Stay ahead of the curve with a business or law degree from the University of Wolverhampton

01 Oct 2019

The UK has long held its reputation as an education stronghold, attracting throngs of international students to its shores with its high-quality education and unrivalled cultural diversity.

Also embodying these aspects is the University of Wolverhampton. This public university in England boasts a history that spans 180 years, offering prospective students over 500 courses across 18 schools and institutes. Wolverhampton attracts over 2,500 international students who represent over 100 countries and boasts strong rates of graduate employability. It has a 96 percent graduate employability record, according to the Destination of Leavers of Higher Education survey, 2017.

Aspiring business or law students may want to enrol in Wolverhampton’s Faculty of Social Sciences, which houses three academic schools – including its Business and Law Schools, an English language academy for international students’, plus two specialist Centre’s working on international projects. The faculty continues to build on its longstanding history of success by providing vocationally relevant academic programmes and combining current theories with practical skills students will need in their 21st century professional careers.

With the creation of new projects and partnerships to enhance graduate prospects, world-class teachers and a welcoming environment for students to thrive in, it’s no surprise that the Faculty of Social Sciences students’ often reflect fondly on their time at Wolverhampton.

Learn business from industry experts to enhance career-readiness

Wolverhampton’s Business School was incepted over 80 years ago and is known for its tradition of innovation in developing courses that meet the needs of businesses and managers.

Becoming a business student at Wolverhampton means learning from a faculty who hold a wealth of industry experience for employer-relevant academic programmes. Many of their lecturers and professors have held senior positions in multinational and blue chip organisations while others have worked in the public sector for non-profit organisations, drawing from their wide spectrum of business and management disciplines and backgrounds when teaching.

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The Business School’s programmes are also accredited by numerous professional bodies to ensure students enjoy programmes that are at the highest professional standards. At the undergraduate level, Wolverhampton offers programmes such as BA (Hons) Business Management, BA (Hons) Human Resource Management as well as joint degrees like BA (Hons) Economics and Finance, among others. Prospective postgraduate students can choose programmes such as the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and MSc Innovation and Entrepreneurship, just to name a few.

Stellar programmes aside, the Business School also helps students put theory into practice via undergraduate work placements and internships. Its Institute of Directors (IoD) Student Mentoring Scheme provides a platform for final year Business School students to seek advice and encouragement from local business directors, helping them work towards getting their first graduate-level position.

Ammar Al-Rawahi, an MBA student from Oman, expressed that Wolverhampton is a great place for international students as the university doesn’t only attract students from a diverse range of countries, but the city also caters to its Muslim population with a wide selection of halal eateries. Ammar also commented that the city was an appealing place to study as it was relatively quiet, while he also received excellent support from his tutors and the faculty.

Producing tomorrow’s legal talent

Wolverhampton’s Law School has over 30 years’ experience supporting students throughout the UK and countries like America, China and Bangladesh. The school recently designed its LLB degree to prepare students for the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), a new centralised exam for solicitors that’s scheduled for 2021.

Prospective undergraduate students can choose from nine law programmes, including the LLB (Hons) Law and BA (Hons) Business and Law. There are nine additional programmes for postgraduate students to choose from, such as the LLM (Law), LLM (Common Professional Examination) and the LLM CPE by Distance Learning.

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Wolverhampton’s Law School instils students with law career essentials, offering numerous opportunities to gain practical experience in a supported environment. This includes the Legal Advice Centre, where students, supervised by their lecturers or practising lawyers from local firms, provide free legal advice for the local community.

American international student Cody Pennington, who is pursuing the LLB (Hons) Law programme, spoke highly of his experience at the institution. The military veteran who served the US Air Force said: “Wolverhampton was a school that stood out to me. They had a January start, which a lot of schools in the area do not have for the law programmes.

“The LLB (Hons) Law is very intensive, but I enjoy a challenge. Support for the law programme has been amazing and my tutors have been incredibly helpful,” Pennington adds.

A well-rounded experience

It’s clear that Wolverhampton offers prospective students an unrivalled learning experience within a supportive learning environment. Coupled with its strong business links and state-of-the-art facilities, students are poised for career success.

So, if you would like to become a student at Wolverhampton and commence your studies as early as January 2020, kickstart your application process here today!

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