MA German 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 German. Core topics include Legal Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Communication & Writing, Research Methods, and Global & Comparative Perspective. This five-year undergraduate programme incorporates a mandatory third year spent studying or working as a teaching assistant in Germany or Austria.
Modules
- Legal System
- Foundations of Private Law
- Academic Writing for Language & Literature
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- German for Beginners 1
- German for Beginners 2
- Background to German for Beginners 1
- The Global City in Text and Film
- German Language 1
- German Language 2
- Modern German Culture 1
- 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
- Modern German Culture 3
- German Language 4
- German Language (Advanced Introductory) 1
- German Language (Advanced Introductory) 2
- German Language 3
- 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
- The Global City in Text and Film
- German Junior Honours Language Study
- 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
- 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)
- Administrative Law (Honours)
- Media Law (Honours)
- The use of Force in International Law
- German Language Study for Senior Honours
- Law of Sales Honours
- Criminal Justice
- Gender, Law and Society
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Human Rights
- Dissertation in German
- Dissertation
- 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)