MA Legal Studies and Spanish & Latin American 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 Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies. Core topics include Research Methods, Legal Analysis, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Language & Translation, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The third year of this five-year programme is spent studying abroad in a Spanish-speaking country as a teaching assistant or visiting student.
Modules
- Legal System
- Foundations of Private Law
- Spanish Language 1
- Spanish Language 2
- Academic Writing for Language & Literature
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Spanish Language 3
- Criminal Law
- Contract
- Delict and Unjustified Enrichment
- UK Constitutional Law
- Foundations of Common Law with English Criminal Law
- A World Full of Law: Legal Cultures Before the Age of Exploration
- The Global City in Text and Film
- Spain and Spanish America: History, Culture, Politics
- Spanish Language 3
- Spanish Language 4
- Spanish Language 5
- Latin America: Texts and Contexts
- Criminal Law
- Eu Institutions and Law
- The Law of Property
- Public International Law
- Administrative Law and Civil Liberties
- Contract
- 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
- A World Full of Law: Legal Cultures Before the Age of Exploration
- Foundations of Common Law with English Criminal Law
- Residence Abroad Project (SP30AB)
- Spanish Language 6 (SP30A3)
- Law of Sales Honours
- Criminal Justice
- Gender, Law and Society
- International Human Rights
- American Constitutional Law
- Company Law (Honours)
- Civil Law Honours
- Law and Economics: Selected Topics
- Delict
- Criminal Law
- Animal Welfare Law
- International Criminal Law
- International Law of the Sea
- Copyright and Allied Rights
- Voluntary Scotland, Scottish Charities, Clubs, Community Organisations
- 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
- Spanish Language 7 (SP40A5)
- Dissertation
- Dissertation in Spanish
- The use of Force in International Law
- Media Law (Honours)
- Administrative Law (Honours)
- Law and Medical Ethics
- Legal Storytelling
- Space Law: Public International Law
- Law of the Digital Economy
- International Cybersecurity Law
- Regulation of Biometric Data and Profiling: Social, Ethical and Legal
- Children, Young People and Crime Honours
- Corporate Governance
- Criminal Evidence (Honours)
- International Family Law (Honours)
- Voluntary Scotland, Scottish Charities, Clubs, Community Organisations
- Copyright and Allied Rights
- International Law of the Sea
- International Criminal Law
- Animal Welfare Law
- Criminal Law
- Delict
- Law and Economics: Selected Topics
- Civil Law Honours
- Company Law (Honours)
- American Constitutional Law
- International Human Rights
- Gender, Law and Society
- Criminal Justice
- Law of Sales Honours