MA Legal Studies and Philosophy
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 Philosophy, combining law and philosophy. Core topics include Research Methods, Legal Analysis, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The curriculum is delivered through the Law School, which was established in 1495.
Modules
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Legal System
- Foundations of Private Law
- Criminal Law
- Contract
- Delict and Unjustified Enrichment
- UK Constitutional Law
- Controversial Questions
- How Should One Live?
- A World Full of Law: Legal Cultures Before the Age of Exploration
- Foundations of Common Law with English Criminal Law
- Logic and Argument
- Environmental Ethics
- Criminal Law
- Eu Institutions and Law
- The Law of Property
- Public International Law
- Administrative Law and Civil Liberties
- Contract
- Delict and Unjustified Enrichment
- 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
- A World Full of Law: Legal Cultures Before the Age of Exploration
- Foundations of Common Law with English Criminal Law
- Dissertation