How will the MBA with Law – 12 Months help me in my career?

The MBA with Law – 12 Months will help you in your career by providing you with a comprehensive understanding of business and law principles, as well as practical skills that can be applied in real-world scenarios.

If "How will the MBA with Law – 12 Months help me in my career?" is shaping your shortlist, use the points below to decide whether the MBA with Law – 12 Months is the right next move.

• Plan your weekly study around the published duration for the MBA with Law – 12 Months so completion feels realistic.
• Map the MBA with Law – 12 Months outcomes to the role title or promotion you want in the next 12–24 months.
• Skim the module list above — if two or more units excite you, the MBA with Law – 12 Months is usually a strong fit.

Core modules and themes from the MBA with Law – 12 Months:

• Manage Team Performance to Support Strategy — The unit will explore how team performance can be evaluated and optimised to realise strategic objectives.
• Information Management and Strategic Decision Taking — The unit will address the volume and complexity of data and information available to organisations and how to analyse, apply and determine its value in making strategic decisions.
• Leading a Strategic Management Project — The unit will involve the learner in formulating research and methodologies to support a strategic management project. They will be required to critically evaluate options and data sources prior to presenting project outcomes.
• Strategic Direction — The unit will explore the strategic aims and objectives of an organisation and their significance in setting direction, and identifying success and progress for the organisation. The unit will also explore where different strategic options may lead the organisation to change its direction.
• Strategic Planning — This unit is about the value of the strategic planning process in formulating appropriate strategies and designing a plan that will be supported by stakeholders and other organisational leaders. The critical review of the plan and its success is also addressed in the unit.
• Development as a Strategic Manager — The unit aims to supports organisational and self-awareness in learners. It provides a foundation for a self-critical and reflective approach to personal development to support the learner when operating at a strategic level. Wider context organisational and environmental factors are also considered as contributors to overall strategic success of the individual and theorganisation.
• Legal Foundations — The aim of this unit is to provide learners with a general introduction to the operation and fundamental principles of the legal system of England and Wales, enabling them to acquire a basic knowledge of: the main legal institutions (including the main legal professions); sources of law, the criminal and civil justice systems; rules of interpretation and legal services and the funding of legal services. This unit also provides learners with the skills required to study law at postgraduate level and to develop the critical and research skills required for both the study and practice of the law. The skills studied are applied in different contexts through other modules on the LLM programme, providing learners with the opportunity for progressive development. This module also provides an introduction to the legal skills that are the backbone of any legal professional’s career.
• Company Law and Practice — This unit covers the key principles of corporate law in England and Wales. Learners will be introduced to the concept of the company as a separate legal entity before considering limited liability, the corporate veil, a company’s constitution, as well as the role of directors who manage a company on a day-to-day basis and shareholders who have invested in the business. Learners are introduced to the internal processes and procedures that need to be followed within a company, together with associated reporting requirements and liaison with Companies House. Learners will be encouraged to think critically about legal issues.
• Contract Law and Disputes — The aim of this unit is to enable learners to develop awareness of the issues surrounding contract law and their practical and ethical implications, to evaluate its operation within society and to appreciate the social, economic and political contexts and underlying policy issues relating to its operation and their impact. Learners are encouraged to develop a critical understanding of the methods and processes used to resolve civil disputes cost-effectively in England and Wales. Learners learn about the contexts in which disputes may arise, the objectives of parties in disputes and the ways in which those objectives can be met in a cost-effective and proportionate way.
• Public Law and Law of the European Union — The aim of this unit is to provide a general introduction to the operation and fundamental principles of the UK’s constitution. This enables learners to acquire a knowledge of the institutions (the Crown and Parliament, central government, devolved institutions, EU institutions and the judiciary) and principles of the British Constitution. Learners will also be introduced to Parliamentary sovereignty, the separation of powers (including judicial independence), the rule of law, Judicial control of the Executive, in particular the process and principles of judicial review and the role of the European Convention of Human Rights in domestic law.

Check you are a strong match before you apply:

• For entry onto the Master in Business Administration (MBA) qualification, learners must possess:
• An undergraduate / bachelor’s Degree in related subject or UK Level 6 Diploma or an equivalent overseas qualification
• Learner must be 18 years or older at the beginning of the course, OR
• No formal qualification is required from mature learners (over 21 years) who have 5 Years of relevant management experience. The qualification is offered in English.

1. Apply online — open enrolment for the MBA with Law – 12 Months and complete your details.
2. Pay the £25 application fee — reserves your application and unlocks the next steps.
3. Upload documents and start — once accepted, access the learner portal and begin your modules.

Everything you need to decide is on this page — when you are ready, enrol above or use the application button at the bottom.