DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2025/2026

Students wishing to pursue qualification towards legal practice in Scotland should note the courses required as indicated in the Degree Programme Table for the LLB Honours (Year 1 and Year 2) and the notes on progression towards legal practice. It cannot be guaranteed that a curriculum enabling progress towards professional qualification will be possible on this programme.

Please note, students who are retaking a compulsory course, or who have chosen to enrol in a course for professionally qualifying reasons, may have timetable clashes.

Students can gain a number of exemptions from the professional Accounting bodies (ICAS, ICAEW, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, AIA) but these exemptions differ according to each Accounting body. Further details are available from the Business School.

Courses accredited by the Accounting bodies in Year 1: ACCN08007 Accountancy 1A; ACCN08008 Accountancy 1B; BUST08014 Computing for Business.

Students wishing to progress towards legal practice should note that passes in the following courses (totalling 100 credits) are required to qualify as a solicitor in Scotland: LAWS08134 Business Entities, LAWS08132 Public Law and Individual Rights, LAWS08135 Delict, LAWS08141 Evidence (Ordinary), LAWS08131 Commercial Law (Ordinary), LAWS08142 Criminal Law (Ordinary), LAWS08130 Succession and Trust Law, and LAWS08133 Property Law (Ordinary).

Progression to Year 3 Honours normally requires a Pass in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years. Students can gain a number of exemptions from the Professional Accounting bodies (ICAS, ICAEW, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, AIA) but these exemptions differ according to the requirements of each respective Professional Accounting body. Please note that to gain exemptions, minimum marks of 50% or more would be required in certain courses if you are thinking of taking professional accountancy examinations. Further details are available on the Business School website https://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/accreditation

Courses accredited by the Accounting bodies in Year 2: ACCN08009 Accountancy 2A; ACCN08010 Accountancy 2B.

Courses accredited by the Accounting bodies in Year 3: 'ACCN10008 Advanced Financial Accounting'; 'ACCN10009 Auditing'; 'ACCN10010 Management Accounting Applications'.

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 take the compulsory course 'LAWS10214 Advanced Legal Writing (Online) '.

Students who opt to spend their third year abroad will be expected to enrol in 'LAWS10097 Dissertation in Law' and 80 Accountancy credits in Year 4.