Exeter Law School Cornwall / Skol an Lagha Karesk

Our programmes are designed to build on the complementarity between law and business. There is little - perhaps nothing - in business that is unaffected by law; similarly, much of law is shaped by and spoken to by our thinking about business. The programmes are therefore taught by specialists from both areas, blending expertise to equip students with a unique set of interdisciplinary skills.

Our students 'learn by doing' from their first week at university. Working collaboratively with other students in small groups (which we call 'law firms'), they learn about teamwork, participate in mock trials, advise real businesses, draft mock legal documents, and more besides. We believe that law is a social practice which is better understood when it is experienced - so we seek to go beyond 'book-learning' and to give students a sense of the reality of law.

We encourage and support enquiry-led learning that enables students to be active participants in their own education. To achieve this, we design teaching exercises and assessments to allow students to investigate how the law works, to interrogate it, and to learn how to articulate their own arguments effectively. In each year of study, students work on their own research projects in which they are encouraged to explore their own interests and passions.

Outside of formal teaching, we host weekly 'Law Labs': a space for students from all years of study to come together and discuss topical issues, learn study skills practically, and to build confidence in taking a position in front of others.

Our programmes are designed with employability in mind. Learning experiences are purposefully tailored to develop skills (such as teamwork and independent working) which are transferable to the workplace after graduation. Students participate in practical learning opportunities and events to learn about 'real life' problems in law and business and develop commercial awareness, and benefit from our professional connections.

Our innovative Law and Business programmes are co-delivered by both the Exeter Law School and the Exeter Business School and are truly interdisciplinary. They blend together law and business in ways which encourage students to learn how law influences business and business influences law. Upon completion our students will be better equipped to understand how law and business work, but also how business and law can work together better. The emphasis on content, skills, and collaboration that runs through our programmes is potentially powerful and transformative. And it has attracted an exceptionally diverse and talented cohort of students for our first year of delivery.

The internationally triple accredited University of Exeter Business School has established itself as one of the UK’s leading institutions. They've achieved this by striving to be the best they can be, bringing together inspirational and internationally-respected business teachers from around the world in an environment that combines historical and intellectual heritage with modern and world-relevant curriculum and facilities.

Students at undergraduate, postgraduate and executive levels are consistently measured at the very top of performance indicators; they also rank amongst the most satisfied and most successfully employed students in the UK, with the School being ranked first in the UK for graduate outcomes (HESA DLHE 2016/2017). Research conducted at the University of Exeter is internationally respected, and is helping to shape the world we live in. They are as ambitious as an institution as the students and staff that come to study with them, who are from a wide range of countries and backgrounds.

The Business School continues to invest in the very highest calibre teaching staff and facilities in order to cement its place as a world leading business school. They're committed to innovative research and building relationships with industry and society. They are also equally committed to ensuring their students leave the University having had a great time, with all the skills and knowledge they need to build exciting and fulfilling careers.