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Bachelor of Law (with Honours) - LLB (Hons)

Law with Business

Keele University

(3.9)
55 reviews

Entry requirements

Here's what you will need to get a place on the Law with Business course at Keele University.

Select a qualification to see required grades

A level

A,B,B

ABB in three A levels

Course summary

What this course is about

UCAS code: M1N1

Here's what Keele University says about its Law with Business course.

Delivered by two highly renowned academic Schools, our Law with Business LLB investigates the law and develops your business acumen through an awareness of commercial environments and business management. With research-led critical education and a wide range of hands-on learning opportunities, you will build the skills and expertise required for a successful career in law, business or related fields.

Why choose this course?

  • Gain practical legal skills through Keele’s hands-on learning opportunities

  • Tailor your degree programme to your interests and career aspirations through an enriched curriculum and professional networks

  • Study the Foundations of Legal Knowledge: Contract Law, Tort Law, Public Law, Criminal Law, European Law, Land Law, and Equity & Trusts

  • Global Top 250 for Law (Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings, 2023)

  • Global Top 100 for International Outlook, Law (Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings, 2023)

Whether you have a desire for a career in commercial law or wish to understand the business environments in which legal firms operate, our Law with Business LLB explores the principles of law that underpin business management. You will investigate how law influences workplace operations and business practices, as well as developing an understanding of the seven foundations of legal knowledge. These include: Contract Law, Tort Law, Public Law, Criminal Law, European Law, Land Law, and Equity & Trusts.

This course enables you to develop a keen appreciation of the relationship between law and business at a theoretical and practical level, whilst building essential skills for a career in law, business or related fields such as finance and human resources.

The core structure of this programme explores the principles of law and business, allowing you to tailor the programme to your interests and careers aspirations as you progress throughout the degree. Whether you wish to investigate contemporary issues in law, study the practice of law in corporate business or take a placement module to engage with training in legal contexts.

Our civic Law School offers various practical learning opportunities that put future employability at the heart of your degree programme. These opportunities enable you to work with real clients, practice your legal skills whilst supported by qualified solicitors, and offer free legal advice to help individuals carefully navigate the justice system. Our CLOCK (Community Legal Outreach Collaboration Keele) scheme and Legal Advice Clinics offer valuable training, building your confidence, critical thinking skills and ability to communicate with various audiences.

About Keele

Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.

We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.

Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.

Source: Keele University

Course details

There are a few options in how you might study Law with Business at Keele University.

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3 course options available.

Qualification

Bachelor of Law (with Honours) - LLB (Hons)

Department

School of Law

Location

Main Site | Keele

Duration

4 Years

Study mode

Sandwich with time abroad

Subjects

• Business studies

• Law

Start date

September 2026

Application deadline

14 January 2026

The modules you will study

For a list of indicative modules please visit the course page on the Keele University website.

Keele University student reviews

(3.9)
Based on 55 reviews from Keele University's students and alumni
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4 star
41%
3 star
17%
2 star
7%
1 star
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores at Keele University

The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.

The Law with Business course at Keele University features content from more than one subject area. Using the options below, you can see ratings from students who took courses in each of these subject areas at this uni

Business and management
Law

Select an option to see a detailed breakdown

How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?

85%

med

How good are teaching staff at explaining things?

93%

med

How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?

80%

med

How often is the course intellectually stimulating?

75%

low

To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?

79%

low

How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?

94%

high

How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?

85%

med

To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?

83%

med

To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?

80%

med

How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?

86%

med

How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?

87%

med

How often does feedback help you to improve your work?

67%

low

How often have you received assessment feedback on time?

83%

med

How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?

84%

med

How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?

89%

med

How well have teaching staff supported your learning?

89%

med

How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?

84%

med

How well organised is your course?

86%

med

How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?

93%

high

How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?

93%

high

How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?

92%

med

How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?

75%

med

To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?

90%

med

To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?

84%

med

How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?

82%

med

During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?

89%

med

How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?

84%

med

Select an option to see a detailed breakdown

How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?

81%

low

How good are teaching staff at explaining things?

89%

low

How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?

78%

med

How often is the course intellectually stimulating?

84%

low

To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?

74%

low

How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?

85%

med

How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?

81%

low

To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?

82%

med

To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?

74%

med

How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?

79%

med

How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?

63%

low

How often does feedback help you to improve your work?

62%

low

How often have you received assessment feedback on time?

55%

low

How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?

62%

low

How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?

83%

med

How well have teaching staff supported your learning?

81%

low

How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?

68%

low

How well organised is your course?

79%

med

How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?

84%

med

How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?

95%

high

How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?

96%

high

How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?

55%

low

To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?

89%

high

To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?

74%

med

How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?

70%

med

During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?

81%

low

How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?

74%

low

Student information

The Law with Business course at Keele University features content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below to find out about the students taking courses in each of those subject areas at this uni.

Business studies
Law
Mode of study
Full-time97%Part-time3%
Gender ratio
Female56%Male44%
Where students come from
International8%UK92%
Number of students40
Most popular A-levels studied
SubjectGrade
Business StudiesC
BiologyC
ChemistryB
EconomicsD
English Language and LiteratureB
Mode of study
Full-time98%Part-time2%
Gender ratio
Female66%Male34%
Where students come from
International5%UK95%
Student performance
2:1 or above66%
Number of students535
Most popular A-levels studied
SubjectGrade
PsychologyC
HistoryC
LawB
English LiteratureB
SociologyB
Source: HESA

Graduate prospects

What graduates do next

The Law with Business course includes content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below for information about Keele University graduates across each of those subject areas.

Business and management
Law

Graduate statistics

65%

In a job where degree was essential or beneficial

91%

In work, study or other activity

65%

Say it fits with future plans

45%

Are utilising studies

Top job areas

23%

Business and public service associate professionals

14%

Finance Professionals

13%

Administrative occupations

11%

Managers, directors and senior officials

Graduate statistics

70%

In a job where degree was essential or beneficial

86%

In work, study or other activity

60%

Say it fits with future plans

50%

Are utilising studies

Top job areas

35%

Legal professionals

10%

Administrative occupations

10%

Business and public service associate professionals

5%

Elementary occupations

Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates

Earnings after graduation

The Law with Business course includes content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below for Keele University graduate earnings across each of those subject areas.

Law
Business and management

Earnings

£22.3k

First year after graduation

£23.4k

Third year after graduation

£31.8k

Fifth year after graduation

Earnings

£23.7k

First year after graduation

£27.4k

Third year after graduation

£32.8k

Fifth year after graduation

Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Law with Business.

Source: LEO

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree

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