Law with Italian Language
Law with Italian Language at the University of Glasgow offers a combination that is both intellectually distinctive and practically valuable. Scots law, which forms the core of the legal qualification at Glasgow, is a mixed legal system drawing on both Roman law and common law traditions, and this gives it a natural affinity with the civil law systems of continental Europe, including Italy. Adding Italian language to legal study is not simply an aesthetic choice: it opens up access to European and international legal scholarship, deepens your understanding of the civil law tradition from which Scots law partly derives, and equips you with professional skills that are genuinely rare among UK-trained lawyers.
This four-year full-time programme at Glasgow develops your knowledge of Scots law across its main branches, including contract, property, criminal law, constitutional law, and private international law, while simultaneously building your proficiency in Italian to a level that allows you to engage seriously with Italian culture, literature, and professional contexts. You will read Italian texts, study Italian society and history, and develop oral and written communication skills in the language. The combination of legal and linguistic study trains you to think across disciplinary boundaries and to engage with legal systems in their cultural and historical context, a habit of mind that is increasingly valued in a profession that operates across borders.
Glasgow's law school has a strong research tradition and good connections with the Scottish legal profession, and the Italian element adds an international dimension that distinguishes graduates in a competitive market.
Career routes from this programme include the Scottish legal profession as a solicitor or advocate, international law practice, work in European institutions, law firms with Italian or wider European connections, and roles in public international law. The degree also provides a strong foundation for postgraduate study in Scots law, comparative law, or Italian and European legal history.