About Business Law LLB (hons) in De Montfort University
The Business Law LLB at DMU allows you to focus on all aspects of business and commercial law. You can specialise in areas including international trade law, competition law and company law, giving you the breadth of knowledge you need to start your career as a business legal professional.
In the first year you will study four core modules to give you a strong foundation in law. In years two and three you are free to select the modules that reflect your own interests and career aims, although certain modules are compulsory if you want to achieve qualifying status.
In addition, to ensure students graduate with the key skills to succeed in the marketplace we now offer a module called ‘The Lawyer in the Marketplace’ which will develop your commercial awareness and entrepreneurial skills by understanding the many skills that a lawyer in the marketplace can add to any commercial or socially enterprising organisation. You will also benefit from networking opportunities for law students, with the Law School's professional links.
Key features
- This is a qualifying law degree with full exemptions from the academic stage of the professional qualification for solicitors and barristers.
- You will study in our fantastic dedicated law environment, which includes a mock courtroom, client interviewing room and an integrated law library all based in the Hugh Aston building.
- Enhance your understanding of Law through activities available such as DMU Legal Advice Centre, the Careers Project, Street Law, DMU Law Society, Black Lawyer’s Society, client interviewing and mooting which will enhance your employability, ensuring you are well equipped for a range of career paths or further study.
- Enjoy an international experience linked directly to your studies through our DMU Global programme – recent trips have seen students visit New York, Berlin, Toronto and Doha. Students visited key institutions in New York to gain valuable insights into the American justice system this involved a tour of the iconic Supreme Civil Court.
- Our DMU Works team offer support to help you gain the skills and qualities that today’s employers are looking for through placement opportunities with local, national and global companies. Past students have successfully been placed at Toyota, PepsiCo, Hewlett-Packard, The Walt Disney Company and the NHS.
- Our graduates have gone on to secure roles working for a variety of nationally renowned organisations and law firms, including the Ministry of Justice, Bond Adams Solicitors, Spearing Waite LLP, and British Gas.
Entry criteria
- A typical offer is 112 UCAS points. You need to study at least two subjects at A-level or equivalent (eg BTEC)
- You must have at least five GCSEs at grades A*–C including English Language
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Pass Access with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit (or equivalent)
English (Language or Literature) and Maths GCSE required as separate qualifications at grade C
We will normally require students to have had a break from full time education before undertaking the Access course
- International Baccalaureate: 26+ points
English language
If English is not your first language, you will need IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component or equivalent.
De Montfort University Highlights
Type of Institution |
Public |
Campus Setting |
Urban |
Endowment |
£1.17 million |
Number of Campuses |
4 faculties |
Number/Percentage of International Students |
23205 |
Total number of Professors |
3240 |
Student Satisfaction Rate |
86% |
Graduate Job Rate |
97.3% |
Number of Residence Vacancy |
Around 3000 |
International fee |
Undergraduates- £13240 (annual) Postgraduates- £15950 (annual) |
Number of Academic Programs |
UG, PG, Part time, distance, blended |
Mode of Program |
Full time, distance and online |
Average Graduate Salary |
19800 pounds a year |
De Montfort University The tuition fee (In GBP) for various programs is tabulated below:De Montfort University Average Cost
Field of Study |
Avg.Fees |
Art, Design and Humanities: |
£13,750 |
Business and Law |
£13,750-£14,550 |
Media |
£13,750 - £14,250 |
Engineering |
£14,250 |
Computing |
£14,250 |
Health and Life Sciences |
£13,250 - £14,250 |
Nursing BSc |
£14,950 |
De Montfort University The Average Tuition Fees and Other Expenses
Expenses |
Estimated cost in pounds |
Undergraduate tuition fee |
13,250- 14950 |
Postgraduate tuition fee |
13600-15,900 |
On campus accommodation |
5,000-6040 |
Average cost of living |
97-110 per week |
DMU International Scholarship up to 1500 pounds
- TEF Gold Outstanding Alumni Scholarship up to 3000 pounds
- Leicester Castle Business School Scholarships:
- Global MBA Scholarship £3,000 - £5,000
- Full Postgraduate Scholarship
- LGBTQ + Allies Scholarship-two fully funded post graduate taught scholarship packages including full fee weaver and maintenance bursary.
- Vice Chancellor's Sports Scholarship- three different scholarship packages are available with eligible students being awarded up to 6000 pounds of support.