, as those with refugee status are treated as ‘Home/Scottish’ students and will also have access to the Student Awards Agency for Scotland bursary and student loans. Our Recruitment Team can help guide applicants.

Our undergraduate prospectus is a great read if you are thinking about doing your degree at Abertay.

Everything you need to apply from UCAS deadlines to entry requirements.

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