Why choose the School of Accounting, Law and Sustainable Tourism
In the National Student Survey 2025, our law courses ranked in the UK top 10 in their subject field for learning opportunities, which includes developing knowledge and skills for the future.
Our law courses scored a 92% student satisfaction rate for learning resources (NSS, 2025).
Our finance courses tied in the UK top 10 in their subject field for teaching and student voice; and in the UK top 20 for academic support, organisation and management, and learning resources (NSS, 2025).
About the course
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ the latest developments in legal practice alongside gaining valuable skills in financial management. This course is your first step to qualifying as a solicitor or progressing to a career at the Bar. It also prepares you for roles in the financial and commercial sector, developing your understanding of the principles that underlie the preparation, analysis and interpretation of financial information.
Course accreditation
All our LLB courses cover the Foundation of Legal Knowledge subjects and satisfy the requirements set by the Bar Standards Board for the academic component of Bar training. Upon successfully completing the LLB with a minimum grade of 2:ii, graduates who wish to qualify as barristers will be able to progress on to the Bar training course.
Facilities and specialist equipment
- Modern Moot Court
- Leading legal research databases used by professionals, including LexisNexis, Westlaw and HeinOnline
- Oxford Law Trove, an online platform giving students access to the wealth of legal educational materials published by Oxford ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Press
- New business analytics suite featuring £500K of industry-standard hardware and software, including Vensim simulation software for an immersive experience
- Access to Harvard Business Publishing - international learning resources providing advanced business simulations in areas such as sustainability and digital processes
- Reuters trading room offering the chance to experience what it’s like to be on the trading-room floor, reacting to live ‘stock-market’ data
- Financial databases such as FAME, Refinitiv Eikon and MarketLine to identify financial information of companies in the UK and worldwide
Industry links
We offer hands-on experience of real legal work through our community Law Clinic and our award-winning Refugee Legal Assistance Project, helping those in need.
Your student experience
Opportunity to complete work experience at law firms such as Macfarlanes LLP and Machins Solicitors LLP as well as at Luton County Court and the Crown Prosecution Service. This work experience counts towards your qualification as a solicitor.
Widen your experience through field trips to the Inns of Court in London, the Houses of Parliament, the UK Supreme Court, Luton Crown Court, and by taking part in mooting competitions.
Attend research events organised by our Centre for Research in Law (CRiL) and guest talks by prestigious speakers, including Members of Parliament, judges and leading legal practitioners from City law firms.
Benefit from our unique partnership with the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Law, who provide SQE preparation workshops, bespoke networking opportunities, employability events, an exclusive £250 fee reduction and other scholarship opportunities for those wishing to progress to professional legal training courses.
with Professional Practice Year
This course has the option to be taken over four years which includes a year placement in industry. Undertaking a year in industry has many benefits. You gain practical experience and build your CV, as well as being a great opportunity to sample a profession and network with potential future employers.
There is no tuition fee for the placement year enabling you to gain an extra year of experience for free.
*Only available to UK/EU students.
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with Foundation Year
A Degree with a Foundation Year gives you guaranteed entry to an Undergraduate course.
Whether you’re returning to learning and require additional help and support to up-skill, or if you didn’t quite meet the grades to pursue an Undergraduate course, our Degrees with Foundation Year provide a fantastic entry route for you to work towards a degree level qualification.
With our guidance and support you’ll get up to speed within one year, and will be ready to seamlessly progress on to undergraduate study at Bedfordshire.
The Foundation Year provides an opportunity to build up your academic writing skills and numeracy, and will also cover a range of subject specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree.
This is an integrated four-year degree, with the foundation year as a key part of the course. You will need to successfully complete the Foundation Year to progress on to the first year of your bachelor’s degree.
Why study a degree with a Foundation Year?
- Broad-based yet enough depth to give you credible vocational skills
- Coverage of a variety of areas typically delivered by an expert in this area
- Gain an understanding of a subject before choosing which route you wish to specialise in
- Great introduction to further study, and guaranteed progression on to one of our Undergraduate degrees
The degrees offering a Foundation Year provide excellent preparation for your future studies.
During your Foundation Year you will get the opportunity to talk to tutors about your degree study and future career aspirations, and receive guidance on the most appropriate Undergraduate course to help you achieve this; providing you meet the entry requirements and pass the Foundation Year.
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Course Leader - Dr Okechukwu Ejims
I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Law and Finance where I coordinate and teach varied commercial law courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
I also supervise postgraduate dissertation students and PhD research students.
Course Leader - Dr Okechukwu Ejims
I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Law and Finance where I coordinate and teach varied commercial law courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
I also supervise postgraduate dissertation students and PhD research students.
Year 1
Introduction to economics and finance – Explore micro-economics, macro-economics and key finance principles. Criminal law – Overview the criminal process in England and Wales and the governing principles of individual and corporate criminal liability. Contract law – Understand legal principles relating to the formation of contracts, their validity, interpretation, performance and remedies for breach. English legal system – Learn to use sources of legal information to support a sound and well–reasoned legal argument. Academic and legal skills – Understand client management, problem–solving, negotiation, and advanced oral and written communication skills.
Year 2
Financial theory and practice – Gain understanding about contemporary financial instruments and markets. Land law – Explore property and ownership rights in relation to land and the impact these rights have on third parties. Law of tort – Understand civil rights and liabilities and/or other civil law matters. Constitutional and administrative law – In-depth grounding in the constitutional and administrative dimensions of public law.
Year 3
Financial management – Gain skills to maximise shareholder wealth through efficient resource allocation. Equity and trusts – Introduction to equitable jurisdiction with a focus on creation, purpose and enforcement of trusts. Dissertation – Identify a current issue of public interest for in-depth legal analysis and produce legal writing to critically discuss the topic. Company law – Understand the functions of a company when running a business and of the legal framework which regulates companies. Fundamentals of EU law – Understand the main legal principles in the European Union.
For an at-a-glance list of modules for this course, download the course specification.
The LLB Law with Financial Management programme has been carefully designed to develop a wide range of academic legal and practical skills via a varied portfolio of assessment methods. A developing range of assessments will enable you to grow in confidence and demonstrate your acquisition of knowledge and skills.
The assessment methods used across the course include:
- Written assignments: These may vary from essays and reports to more in-depth research work on broader topics. These assessments will test your ability to analyse an issue, to conduct research, to collect relevant materials, to assess the quality of the materials and to synthesise them into a scholarly answer.
- Examinations: These will cover a range of multiple choice examinations through to in-class tests and essay-based exams. The aim of exams is to test your ability to convey your understanding of a topic and to demonstrate your skills of analysis and evaluation in a time sensitive manner.
- Oral presentations: These presentations demonstrate verbal and presentational skills in communicating information to others. Moot presentations will test your ability to carry out research and present your findings in a persuasive and authoritative manner. They will also introduce the practical skills of court etiquette and procedure.
- Problem questions and case studies: These will allow you to apply your legal or financial knowledge to a real-life scenario.
- Dissertation: This allows you to undertake a complex research project and communicate knowledge findings and recommendations in your final year on the course
The assessments will develop incrementally across the course and allow you to gain skills and acquire knowledge receive feedback and grow, thus allowing you to implement this knowledge and feedback into subsequent assessments. At the end of the course, completion of the assessments will demonstrate your ability to apply, analyse and evaluate current legal and financial knowledge, and communicate this in both written and presentational formats. Thus you will be able to demonstrate a range of transferable skills relevant to your professional employability.
Careers
This degree provides the starting point for qualification as a solicitor or a barrister, particularly in the commercial sector.
Other potential career pathways include company secretary, finance departments and business advisors.
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements
Fees for this course
UK
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2026/27 is £9,790 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees. You can also apply for a maintenance loan from the Government to help cover your living costs. See
Excellence Scholarships
Worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*
» If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for one of our Achievement Scholarships offering £500 per year of study**
» Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available
* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.
International
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the academic year 2025/26 is £16,900 per year.
There are range of Scholarships available to help support you through your studies with us.
A full list of scholarships can be found here.
Fees for this course
UK
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2026/27 is £9,790 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees. You can also apply for a maintenance loan from the Government to help cover your living costs. See
Excellence Scholarships
Worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*
» If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for one of our Achievement Scholarships offering £500 per year of study**
» Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available
* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.
International
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the academic year 2025/26 is £16,900 per year.
There are range of Scholarships available to help support you through your studies with us.
A full list of scholarships can be found here.
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