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BA (Hons) English & Law at University of Strathclyde

University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

Programme overview

BA (Hons) English & Law is a four-year Joint Honours degree combining English with Law within the flexible BA in Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Strathclyde. Students study three subjects in Year 1 and continue with two in Year 2. A credit-bearing work placement is available in Year 3 or 4.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time (joint honours)  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

English: Year 1 introduces literary studies through novels, plays, short stories and poetry with creative writing techniques; Year 2 core classes cover literary history with options on Scottish literature and the literature of humans and animals; Year 3 offers options such as Renaissance, Victorian, Twentieth Century and American literature; Year 4 offers a dissertation and options such as Victorian Gothic and science fiction. Law: Year 1 covers Legal Methods and Public Law 1 within the Scots legal system, with later options including Human Rights, Environmental Law, Criminal Law and Public International Law.

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Entry requirements

Scottish Highers: standard entry AAAA (first sitting) or AAAAB (second sitting); minimum entry AABB (first sitting) or AABBB (second sitting); Higher English plus Maths or Applications of Mathematics at National 5 grade C or equivalent. Preferred subjects: Classical Studies, Drama, Economics, Gaelic, Geography, History, Modern Studies, a Modern Language (German, French, Spanish, Italian), Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies, Sociology. A-levels: ABB-BBB (Year 2 entry AAA-ABB). International Baccalaureate: 32-30 (Year 2 entry 36-32). Irish Leaving Certificate: two H2 and three H3 passes including English. HNC Social Sciences: Year 1 entry with an A in the Graded Unit and Maths National 5 C or equivalent. Deferred entry is not normally accepted. Students must register with the Scottish Government's Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme. Offers are competitive and stated requirements are normally the minimum level; contextual (widening access) offers at a lower level are made to certain applicants. English language (international applicants): the university standard requirement is IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no individual band below 5.5.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Rest of UK (England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland) rate for full-time undergraduate programmes; Scotland-domiciled fee to be confirmed by the Scottish Funding Council Source

International applicants: GBP 22,750 a year (2026/27) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years

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