PGDip DPLP - Professional Legal Practice at University of Aberdeen

Entry requirements

Entry Requirements A degree in law from a Scottish university or other institution recognised for this purpose by the Senatus Academicus on the recommendation of the Academic Standards Committee (Postgraduate) which includes passes in the Law Society of Scotland's professional subjects or equivalent. Qualifications The information below is provided as a guide only and does not guarantee entry to the University of Aberdeen. Graduates from the University of Aberdeen must have passes in the following: Legal System Criminal Law Foundations of Private Law Contract UK Constitutional Law Delict and Unjustified Enrichment EU Institutions & Law The Law of Property Family Law Commercial Organisations & Insolvency Succession and Trusts Administrative Law and Civil Liberties Introduction to Legal Theory Evidence Commercial and Consumer Contracts Less recent graduates of the University of Aberdeen, graduates of other institutions and those who have taken the Law Society of Scotland Exams as a pre-Diploma trainee, should produce evidence of passes in equivalent areas. Admission will be based on and take consideration of: Overall class of undergraduate degree Marks obtained in the Law Society's professional subjects at first sitting Overall number of subjects not achieved at undergraduate level Any other qualifications (undergraduate and/or postgraduate) Special circumstances Possession of a traineeship