Law with options in French Language

Law with French language gives you the intellectual depth and professional qualification of a rigorous law degree together with the practical advantage of high-level proficiency in a major European language. Legal study at degree level develops the ability to identify and analyse legal issues, research and apply relevant rules and precedent, construct careful arguments and communicate findings precisely, all within the framework of Scots law, English law and the broader traditions of European and international legal thought. French adds a dimension that is increasingly significant in legal practice, given the importance of France and French-speaking jurisdictions in international trade, arbitration, European law and global affairs.

Aberdeen Law School's four-year full-time programme includes a year abroad, giving you the opportunity to study in a French-speaking legal environment and to develop both your language skills and your comparative understanding of legal systems. The programme provides all the benefits of Aberdeen's well-regarded legal education while equipping you with a major modern European language that distinguishes you in the graduate market. The typical entry tariff is around 200 UCAS tariff points.

You will study Scots law and the foundations of legal reasoning alongside French language modules that develop your proficiency in reading, speaking and writing French in academic and professional contexts. As the degree progresses, you will engage with more specialist areas of law, and the year abroad typically involves study at a French or Belgian law faculty, exposing you directly to civil law systems alongside the common law tradition you study in Aberdeen.

Graduates are well placed for solicitor training in Scotland or England and Wales, for careers in international law firms with French practices, in the European institutions, in diplomacy and the foreign service, in commercial dispute resolution and arbitration, and in international business roles where both legal and French language expertise are assets. Postgraduate study in Scots law, international law, European law or French legal studies is a natural continuation for those seeking specialist depth.