THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2018/2019
- ARCHIVE as at 1 September 2018

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Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
Please note all compulsory courses in the first year are required for the award of LLB Honours on this programme. In addition, all compulsory courses are required for progression towards legal practice in Scotland.

Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

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:
If you wish to study a law course, 'Introduction to Criminology (LAWS08137)', 'Introduction to Criminal Justice (LAWS08136)', 'Civil Law Ordinary (LAWS08104)', 'International Law (semester one) (LAWS08114)', 'International Law Ordinary 2 (LAWS08140)', and 'Employment Law (LAWS08120)' will be available.

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

Notes:
All compulsory courses with the exception of 'Jurisprudence (LAWS08129)' are required for progression towards legal practice as a solicitor in Scotland. However, 'Jurisprudence (LAWS08129)' is required for the award of the LLB on this programme.

Students not wishing to progress towards legal practice may substitute other law courses at level 8, or any level 8 course from schedules A to Q, T and W, for some or all of those courses not required for the award of LLB on this programme ('Business Entities LAWS08134', 'Commercial Law Ordinary LAWS08131', 'Succession and Trust Law LAWS08130', 'Evidence (Ordinary) LAWS08141').

Please note, students who may be retaking a compulsory course, it is possible that there may be timetable clashes.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

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

Select exactly 10 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
If you wish to study a law course 'International Private Law (LAWS08119)' and 'Revenue Law (LAWS08118)' will be available

Year 3 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. 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

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

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

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
OR

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

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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

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

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

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

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
OR

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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