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Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with Honours – 2025 entry

Duration of programme: 4 years 

Award on successful completion: Bachelor of Laws with Honours 

Location of delivery: 51¶ÌÊÓÆµ, Bell Street, Dundee 

Accreditation: The Law Society of Scotland; The Faculty of Advocates 

Composition of the programme: 120 SCQF (Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework) credits in each academic year, delivered in modules of 20 credits each, with 3 modules taken in term 1, and 3 in term 2 each year.  A 40 credit dissertation is included in the final year. There are also opportunities to study Law abroad for a term and to undertake a work placement. In order to widen students’ employability skills, students in their final year may also undertake certain business-related, criminology and sociology modules.  

Contact hours and workload: Each academic year typically requires 1200 hours of student effort; on average across the 4 years of this programme, 24% of that time is in lectures, seminars and similar activities; the remainder is independent study. 

Assessment methods: This programme uses exams, class tests, coursework, presentations, mooting, and a range of practical oral and written assessments which develop students’ ability to present sophisticated arguments and complex information.  Examinations or class tests feature in the majority of accredited subjects in Years 1-3. 

Academic staff: This programme is delivered principally by staff in the Dundee Business School in the Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business. Staff profiles can be viewed at /academic-faculties-and-graduate-school/faculty-of-design-informatics-and-business/ 

Core modules in the programme: 

  • Business Organisations 
  • Business Transactions 
  • Contract Law 
  • Criminal Law 
  • Family Law 
  • Law of Delict 
  • Law of Evidence 
  • Law of Succession  
  • Legal Philosophy & Human Rights 
  • Legal Systems & Method 
  • Property Law  
  • Public Law 
  • EU Law 

Other modules that may be offered, but are subject to change over time: 

  • Competition Law 
  • Employment Law 
  • Medical Law and Bioethics 
  • Private International Law 
  • The Roman Law of Property and Obligations 
  • Gender, Sexuality and the Law 
  • Information Law & Information Security 
  • Intellectual Property Law 
  • EU Security, Justice and Home Affairs 
  • Public International Law 
  • Work Placement 
  • Strategic Management and Leadership 
  • Practice- based Innovation 
  • Future of Work 
  • Employee Relations and Engagement 
  • International Business and Management 
  • Advanced Professional Practice 
  • World Trade and Exporting 
  • Screening Crime: From Detectives to Serial Killers 
  • Language of Crime 
  • Human Rights 

Developments in the discipline: The LLB degree is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland who may, from time to time, review core content of this degree. The core modules listed above comply with the current requirements (October 2022) of these professional bodies. The Faculty of Advocates also accredits core modules but will require entrants to pass further subjects when seeking admittance to Faculty. Current requirements (October 2022) are shown here and may be subject to change. 

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