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Bachelor of Law (with Honours) - LLB (Hons)
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16-SEP-24
5 Years
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Bachelor of Law (with Honours) - LLB (Hons)
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16-SEP-24
5 Years
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Law and English Law with European Legal Studies at Aberdeen is a brilliant combination which builds on the strong reputation of our highly-ranked Aberdeen Law School plus the bonus of gaining all the necessary subjects to pursue your career in Scotland OR in England, Wales or Northern Ireland. You’ll also have the further career advantage of spending a full year of your five-year programme abroad studying in-depth the legal systems of Europe.
Our Law school has an outstanding reputation, ranked 12th in the UK out of more than 90 law schools, positioned in the top five for graduate prospects and scoring an impressive 95% for student satisfaction.Study Law at a top 10 UK Law School (Complete University Guide 2020)Law at Aberdeen looks at the historical, social, political and economic forces that influence our legal systems and govern our societies. You’ll learn to think like a lawyer rather than just 'learn' law. A major factor in our quality is the calibre and enthusiasm of our staff, testing your mental agility with complex, realistic legal scenarios as you get to grips with criminal, public and private law, legal systems, contracts, human rights, and explore family law, the law of property, and legal aspects of the EU.You’ll also have opportunities to hone your skills in student-led initiatives such as mock legal debating, our Law Society, students’ journal, and our community law clinic – the Aberdeen Law Project.As with all the other combined programmes, you’ll cover the required content of Scots and English Law to gain the LLB. You’ll also spend all your third year at either Aarhus, Deusto, Helsinki, Leuven or Maastricht universities, or the Vienna University of Economics and Business, studying European legal systems with courses taught in English.Should you choose to practise law, your skills will give you brilliant opportunities . However more than a third of Aberdeen law graduates now choose to use their law degree as an entry into a wide range of careers , including business, media, finance , teaching, governmental departments, and the police force.
Students wishing to transfer from another University, into the LLB degree at Aberdeen must submit an application to UCAS by the equal consideration deadline date. The University of Aberdeen will only consider transfer requests into year 1 or year 2 of the LLB. Students cannot transfer into the 2-year LLB Accelerated degree.
Graduates wishing to apply for an LLBmust apply for the 2-year LLB Accelerated degree –
Law Accelerated (M115)or
Law with English Law Accelerated (M116). Tuition fees for the Accelerated programmes are at a separate rate. In the event that a Graduate undertakes a 4-year or 5-year LLB degree, please note that tuition fees are charged each year of study at the same rate as those set for the Accelerated programme.
Exam type
A levelA level:
AAB Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
AAAA Grades / Points required
Scottish Advanced Higher:
AAB Grades / Points required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
34 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
H2,H2,H2,H2,H2 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DDM Grades / Points required
Scottish HNC:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Scottish HND:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
AAB obtained in a single sitting of A Levels. English is highly desirable.GCSE in English or English Language required.
Applicants who have achieved AAAA or better are encouraged to apply and will be considered. Good performance in additional Highers / Advanced may be required. Nat 5 English at C or better is required. Higher English is highly desirable. Higher ESOL is also recognised in lieu of Higher English where the mother tongue is not English.Note: we do not double count a Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject, but we do consider that a B at Adv Higher is equivalent to an A grade at Higher.
Higher English is highly desirable. Higher ESOL is also recognised in lieu of Higher English where the mother tongue is not English.Where a combination of Higher and Advanced Higher is offered, individual subjects are counted at one level only.
An average of 5 points required from each subject at Higher Level. English at H Level is highly desirable. Standard level English required.
5 subjects at H2 obtained in a single sitting. Higher English is highly desirable.
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
HNC in Legal Services with an A in the Graded Unit will be taken as equivalent to a A at Higher in conjunction with other Higher's for entry to Year 1. Higher English is highly desirable.
For entry to Year 1: Satisfactory completion of HND Legal Services (240 SCQF credit points) may be considered. AA in Year 2 Graded Units and minimum of Grade B in Year 1 Graded Unit.
Students living in
England
£9,250 per year
Students from England
This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£1,820 per year
Students from Scotland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Wales
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Channel Islands
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£20,800 per year
Students from EU
This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£20,800 per year
Students from International
This is the fee you pay if you are an International student. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
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