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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:
Students wishing to progress towards legal practice should note that passes in the following courses are required to qualify as a solicitor in Scotland: '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.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Courses from School(s) F - Law and Business (LLB Hons) - Level(s) 8

Select exactly 50 credits of the following courses
AND

Courses from schedule H - Business Studies MAs - Level 8

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Entry to Honours requires a mark of 50% in one Business course taken in second year.

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

Notes:
Entry into third year honours normally requires (i) passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years, and (ii) a mark of 50% or above in one Business course in 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

Business Studies Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Business Studies Level 10 courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 10 courses in the School of Law

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

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Business Studies Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Business Studies Level 10 courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 10 courses in the School of Law

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

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