Law (including Law with Languages)

Why study Law at Dundee?

Dundee is a truly unique law school. We offer a modern, forward looking approach to learning and a rigorous preparation for the professional world, whether in the legal sphere or elsewhere.

We offer two fully qualifying law degrees for the legal profession either in Scotland or in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland. Dundee is the only law school in the UK to offer this choice.

For students on the Scots stream of the LLB at Dundee, there is also a unique and intellectually demanding option to achieve dual qualification. On graduating with this degree, students have a choice of jurisdictions where they can study for their postgraduate professional qualification, giving our graduates a significant competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Dundee Mooting Society

A moot is a legal debate and the Dundee Mooting Society is one of the most successful in the UK. The Society runs training and internal competitions for students and teams from Dundee compete in most of the major mooting competitions in the UK and internationally.

Law Clinic

The Law School also runs a Law Clinic which provides students with practical experience in dealing with clients and real life problems as well as reinforcing links with the profession.

Library Facilities

The University Library has a large collection of material for all jurisdictions in the UK, including EC material, as well as considerable holdings of overseas material. The library is also fully adapted for wireless communications, houses an IT suite and offers a wide range of electronic resources including access to many important legal databases.

Chris Browne, from Belfast, graduated in 2010 with LLB English Law and during his time at Dundee served as Deputy President of the Dundee University Students' Association (DUSA). He says, "The best thing about English Law at Dundee is the high quality of teaching and academic supervision. There are some really eminent lecturers and professors and it is a unique opportunity to have one of these individuals supervise your dissertation."

Read more student experiences on our Law student profiles pages.

Professional Accreditation

Dundee is the only law school in the UK to offer two fully qualifying law degrees for the legal profession either in Scotland or in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland. We also offer a dual qualifying degree in both Scots and English Law.

Erasmus - European Exchange

Law undergraduates can also choose to spend a semester or a year at a European university under the Erasmus programme. We have agreements with universities in Belgium, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Germany.

Scott Pike, from Canada, graduated in 2012 with an LLB in English Law. He says, "The School of Law has a great reputation - largely due to the research and expertise of the faculty - which is reflected in the consistently high rankings earned year after year. Much needed perspective and context is garnered from lectures which focus on major problems that we are currently experiencing such as climate change and economic crises. The School makes great strides in bringing the law out of the books and it is a strategy that is both effective and engaging."

Law with Languages

The LLB with Languages offers the opportunity to combine the study of either Scots or English Law with French, German or Spanish.

This degree is not simply a conventional law degree with an optional language element but one which incorporates the progressive study of law and language in each year of study. The table below shows your likely choice of paths through the LLB with Languages. Dundee is unique in offering both Scots Law and English Law and you will choose which stream of study you wish to pursue.

Four Year Honours degrees

• LLB Scots Law
• LLB Law (Scots and English) Dual Qualifying

Three Year Honours degrees

• LLB English Law

Graduate Entry Accelerated or Senior Status degrees (two years)

• LLB English Law
• LLB Scots Law

Combine your legal studies with languages:

• LLB Law (Eng/NI or Scots) with French
• LLB Law (Eng/NI or Scots) with German
• LLB Law (Eng/NI or Scots) with Spanish

Combine your legal studies with MA subjects:

• LLB Law (Eng/NI or Scots) and European Studies
• LLB Law (Eng/NI or Scots) and History
• LLB Law (Eng/NI or Scots) and Philosophy
• LLB Law (Eng/NI or Scots) and Politics