Accelerated 2-Year LLB Programmes

If you have already completed a good undergraduate degree in a subject other than Law and wish to gain a Law degree to pursue a career practising law or to pursue other career paths then these programmes may be for you.

Other career paths law graduates tend to pursue beyond practising law include working as counsel or in other managerial roles within corporations, charities, campaign groups, governmental organisations and agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs such as the United Nations).

The entry requirements for both programmes are the same:

• Neither LSAT nor LNAT is required for these programmes.
• See the 'Entry Requirements' tabs under

• Accelerated LLB : which allows you to fulfil the qualifications required toward the practice of law in Scotland in 2 years (or 4 years part-time).
• Accelerated LLB, Law with English Law : which helps prepare you in 2 years (or 5 years part-time) for qualification toward the practice of law
  • not only in Scotland,
  • but also, in:
    • England & Wales,
    • Northern Ireland,
    • And jurisdictions further afield such as Canada (other than in the province of Québec) upon fulfilling NCA requirements. Please see: https://nca.legal/
      • For more information about studying law in the UK vs Canada, please see Studying Law in UK vs Canada

We offer 2 programmes to provide choice for our students.

• Students in the Accelerated LLB programme will complete 120 credits per year. In Year 2, they may select 30 credits of elective subjects.
• Students in the Accelerated LLB, Law with English Law programme will complete 135 credits per year and do not have any credits of elective subjects. This is because students in this programme are learning about both Scots law (and the civil law tradition from which it hails) and English law at the same time. Civil law and English common law are the two major legal traditions in the world. The English common law element helps prepare students toward gaining practice qualifications in England, Northern Ireland, and the common law parts of Canada.

• Each year, we welcome a small and intimate community of Accelerated LLB students who are allocated an academic coordinator. This community of students often continues their relationship and provides peer support for each other well after they complete their studies and their professional careers.
• All students have full access to our Careers and Employability Service that has dedicated staff for Law and works closely with the School of Law. Please see: Careers and Employability | School of Law | The University of Aberdeen (abdn.ac.uk)
• Each undergraduate student at the University of Aberdeen is assigned a personal tutor who would (where possible, but subject to staff members taking leave) follow the career of the student from admission in Year One to graduation. (Please see Personal Tutors | Students | The University of Aberdeen (abdn.ac.uk) ) Those in the Law School will be assigned an academic within the Law School as their personal tutor to guide them through their time in Aberdeen and also toward career paths after they graduate from the University.
• The Law School boasts a very active student body which initiates societies that provide not only a vibrant community life for students but also hands-on experience in gaining important skills such as advocacy and client service. Please see Student Activities | School of Law | The University of Aberdeen (abdn.ac.uk) .
• The student and staff population at the University of Aberdeen and its Law School are diverse and hail from over 40 countries. Students develop important life-long international professional contacts during their time here.
• Throughout the past decades, the Law School has developed strong Energy-related connections. Located in Aberdeen, Europe's energy capital, the University is close to many high-profile energy organisation headquarters and has fostered important links to them.
• With law as one of the founding disciplines of the University in 1495, the University has a rich collection of resources for learning and research.
• Aberdeen, is nestled on the picturesque northeast coast. The University is located within a 5 minute walk to Seaton Park and 15 minute walk to the Aberdeen Beaches . The beautiful countryside, including the well-known Royal Deeside is just within a 20-minute drive of the campus.
• Aberdeen has an international airport that offers short direct flights to major European cities for attending conferences as well as European holiday resorts (All Destinations | Aberdeen Airport ). As the third largest city in Scotland, it also has excellent bus and rail links. Studying in Aberdeen thus offers an enriching experience not only within Aberdeen but also well beyond!