LLB Law (part-time) at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

A part-time LLB delivered during the day through in-person lectures and tutorials alongside full-time students, open to adult returners and to graduates of other disciplines. Students take fewer modules per semester and can join the Law Clinic and mooting programme; the degree requires 360 credits.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | Department: Law | Duration: 5 years part-time (4 years for graduate entrants) | Study mode: part-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Part-time students take four 20-credit classes per year (two per semester), with 40 credits in the final year and the option of two additional electives; graduate entrants receive 80 credits on entry. Study is on campus two to four days a week.

Career pathways

The LLB leads to the Scottish legal profession via the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and a traineeship, and law graduates also work in teaching, the public sector, housing, administration, social and welfare services, commerce and industry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applications are made direct to the University. Adult returners: a gap of at least three years since completing secondary education, at least 21 years old at course start and evidence of academic attainment within the past five years. Qualifications: four Highers at BBBB (preferably including English and essay-based humanities subjects) taken in one sitting; A-levels BB; HND in Legal Studies with AABB in the Integrative Assessments, or 11 Merit passes, or AAB in the Graded Units; Irish Leaving Certificate two H2 and three H3 passes including English; two full Open University units (60 credit points in a relevant discipline); Strathclyde Pre-entry Certificate with 70% overall (minimum 60% in Law and English). Graduate entrants (part-time route only): a First or second-class Honours degree, or an Ordinary degree showing strong attainment, in a relevant discipline. Applicants whose qualifications are over five years old may be invited to sit the Mature Student Entry Test (three short essays under exam conditions). All applicants must be at least 21 at start. International students will not normally be granted a visa for part-time study.

Duration: 5 years part-time (4 years for graduate entrants)

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