LLB Law and Politics
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 Politics, a politics and international relations and law degree spanning both disciplines across four years of undergraduate study. Core topics include Legal Analysis and Research Methods. Students undertake courses from both the Law School and the School of Social and Political Science throughout the programme. The first year covers foundational concepts 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 examines property, crime, and political theory via Property Law, Criminal Law, Comparative Politics in a Globalised World, and Political Thinkers (an introduction to political theory). The third year introduces specialized study through options such as Criminology, International Law, global security, and the Middle East.
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
- Comparative Politics in a Globalised World
- Political Thinkers (an introduction to political theory)
- Commercial Law
- International Law
- Property Law
- Family Law
- Criminology
- international political economy
- global security
- US foreign policy
- human rights
- gender
- African politics
- the Middle East
- Advanced Legal Writing (to proceed on to a dissertation in law)
- Research Design in Politics and International Relations (to proceed on to a dissertation in politics)