Common Law/English Literature LLB (Hons)
University of Glasgow
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Bachelor of Law (with Honours) - LLB (Hons)

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Gilmorehill (Main) Campus

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Full Time

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SEP-25

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Duration

4 Years

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Bachelor of Law (with Honours) - LLB (Hons)

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Gilmorehill (Main) Campus

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Full Time

Start date

SEP-25

Duration

4 Years

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LLB LAW (COMMON LAW): The Common Law degree is designed for students who plan to practise law in common law jurisdictions in countries such as England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada and India. It is not suitable for those who may wish to enter the legal profession in Scotland. The Common Law curriculum offers intellectual depth and has a range of flexible options.Glasgow School of Law has a hugely successful study abroad programme with more than 60% of students undertaking ...Read more

LLB LAW (COMMON LAW): The Common Law degree is designed for students who plan to practise law in common law jurisdictions in countries such as England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada and India. It is not suitable for those who may wish to enter the legal profession in Scotland. The Common Law curriculum offers intellectual depth and has a range of flexible options.Glasgow School of Law has a hugely successful study abroad programme with more than 60% of students undertaking international mobility in normal years.ENGLISH LITERATURE: You will explore all aspects of literature in English, benefiting from our expertise in a wide range of areas, including American, Irish and postcolonial literatures, critical theory, creative writing, and the relationship between literature and other arts, media and science.You will benefit from access to our world-class Hunterian and Library collections, with strengths in the 18th- and 19th-centuries, travel, illuminated manuscripts and significant single-author holdings.

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WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
67/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
23rd
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
28th
Law
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 97 = 3% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
3%
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Source: UNISTATS, 2019
96%
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Average salary
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Law graduate salary at this uni
£21,000
UK Law graduate salary
£19,000
Literature in English
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 88 = 12% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
12%
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Jennifer
20 Feb 24

The uni seems to spend a lot of money on buildings and fancy tech and not enough on its staff and actually improving its courses, I'd rather know my professors are comfortably..Read more

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Joaquin
19 Feb 24

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Literature in English

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English Literature
87%
History
44%
English Language
18%
Drama
16%
Religious Studies & Theology
15%
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Jennifer
20 Feb 24
English Literature/French MA (Hons)
The uni seems to spend a lot of money on buildings and fancy tech and not enough on its staff and actually improving its courses, I'd rather know my professors are comfortably...
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University of Glasgow
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