Program Overview

Law with options in Economics, LLB

Introduction

Law with options in Economics at Aberdeen gives you all the benefits of our trademark quality at Aberdeen Law School – ranked 6th in the UK for Law (CUG2021) and with 93% student satisfaction– with the added advantage of insight into the workings of global, national and regional economies and the creators of wealth and poverty, widening your already-bright career prospects still further.

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: M1L1

Law at Aberdeen looks at the historical, social, political and economic forces that influence our legal systems and govern our societies. You will learn to think like a lawyer rather than just 'learn' law.

A major factor in our quality is the calibre and enthusiasm of our staff, testing your mental agility with complex, realistic legal scenarios as you get to grips with criminal, public and private law, legal systems, contracts, human rights and explore family law, the law of property and legal aspects of the EU.

You will also add courses, including the macroeconomics of the world economy and the microeconomics of business and society – gaining useful specialist knowledge of the law as it applies to the world of wealth and poverty at local and global level.

You will have many opportunities to hone your developing legal skills in student-led initiatives such as mock legal debating, our highly active Law Society, the students’ journal in which your work may be published and our community law clinic – the Aberdeen Law Project.

Should you choose to practice law, you will have a wide variety of career options within legal professions. However, more than a third of Aberdeen law graduates now choose to use their law degree as a passport for entry into a wide range of careers including business, finance and banking for which you will be very well prepared, media, teaching, governmental bodies and departments, and the police force.

What You'll Study

Year 1

• Compulsory Courses:
  • Criminal Law (LS1020)
  • Foundations of Private Law (LS1022)
  • Legal System (LS1025)
  • The Economics of Business and Society (EC1006)
  • Contract (LS1520)
  • UK Constitutional Law (LS1537)
  • Delict and Unjustified Enrichment (LS1536)
  • The Global Economy (EC1506)
  • Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen (PD1002)

Year 2

• Compulsory Courses:
  • Eu Institutions and Law (LS2026)
  • The Law of Property (LS2031)
  • Intermediate Microeconomics (EC2003)
  • Commercial Organisations and Insolvency (LS2525)
  • Family Law (LS2526)
  • Introduction to Legal Theory (LS2527)
  • Succession and Trusts (LS2528)
  • Administrative Law and Civil Liberties (LS2033)

Year 3

• Compulsory Courses:
  • Evidence (LS3025)
  • Commercial and Consumer Contracts (LS3032)
• Optional Courses: Plus 30 credit points from Level 3 Law courses.

Year 4

• Compulsory Courses:
  • Dissertation (LS4025)

How You'll Study

Learning Methods

• Individual Projects
• Lectures
• Research
• Tutorials

Assessment Methods

Students are assessed by any combination of three assessment methods:

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

The exact mix of these methods differs between subject areas, years of study and individual courses.

Honours projects are typically assessed on the basis of a written dissertation.

Why Study Law with options in Economics?

Why Economics

• An excellent teaching environment, committed to the needs of industry, which integrates research in to teaching, grows transferable skills and develops intellectual skills on a range of contemporary economic problems.
• A thriving Economics Society, organising annual trips to international economic institutions including the European Union in Brussels, the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris.
• Enterprise Campus, a new initiative to nurture entrepreneurial skills and support students wanting to progress their own business ideas.
• 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.
• Home to CELMR (the Centre for European Labour Market Research) which leads research in education, skills and labour markets so topical today.
• The spectacular, award-winning Sir Duncan Rice Library, with brilliant study facilities, state-of-the-art learning technology, and an extensive collection of reference books, journals and other media for economics and business studies.
• A packed campus programme of student, public and business events, and the annual May Festival attracting internationally acclaimed public figures, business leaders, authors and broadcasters to debate critical challenges in the world today.
• Experience the Bloomberg Terminal, a software platform that provides real-time and historical data, market-moving news and analytics to help leading business and financial professional make better informed investment decisions.

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: 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

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.

We are no. 6 in the UK for Law

• Study at a Law School ranked 6th in the UK (Complete University Guide 2021).