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Year 1 Academic year: 2020/21 Starting in: September
NOTES:
Students wishing to pursue qualification towards legal practice in Scotland should note the courses required as indicated in the Degree Programme Table for the LLB Honours (Year 1 and Year 2) and the notes on progression towards legal practice. It cannot be guaranteed that a curriculum enabling progress towards professional qualification will be possible on this programme.

Before selecting any optional courses please ensure that you have met your Personal Tutor.

Please note students who are retaking a compulsory course or who have chosen to enrol in a course for professionally qualifying reasons may have timetable clashes.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Scottish Legal System
Must be passed

LAWS08128
20 credits
Public Law of the UK and Scotland
Must be passed

LAWS08123
20 credits
Contract and Unjustified Enrichment
Must be passed

LAWS08127
10 credits
Family Law (Ordinary)
Must be passed

LAWS08126
10 credits
European Union Law (Ordinary) A
Must be passed

LAWS08125
10 credits
Critical Legal Thinking
Must be passed

LAWS08139
10 credits
Course options
Spanish 1A
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
SELECTED COURSES MUST BE PASSED
Spanish 1A
ELCH08001
40 credits
OR
Spanish 1B
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
SELECTED COURSES MUST BE PASSED
Spanish 1B
ELCH08002
40 credits
Year 2 Academic year: 2020/21 Starting in: August
NOTES:
Students wishing to progress towards legal practice should note that passes in the following courses (totalling 100 credits) are required to qualify as a solicitor in Scotland: LAWS08134 Business Entities LAWS08132 Public Law and Individual Rights LAWS08135 Delict LAWS08141 Evidence (Ordinary) LAWS08131 Commercial Law (Ordinary) LAWS08142 Criminal Law (Ordinary) LAWS08130 Succession and Trust Law and LAWS08133 Property Law (Ordinary).

Entry into Honours normally requires a pass in all Year 1 and Year 2 courses (240 credits) and a mark of 50% or above at first attempt in the compulsory Spanish courses. Year 3 comprises at least 30 weeks spent in the relevant country and prescribed courses in Law and Spanish at an approved institution.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Spanish Language 2
Must be passed 1st time at 50%

ELCH08019
20 credits
Literatures and Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World 2
Must be passed 1st time at 50%

ELCH08018
20 credits
Course options
Courses from School(s) F - Joint Honours (LLB Hons) - Level(s) 8
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
International Private Law Ordinary
LAWS08119
10 credits
Jurisprudence
LAWS08129
10 credits
Succession and Trust Law
LAWS08130
10 credits
Commercial Law (Ordinary)
LAWS08131
20 credits
Public Law and Individual Rights
LAWS08132
10 credits
Property Law (Ordinary)
LAWS08133
20 credits
Business Entities
LAWS08134
10 credits
Delict
LAWS08135
10 credits
Evidence (Ordinary)
LAWS08141
10 credits
Criminal Law (Ordinary)
LAWS08142
10 credits
AND
Level 8 courses in Schedules A-Q T W and Y
Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A-Q T W and Y
NOTES:
All 80 credits of designated optional courses in Year 2 can be drawn from Law Level 8 courses. Students wishing to pursue qualification towards legal practice in Scotland should seek advice from their Personal Tutor to discuss course requirements.
Year 3 Academic year: 2020/21 Starting in: August
NOTES:
Entry into Honours normally requires a pass in all Year 1 and Year 2 courses (240 credits) and a mark of 50% or above at first attempt in the compulsory Spanish courses.

Year 3 where permitted comprises at least 30 weeks of approved residence in the relevant country and prescribed courses in Law and Spanish at an approved institution. The minimum period of residence will be eight consecutive weeks. During sessions when this is not permitted students will be offered an alternative means of engagement.

Students will be expected to do the equivalent of 120 credits. All students who spend their third year abroad must take the compulsory course 'LAWS10214 Advanced Legal Writing (Online)' and also have the option to take 'LAWS10201 Studying Law in Context'.

Please see the note under Year 4 re. classification.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Advanced Legal Writing (Online)
LAWS10214
10 credits
Compulsory year abroad (110 credits) - level 10
Must be passed

XXXX10014
110 credits
Year 4 Academic year: 2020/21 Starting in: August
NOTES:
For classification purposes only Year 4 components will be weighted equally across 160 credits as follows: Language Paper 1 (20 credits) Language Paper 2 (20 credits) Oral (20 credits) Language Course Option (20 credits) Law Dissertation and/or Law Course Options (80 credits). This is to ensure that the final degree award for the LLB Law and Spanish is calculated on an even balance of Law and Language courses.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Spanish 4Hons: Language Paper 1 - Guided Essay
Must be passed

ELCH10026
10 credits
Spanish 4Hons - Language Paper 2 - Translation
Must be passed

ELCH10027
10 credits
Oral for Spanish
Must be passed

ELCC10015
0 credits

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