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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2019/2020

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Year 1 Academic year: 2019/20, 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: 2019/20, Starting in: August

Notes:
For candidates entering the third year of the programme, entry into the third year will required (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years, (ii) a pass in Economics 2, and (iii) a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

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

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
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'.

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

Year 3 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: August

Notes:
For candidates entering the third year of the programme, entry into the third year will required (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years, (ii) a pass in Economics 2, and (iii) a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics.

Students MUST take Essentials of Econometrics, Topics in Microeconomics, and EITHER Applications of Econometrics OR Topics in Macroeconomics, but may defer Topics of Microeconomics until year 4. Several Economics level 10 option courses have Topics in Microeconomics as pre-requisites.

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-W - Law and Economics (LLB Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 10 courses in the School of Law

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 10 courses in the School of Law
AND

Level 10 courses in the School of Law

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 10 courses in the School of Law
OR

Economics Level 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from Economics Level 10 courses
OR

Topics in Microeconomics

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students MUST take Topics in Microeconomics in year 4 if it was not taken in year 3.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Courses from Schools of Law & Economics-Law and Economics (LLB) Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must complete a dissertation in either Law or Economics.
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Topics in Microeconomics

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must take Topics in Microeconomics if not taken in year 3.
OR

Economics Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Economics Level 10 courses
Notes:
Students must take Topics in Microeconomics if not taken in year 3.
AND

Economics Level 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from Economics Level 10 courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 10 courses in the School of Law

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 10 courses in the School of Law
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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