Program Overview

Law with options in Business Management, LLB

Introduction

Law with options in Business Management at Aberdeen gives you all the benefits of our trademark quality at Aberdeen Law School with the added advantage of skills in business and management, widening your already-bright career prospects.

Study Information

At a Glance

• Learning Mode: On Campus Learning
• Degree Qualification: LLB
• Duration: 48 months
• Study Mode: Full Time
• Start Month: September
• UCAS Code: M1N2

What You'll Study

Year 1

• Compulsory Courses:
  • Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen (PD1002)
  • Criminal Law (LS1020)
  • Foundations of Private Law (LS1022)
  • Legal System (LS1025)
  • Managing Organisations (MS1009)
  • Contract (LS1520)
  • Delict and Unjustified Enrichment (LS1536)
  • UK Constitutional Law (LS1537)
• Optional Courses: Plus 15 credit points from courses of choice.

Year 2

• Compulsory Courses:
  • Eu Institutions and Law (LS2026)
  • The Law of Property (LS2031)
  • Administrative Law and Civil Liberties (LS2033)
  • Marketing (MS2006)
  • Commercial Organisations and Insolvency (LS2525)
  • Family Law (LS2526)
  • Introduction to Legal Theory (LS2527)
  • Succession and Trusts (LS2528)
• Optional Courses: Plus 15 credit points from courses of choice.

Year 3

• Compulsory Courses:
  • Evidence (LS3025)
  • Commercial and Consumer Contracts (LS3032)
• Optional Courses: 30 credit points from Business Management courses

Year 4

• Compulsory Courses:
  • Dissertation (LS4025)
• Optional Courses: Select a further 100 credit points from Honours courses in Law.

How You'll Study

Learning Methods

• Individual Projects
• Lectures
• Research
• Tutorials

Assessment Methods

• Coursework such as essays and reports completed throughout the course.
• Practical assessments of the skills and competencies learned on the course.
• Written examinations at the end of each course.

Why Study Law with options in Business Management?

Why Business Management

• Study at a top UK University for Business and Management (11th) in the most recent major league tables (The Complete University Guide 2021)
• Our research centres including ACREEF (the Aberdeen Centre for Research in Energy Economics and Finance) headed by leading international petroleum economist and author Professor Alex Kemp, adviser to the Scottish Government.
• Aberdeen is home to CELMR (the Centre for European Labour Market Research) which leads research in education, skills and labour markets, so topical today.
• Enterprise Campus, a new initiative to nurture entrepreneurial skills and support students wanting to progress their own business ideas.
• The spectacular, award-winning Sir Duncan Rice Library, with excellent study facilities, state-of-the-art technology, and a first-class collection of reference works in business and management.
• A packed programme of events and the annual May Festival attracting internationally acclaimed public figures, business leaders, authors and broadcasters to discuss and debate critical issues and challenges in the world today.
• A Business Management programme which perfectly balances theory and practical work, with strong links with local and global businesses giving you cutting-edge insights in to the subject.
• Aberdeen is the main European centre for the oil and gas industry, and international accountancy firms, multinational companies and financial services all have offices in the city.
• Professional training facilities including the Bloomberg finance lab, used by major financial services companies across the world and integrating real activity in financial markets directly into our students’ courses.

Why Law

• Taught by top legal academics, who are shaping national and international policy, for example in regulation and the energy sector.
• Aberdeen Law Project: law students gaining experience through providing a free legal advice service for the public ranging from help with employment issues, housing, consumer rights and advice for small businesses facing financial difficulties.
• Community projects including students running employability skills workshops for inmates in prison, and workshops on law for school pupils.
• Our Law Society which organises a busy and varied programme of social, educational and supportive events, and the European Law Students’ Association - a local branch of a pan-European network.
• The Aberdeen Student Law Review, a student-led journal, which publishes our students’ work.
• Strong links with local and national employers, with members working in the legal profession regularly giving career talks to students.
• An exceptionally high professional employment rate, with our law graduates much in demand, not only in the UK but abroad too.
• In all LLB programmes, in each year of study you can take optional law courses or other subjects across the University, e.g. in anthropology or forensic medicine.
• Aberdeen law graduates today occupy roles at the top of Scotland's legal system.

Entry Requirements

Qualifications

• SQA Highers:
  • Standard: AAAA or AAABB
  • Minimum: BBBB
  • Adjusted: BBBC
• A LEVELS:
  • Standard Offer: AAB
• International Baccalaureate:
  • 34 points overall, including average of 5 at HL
• Irish Leaving Certificate:
  • 5 subjects at Higher minimum required at H2, obtained in one sitting

English Language Requirements

• IELTS Academic:
  • OVERALL - 6.0 with: Listening - 5.5; Reading - 5.5; Speaking - 5.5; Writing - 6.0
• TOEFL iBT:
  • OVERALL - 78 with: Listening - 17; Reading - 18; Speaking - 20; Writing - 21
• PTE Academic:
  • OVERALL - 59 with: Listening - 59; Reading - 59; Speaking - 59; Writing - 59
• Cambridge English B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency:
  • OVERALL - 169 with: Listening - 162; Reading - 162; Speaking - 162; Writing - 169

Fees and Funding

• England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland: £9,535
• EU / International students: £20,800
• Self-funded international students commencing eligible undergraduate programmes in 2025/26 will receive a £6,000 tuition waiver for every year of their programme
• Home Students: £1,820

Careers

• There are many opportunities at the University of Aberdeen to develop your knowledge, gain experience and build a competitive set of skills to enhance your employability.
• The Careers and Employability Service can help you to plan your career and support your choices throughout your time with us, from first to final year – and beyond.

Discover Uni

• 86% of students were satisfied overall with their course.
• 86% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well.
• 91% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.