Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [History and Human Resource Management] From University of Strathclyde

The University of Stirling LLB offers in-depth knowledge and understanding of legal principles, theories, institutions and rules Ð as well as the wider social and political context in which law operates. YouÕll benefit from the knowledge of our expert teaching staff, whose own research on the legal profession is widely published and feeds back into the LLB programme. You can also rest assured that everything youÕre learning is in line with the highest professional standards, as our LLB Hons is accredited by both the Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates.

Field trips give you an opportunity to experience how courts function in practice, while an optional placement in a legal organisation will equip you with a comprehensive understanding of what professional life is like. Our LLB graduates have gone on to a wide range of successful careers, and our LLB is a rigorous degree that develops important intellectual and personal skills. ThatÕs why our graduates are attractive to employers both in the legal profession and beyond.

The main aims of the LLB are to:

• provide substantial in-depth knowledge and understanding of:

• the principles, concepts, values and substantive rules of the Scottish legal system.

• the wider context within which the Scottish legal system operates.

• the main legal institutions and procedures of the Scottish legal system.

• develop problem-solving and legal research skills, as well as more general transferable intellectual skills which are of value in the practice of law and a wide range of careers.

• provide the in-depth knowledge and understanding needed to progress to further studies in law and a career as a solicitor or in multi-disciplinary areas involving law.

• provide graduates with knowledge, understanding and skills that will provide added benefit to them as individuals, to the Scottish legal profession, and to society as a whole.