Welcome to the Faculty of Business and Law
We are a diverse community of staff and students, with close links to our local area as well as extensive global connections. Our expertise spans business, marketing, communications, law, criminology, and politics, and we offer a range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and research degrees across these subjects.
Our teaching is practice-led and focuses on equipping you for your future career, with an emphasis on giving you real life experience and developing the skills you need for a fast-changing workplace. Our staff have a wealth of practitioner as well as academic experience and bring current industry practice to the classroom.
Our research is internationally recognised for influencing social policy and driving change for social good.
As a Faculty, we are passionate about creating a positive impact on society, and this underpins all our teaching, research, and knowledge exchange activity.
Professor Karen Sanders
Interim Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law
Gain recognised certification with micro-credentials
Students in the Faculty of Business and Law have the opportunity to earn a number of micro-credentials. Micro-credentials are short, focused courses designed to help you develop valuable skills in a flexible and accessible way. Whether you want to enhance your academic abilities or improve employability, micro-credentials are a great way to stand out at university and in your future career.
By taking a micro-credential course, you will:
- Quickly learn or improve key skills that are essential for academic success and career development.
- Gain official recognition for your efforts with a Moodle badge and an official certificate upon completion.
- Demonstrate your commitment to lifelong learning—a quality highly valued by employers.
We are continuously expanding our micro-credential offerings. Currently, we provide the following courses:
- Become a Microsoft Office Expert – Basic Level (Online, Self-Access)
- Advocacy Skills (Interactive Workshop)
- Professional Presenting (Practical Workshop).