LLB (Hons) Scots Law at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

The Scots Law LLB is the required degree for those planning to enter the Scottish legal profession and is a starting point for later qualification in England & Wales, Northern Ireland and other jurisdictions. Law at Glasgow is ranked in the top 10 in the UK in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026. Joint honours students can complete the courses needed to apply for the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice.

Duration: 4 years full-time (3 years to Ordinary degree) | Intake: September | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 foundational courses include Constitutional Law, Introduction to Legal Study, Obligations, Family Law and Criminal Law & Evidence; Year 2 covers Jurisprudence, Law & Government, Property Law, Commercial Law, Business Organisations and EU Law; Honours years offer over 50 courses a year. Law with Languages and a two-year Fast Track LLB for graduates are also available.

Career pathways

Example graduate roles include trainee solicitor, paralegal, civil servant, policy and communications lead, audit associate, legal data analyst and police officer. Graduates go on to professional roles and further study; University of Glasgow Graduate Outcomes data (graduates of 2023-24, surveyed 15 months later) shows 93.3% in work or further study and 75.4% of those in work in graduate-level employment.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Scots Law LLB (Hons), UCAS M114, 4 years. Applicants without an undergraduate degree must sit the Law National Admissions Test (LNAT); LNAT results are considered alongside the entry requirements. The LNAT is a two-hour on-screen test (95 minutes multiple-choice plus 40 minutes essay). Application deadlines (2027 entry): 15 October for Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine or Oxford/Cambridge applicants; 13 January for all other UK applicants; 30 June for international students. Applications are made through UCAS. International applicants from non-English-speaking countries: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no subtest under 6.0 (one-skill retake accepted; single test, taken within 2 years 5 months of the start date). Equivalents: TOEFL iBT 92 overall with minimum Reading 22, Listening 20, Speaking 23, Writing 21 (tests from 21 January 2026; 90 overall with Reading 20, Listening 19, Speaking 19, Writing 21 for earlier tests); PTE Academic 59 overall and in all subtests; Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 overall with no subtest below 169; Oxford ELLT 7 overall with no subtest below 6; LanguageCert Academic SELT 70 overall with no subtest below 60; Password Skills Plus 6.5 overall with no subtest below 6.0. Accepted school qualifications include IGCSE English First Language grade C, A-level English grade C, IB English A SL5/HL5, WAEC English grade C6. University of Glasgow pre-sessional English courses are also accepted.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years full-time (3 years to Ordinary degree)

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