Scots Law/Social & Public Policy - LLB (Hons)

University of Glasgow

This is a fast-track undergraduate degree, which is available to graduates of any discipline, including Law. The accelerated LLB provides graduates of any discipline with a pathway towards professional qualification. The two-year degree is available to all applicants holding a first degree. The programme is fully accredited by the Law Society of Scotland for entry into the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice. This flexible degree offers courses that put an emphasis on developing the key skills required by employers.The programme provides you with a sound general foundation for a range of careers, such as the civil service, local government, journalism, industry and commerce, international institutions, administration, banking, insurance, social work and the police service. On successful completion of the LLB you will have the opportunity to combine your qualification with one of our seven specialised or general LLM (Master of Laws) degrees.If you intend to become a solicitor or advocate in Scotland you must, in addition to the LLB, complete a one-year postgraduate vocational qualification: the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice. There is then a period of full-time training for two years to become a solicitor, and up to two and a half years to become an advocate. To qualify in England & Wales, in other member states of the EU or elsewhere, you must pass additional examinations in the appropriate legal system.The flexibility of the law degree at Glasgow means that the LLB degree provides a sound general foundation for a range of careers. These include the civil service, local government, journalism, industry and commerce, international institutions, administration, banking, insurance, social work and the police service.