BSc (Hons) Business and Law Bachelor's degree at Roehampton University

This module introduces you to the structure, principles, and functioning of the English legal system, while developing your academic and practical skills necessary for legal study and future professional success. It fosters a critical understanding of key institutions, sources of law, and the rule of law, and builds competencies in legal research, writing, and argumentation.

Assessment: Coursework (30%) and portfolio (70%)

You will develop your talent, skills and competencies through focused business readiness activities and live global multicultural challenges. We apply industry specific knowledge; use practical case examples; live case studies and issues to draw out the skills and professional attitudes valued by employers; theoretical models and concepts to enable you to gain an understanding of industry requirements helping you transition into employment or entrepreneurship.

Assessment: Professional pitch and personal brand portfolio (50%) and a reflective report (50%)

You will be introduced to key concepts and issues relating to business organisations in global environments. You will focus on globalisation and the different types and objectives of business organisations. You will then cover a range of topics related to assessing the environments within which businesses operate such as economic growth, international trade and global industries.

Assessment: Reflective journal (30%) and coursework (70%)

You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the principles and doctrines of contract law. This module examines the formation, terms, vitiating factors, discharge, and remedies of contractual relationships, enabling you to analyse and apply contract law principles to practical scenarios and develop critical thinking skills in this foundational area of private law.

Assessment: Coursework (50%) and an exam (50%)

This module helps you understand the challenges organisations face in a changing world influenced by climate change, social and political developments issues, technology, and workplace shifts at a local and global level. Organisations and their leaders must be suitably adaptable and skilled at every level. The module provides frameworks for decision-making involving all stakeholders, focusing on sustainability, business ethics, social change (equity and social justice), climate change, and activ

Assessment: Individual community-project report (50%) and a 10-minute group presentation (50%)

This module introduces you to the core principles and practices of project management, with a specific focus on their application within entrepreneurial and early-stage venture contexts. Unlike traditional corporate project settings, entrepreneurial environments often require leaner, more adaptive planning approaches due to uncertainty, resource constraints, and rapid iteration.

Assessment: Presentation (30%) and coursework (70%)

You will develop your knowledge and understanding of the law of torts. The module begins by situating the law of torts in relation to the broad principles underpinning contract and criminal law; introducing you briefly to the broad range of torts and then focuses on the fundamental principles of liability with particular reference to negligence.