The professional subjects
Please read this if only you started the law degree
before 2011/2012 or you are a student at the University of
Edinburgh or Glasgow Caledonian University:
During the LLB, you will study the professional subjects in the
first, second, and possibly third year of your course.
Each university has its own way of structuring the LLB so it
is likely that what these subjects are called, or how
they are grouped together, probably won't match exactly with the
list below, which is what the Society calls them. If you are
unsure, please contact your adviser or director of studies.
Every subject studied during your law degree is important,
but
listed below are the subjects which will determine your entry to
the Diploma in Legal Practice or, from 2011, professional education
and training stage 1 (PEAT 1).
Please note, the Foundation Programme will be introduced from
September 2011. We strongly recommend you contact your university
adviser/director of studies in order to find out if the
introduction of the Foundation Programme could affect the course
you are on and your entry to PEAT 1.
- public law and the legal system
- conveyancing
- Scots private law
- evidence
- Scots criminal law
- taxation
- European community law*
- Scots commercial law
*This subject is required for entry to the Scottish legal
profession. The current position is that it is likely (although you
can check at university) that you won't be able to graduate with
your LLB without having passed EC Law. However, your marks in this
subject won't be taken into consideration when you are applying for
PEAT 1 - though, as above, we strongly recommend you contact
your university adviser/director of studies in order to
find out if the introduction of the Foundation
Programme will affect this course.