THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2023/2024

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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Year 1 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: September

Notes:
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.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Year 2 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: August

Notes:
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).

Students should also note that in order to progress to Honours in Politics, they must achieve marks of 50% or better at the first attempts in their required Politics subjects in Year 2.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

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

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All 60 credits of designated optional courses in Year 2 can be drawn from Law Level 8 courses. Students wishing to pursue qualification towards legal practice in Scotland should seek advice from the Law School to discuss course requirements.

It is recommended that students on this programme choose 'LAWS08132 Public Law and Individual Rights' as one of their options.
AND

Politics Year 2 Optional Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
OR

Level 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Students who are considering a transfer to single honours Politics must take 'PLIT08009 Introduction to Political Data Analysis'.

Year 3 Academic year: 2023/24, 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 Year 2.

Students who opt to spend their third year abroad will be expected to do the equivalent of 120 credits.

Students studying abroad in third year who opt to take Route A (Law dissertation option) are required to take the course 'LAWS10214 Advanced Legal Writing (Online)' during their Study Abroad Year. Students who opt to take Route B (Politics dissertation option) will be asked to find a replacement course for 'PLIT10106 Research Design in PIR' during their third year abroad, or take it upon their return to Edinburgh in their fourth year.

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

Course options

Law PIR year 3 options

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students intending to study a Dissertation in Law in Year 4 must take 'LAWS10202 Advanced Legal Writing' and select courses from Group A.

Students intending to study a Dissertation in Politics must take 'PLIT10106 Research Design in PIR' and select courses from Group B.
AND

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

Politics and International Relations Year 3 Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 10 courses in the School of Law

Select exactly 60 credits from Level 10 courses in the School of Law
OR

Group B

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

Politics and International Relations Year 3 Electives

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 10 courses in the School of Law

Select exactly 80 credits from Level 10 courses in the School of Law

Year 4 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: August

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

Course options

Law and Politics Dissertation Options

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students who studied 'LAWS10202 Advanced Legal Writing' will study a Dissertation in Law and select courses from Group A.

Students who studied 'PLIT10106 Research Design in PIR' will study a Dissertation in Politics and select courses from Group B.
AND

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Politics and International Relations Year 4 Electives

Select exactly 80 credits of the following courses
OR

Group B

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Politics and International Relations Year 4 Electives

Select exactly 40 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

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