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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2017/2018

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Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students wishing to pursue qualification to progress towards legal practice in Scotland should note the courses required as indicated in the Degree Programme Table for the LLB Honours (years 1 and 2).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Year 2 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry into Honours normally requires (i) passes in all six subjects taken in the first two years, and (ii) a mark of 50% or above at first attempt in required French courses. The 3rd year comprises at least 30 weeks spent in the relevant country and prescribed work in Law and the relevant language in an approved establishment.

Before selecting your outside courses, please see your Personal Tutor.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Courses from School(s) F - Joint Honours (LLB Hons) - Level(s) 8

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Students wishing to progress towards legal practice should note that passes in the following courses are required to qualify as a solicitor in Scotland: Delict, Public Law and Individual Rights, Business Entities, Evidence and Criminal, Property, Commercial, Succession and Trust Law. All 80 credits of optional courses can therefore be drawn from Law Level 08 courses.

Year 3 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
(i) Students should normally have passed all courses (240 credits) in the first two years before the second year resit diet, and (ii) have achieved a mark of 50% or above in required French courses at the first attempt.

The 3rd year comprises at least 30 weeks spent in the relevant country and prescribed work in Law and the relevant language in an approved establishment. From 14/15 students will take the distance learning version of Advanced Legal Methods.

Please see note under year 4 re classification

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
The final degree for LLB Law and French will be classified on 8 equally weighted units of assessment (160 credits):1. (Language Paper 1) 2. (Language paper 2) 3. (Oral) 4. (Language Option) 5-6 (Law course/s or Law Dissertation) 7-8 (Law course/s).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

European Languages and Cultures - French Level 10 courses

AND

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) F - Law (LLB Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select between 40 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students may take the dissertation in Law if they wish to do so.
AND

Dissertation in Law

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Courses from School(s) F - Law (LLB Hons 20 credit courses) - Level(s) 10

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses

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