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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2018/2019

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Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, 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).

Before selecting any optional courses please ensure that you have met your Personal Tutor.

Please note, students who may be retaking a compulsory course, or has chosen to do so for professionally qualifying reasons, it is possible that there may be timetable clashes.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Year 2 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students should note that in order to progress to Honours in International Relations, they must achieve an average of at least 50 in their compulsory IR subjects in the second year.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

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

Select exactly 20 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: 'Commercial Law (Ordinary) LAWS08131', 'Business Entities LAWS08134', 'Public Law and Individual Rights LAWS08132', 'Evidence (Ordinary) LAWS08141', 'Delict LAWS08135', 'Criminal Law (Ordinary) LAWS08142'; 'Property Law (Ordinary) LAWS08133', and 'Succession and Trust Law LAWS08130'.

All 60 credits of optional courses can therefore be drawn from Law Level 8 courses.

Before selecting your optional courses please ensure that you have met your Personal Tutor.
AND

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

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
It is recommended that students on this programme choose Public Law and Individual Rights as one of their options

Year 3 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students should note that in order to progress to Honours in International Relations, they must achieve an average of at least 50 in their compulsory IR subjects in the second year.

Students who opt to spend their third year abroad will be expected to do the equivalent of 120 credits. All students who spend their third year abroad must also take the compulsory course 'Advanced Legal Writing (Online) LAWS10214'

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

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

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

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

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

International Relations Year 3 Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students who opt to spend their third year abroad will be expected to do the equivalent of 120 credits in year 3. In addition, they will be expected to take a 40 credit taught law course instead of the 'Dissertation in Law LAWS10097' and 80 International Relations credits in year 4.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

PIR - IPE & Glob Sec

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

International Relations Year 4 Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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