Develop your understanding of how the law operates alongside organisational and commercial decision-making, this degree combines the expertise of both law and business.
Learn to apply legal rules to realistic problem scenarios and consider issues such as risk, governance, sustainability and the impact of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, on business practice.
You’ll benefit from face to face, highly interactive teaching and learn through workshops supported by active approaches such as problem-based learning, story-based narrative learning, Live Briefs and case-based business projects.
Employer engagement is embedded across the course through Live Briefs, practice-based projects, guest speakers and networking opportunities. These experiences help you apply legal and business principles to realistic challenges faced by community organisations, advice services and regional employers .
Throughout the degree course, you’ll have access to the Legal Skills Hub, which supports legal research, writing, case analysis, digital literacy, business information skills and assessment preparation.
Bar Standards Board
Our law degree provides the seven core foundations of legal knowledge and meets the requirements of the Bar Standards Board for a career as a solicitor or barrister in the UK.
ARU Law students share what their course is actually like – in their own words.
Why ARU?
Gain real-world legal skills in our hands-on Law Clinic
Study an interdisciplinary curriculum and gain skills relevant to a range of careers
Achieve your goals with personalised career and development support
Break through career barriers with comprehensive industry experience and support from expert staff
Take advantage of mentorship, career guidance and other opportunities through our extensive industry network
Prepare for a successful career leading positive societal change
The LLB (Hons) Law with Business course provides you with the theoretical foundations, professional awareness and transferable skills necessary for a wide range of legal, law-related and business careers.
You'll have the analytical, ethical and reflective capacities required for success in the evolving legal services sector and in diverse organisational settings, and be prepared for postgraduate study, including courses offering preparation for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), Bar Training Course (BTC) or CILEx Professional Qualification (CPQ).
The course aims to cultivate your advanced legal and business reasoning, research and communication skills. It prepares you for further study, professional training and a wide range of legal, law-related and business careers. Assessment is authentic and inclusive, mirroring contemporary practice in the legal and business sectors and informed by sector-recognised expectations of legal and business education. Live Briefs, practice simulations and employer engagement foster commercial awareness, client care, procedural understanding and professional responsibility, enabling you to operate effectively within diverse organisational settings and multidisciplinary teams.
We want you to be a step ahead when you graduate, so we offer:
We’re here to help you develop your CV and find that all-important role after graduation. Our Employability Service offers tailored career appointments, advice on writing your CV, help to complete job applications, and much more. You’ll have 24/7 access to an online Careers Centre too, which is packed with useful resources.
The support continues after you graduate, with lifelong access to our Alumni Career Centre.
You’ll start by learning the fundamentals of the law and legal systems of the United Kingdom.
You’ll also develop skills in fact handling, case reading, research, and more, which you’ll draw on throughout your degree and subsequent career.
In years 2 and 3, as well as continuing to develop your essential legal knowledge and skills, you’ll choose from a range of optional modules depending on your individual interests and aspirations.
Finally, you’ll complete a major project on a relevant topic of your choice, demonstrating your research, evaluation, and communication skills.
Moot courts give you the chance to test your knowledge and skills.
Benefit from smaller classes sizes at ARU Peterborough, where staff members know your name and are always ready to answer your questions.
Modules are subject to change and availability, and may vary by location. If you have the choice of optional modules, these are indicated with a *.
To prepare you for university study, you can take a foundation year at the start of this course. Foundation year modules vary by campus, so choose the option that’s best for you.
A foundation year prepares you for the rest of your course, and focuses on general skills such as researching and referencing, numeracy and ICT, and communication. We'll also start to look at some more subject-specific topics.
We'll assess you in a number of ways including written research projects, case analyses, advice letters, essays and reflective portfolios, business reports, Live Brief outputs, strategy presentations and AI-informed business projects.
Problem-based and story-based assessments mirror professional legal practice. Oral and creative outputs such as moots or podcasts assess your communication of law.
In-class problem solving, peer discussion, online quizzes and guided workshop activities provide continuous feedback to guide improvement.
Read profiles of teaching and research staff on this course.
Our published entry requirements are a guide only and our decision will be based on your overall suitability for the course as well as whether you meet the minimum entry requirements.
Other equivalent qualifications may be accepted for entry to this course; please email [email protected] for further information. Applicants to undergraduate courses can also check our information about undergraduate entry qualifications.
You'll need a computer and reliable internet access to successfully engage with your course.
We don't accept AS level qualifications on their own for entry to our undergraduate degree courses. However for some degree courses a small number of tariff points from AS levels are accepted as long as they're combined with tariff points from A levels or other equivalent level 3 qualifications in other subjects.
Main
5 GCSEs at grade D, or grade 3, or above and evidence of two years post-GCSE study at Level 3.
If you have achieved at least grade E in one A level, or equivalent, you are exempt from the two years post-GCSE study requirement, but you still must meet the GCSE requirements.
If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 5.5 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.
International students
We welcome applications from international and EU students, and accept a range of international qualifications.
Our Money Advice Service is on hand if you’d like to chat about living costs, budgets and managing your money. You can also find out more about student finance at one of our Open Days.
We offer a range of scholarships and bursaries, which provide extra financial support while you’re at university.
If you're eligible for a scholarship, you'll generally receive it automatically – there's no need to apply.
Our campus employment bureau, ARU Temps, can help you find part-time work that fits around your studies (including any time you may spend on placements). It's a great chance to enhance your CV and boost your income while you study.
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