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LLB Business Law,

Swansea University

About this course

LLB in Business Law, a law degree centred on commercial and corporate legal frameworks. Core topics include Research Methods and Legal Analysis. The programme satisfies the academic stage of training required by the Bar Standards Board and provides a strong foundation for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination. The first year covers foundational legal principles through modules such as Public Law and Law Professionalism and Ethics. The second year introduces core areas including Equity and Trusts. The final year focuses on corporate legal structures through compulsory modules such as Company Law: Incorporation, Constitution and Control and Company Law: Governance, Rights and Liquidation. Students can also select from various optional modules including Employment Law: Rights and Obligations, World Trade Law and a Law Dissertation.

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Institution
Swansea University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Business Law, LLB (Hons)
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
M28G
Typical offer
A-level AAB, IB 32
Median salary
£29,000 after 5 years

Entry requirements

A level: AAB-BBB IB: 32 points

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What students say

Based on about 112 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university

  • Teaching on my course: 92%
  • Learning opportunities: 86%
  • Assessment and feedback: 85%
  • Academic support: 92%
  • Organisation and management: 92%
  • Learning resources: 93%
  • Student voice: 83%

Do students stay on the course?

Based on about 295 students who started, across similar courses at this university

  • Continued on course: 91%
  • Left higher education: 9%
  • Moved to a lower qualification: 1%

What graduates do next

Based on about 43 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university

  • Working: 59%
  • Working and studying: 9%
  • Further study: 17%
  • Unemployed: 5%

Most common jobs

  • Legal professionals: 37%
  • Business and public service associate professionals: 17%
  • Administrative occupations: 15%
  • Elementary occupations: 8%
  • Managers, directors and senior officials: 6%
  • Find their work meaningful: 70%
  • Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
  • Use what they learnt on the course: 65%

Where graduates work (5 years on)

Based on about 250 graduates, across similar courses at this university

  • North East: 1%
  • North West: 4%
  • Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
  • East Midlands: 1%
  • West Midlands: 7%
  • East of England: 3%
  • London: 11%
  • South East: 10%
  • South West: 10%
  • Wales: 52%

Who gets in

Based on about 235 students who started, across similar courses at this university

  • A levels: 78%
  • Baccalaureate: 1%
  • Access course: 3%
  • A degree: 9%
  • Other HE qualification: 4%
  • Other qualifications: 3%
  • No formal qualifications: 2%

Modules

  • Public Law
  • Law Professionalism and Ethics
  • Tort Law
  • Cyfraith Camwedd
  • Contract Law
  • Cyfraith Contract
  • Equity and Trusts
  • Commercial Sales
  • Environmental Law 1 - Regulatory Law Approaches
  • Medical Law
  • Negotiations
  • Human Rights Law
  • Foundations in Legal Practice
  • Media Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Cyfraith Troseddol
  • Land Law
  • Cyfraith Tir
  • Company Law: Incorporation, Constitution and Control
  • Company Law: Governance, Rights and Liquidation
  • Employment Law: Rights and Obligations
  • Law Dissertation
  • Traethawd hir yn y Gyfraith
  • EU Law in Context
  • World Trade Law
  • Cyfraith Masnach Ryngwladol
  • Law, Science and Technology (LST)
  • Employment Law: Enforcing Rights
  • Negotiations
  • Negodiadau
  • Canadian Constitutional Law
  • Intellectual Property Law

Questions about this course

How much do graduates of LLB Business Law, at Swansea University earn?

The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £21,000 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £37,000. The £29,000 median after five years is £2,500 less than the UK median for Law.

What do graduates of LLB Business Law, at Swansea University do next?

86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).

Are students happy with the teaching on LLB Business Law, at Swansea University?

92% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.

What grades do I need for LLB Business Law, at Swansea University?

The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 116 UCAS points.

Does LLB Business Law, at Swansea University include a placement year or year abroad?

The course has a compulsory year abroad.

How many students continue on LLB Business Law, at Swansea University?

91% of students continued into their second year, and 9% left higher education.