MA French and Legal Studies (5 years)
Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English is also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3.
About this course
MA in Law and French and Francophone Studies. Core topics include Research Methods, Legal Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme includes a full academic year spent studying in a French-speaking country during year three.
Modules
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Academic Writing for Language & Literature
- Legal System
- Foundations of Private Law
- French Culture and Society: from Occupation to Decolonisation
- The Global City in Text and Film
- Beginners French Language 1
- Beginners French Language 2
- Qualified French Language 1
- Qualified French Language 2
- Criminal Law
- A World Full of Law: Legal Cultures Before the Age of Exploration
- Contract
- Foundations of Common Law with English Criminal Law
- Delict and Unjustified Enrichment
- UK Constitutional Law
- Decentering France: Social Movements and Cultural Transformation
- Advanced French Language 1
- Advanced French Language 2
- Revolution and Revolt in Modern and Contemporary France
- Criminal Law
- A World Full of Law: Legal Cultures Before the Age of Exploration
- Eu Institutions and Law
- The Law of Property
- Public International Law
- Administrative Law and Civil Liberties
- Contract
- Foundations of Common Law with English Criminal Law
- Delict and Unjustified Enrichment
- UK Constitutional Law
- Commercial Organisations and Insolvency
- Family Law
- Introduction to Legal Theory
- Succession and Trusts
- Private International Law
- Business Law
- Introduction to Comparative Law
- Tort in A Comparative Context
- Junior Honours French Language
- Law of Sales Honours
- Criminal Justice
- Gender, Law and Society
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Human Rights
- American Constitutional Law
- Company Law (Honours)
- Civil Law Honours
- Law and Economics: Selected Topics
- Privacy and Data Protection Law
- Law and Artificial Intelligence
- Delict
- Criminal Law
- Animal Welfare Law
- International Criminal Law
- International Law of the Sea
- Free Speech Honours
- The Legal Architecture of Global Commerce
- Voluntary Scotland, Scottish Charities, Clubs, Community Organisations
- Copyright and Allied Rights
- International Family Law (Honours)
- Criminal Evidence (Honours)
- Corporate Governance
- Children, Young People and Crime Honours
- International Cybersecurity Law
- Regulation of Biometric Data and Profiling: Social, Ethical and Legal
- Law of the Digital Economy
- Space Law: Public International Law
- Legal Storytelling
- Shipping Law
- Fundamental Issues in Environmental Law
- Principles of Tax Law
- Property Law (Honours)
- Scottish Legal History (Honours)
- Senior Honours French Language
- Dissertation in French
- Dissertation
- Law of Sales Honours
- Criminal Justice
- Gender, Law and Society
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Human Rights
- American Constitutional Law
- Company Law (Honours)
- Civil Law Honours
- Law and Economics: Selected Topics
- Privacy and Data Protection Law
- Law and Artificial Intelligence
- Delict
- Criminal Law
- Animal Welfare Law
- International Criminal Law
- International Law of the Sea
- Free Speech Honours
- The Legal Architecture of Global Commerce
- Voluntary Scotland, Scottish Charities, Clubs, Community Organisations
- Copyright and Allied Rights
- International Family Law (Honours)
- Criminal Evidence (Honours)
- Corporate Governance
- Children, Young People and Crime Honours
- International Cybersecurity Law
- Regulation of Biometric Data and Profiling: Social, Ethical and Legal
- Law of the Digital Economy
- Space Law: Public International Law
- Legal Storytelling
- Shipping Law
- Fundamental Issues in Environmental Law
- Principles of Tax Law
- Property Law (Honours)