LLB Law and International Relations
Entry requirements
A level: from A*A*A to A*AA (required: English Literature, English Language or combined English at B) IB: from 40 points with 766 at HL to 37 points with 666 at HL
About this course
LLB (Hons) in Law and International Relations, a politics and international relations and law degree exploring the intersection of legal systems and global affairs. Core topics include Research Methods and Legal Analysis. This four-year undergraduate programme splits study between the Law School and the School of Social and Political Science. The first year covers the foundations through Scottish Legal System, Contract Law, Public Law of the UK and Scotland, and Introduction to Politics and International Relations 1A: Concepts and Debates. The second year progresses with Property Law, Criminal Law, Evidence, and Theories of International Relations. The third year continues with International Law, Criminology, international political economy, and global security. Students also select either Advanced Legal Writing or Research Design in Politics and International Relations to prepare for a dissertation.
Modules
- Scottish Legal System
- Critical Legal Thinking
- Contract Law
- Family Law
- Public Law of the UK and Scotland
- European Union Law
- Introduction to Politics and International Relations 1A: Concepts and Debates
- Introduction to Politics and International Relations 1B: The Global Dimension
- Property Law
- Jurisprudence
- Public Law and Individual Rights
- Delict
- Criminal Law
- Revenue Law
- International Private Law
- Business Entities
- Commercial Law
- Evidence
- Succession and Trust Law
- Theories of International Relations
- Political Thinkers (an introduction to political theory)
- Commercial Law
- International Law
- Property Law
- Family Law
- Criminology
- Advanced Legal Writing (to proceed to a dissertation in law), or
- Research Design in Politics and International Relations (to proceed to a dissertation in international relations)
- international political economy
- global security
- US foreign policy
- human rights
- gender
- African politics
- the Middle East