Law with options in Music

Law with options in music is a degree that takes the intellectual rigour of legal study and combines it with a distinctive opportunity to engage seriously with music as both practice and scholarship. Law is a demanding discipline that trains you to reason analytically, interpret texts precisely, and navigate complex systems of rules and principles. It provides the foundation for professional legal qualification and for a wide range of other careers in which systematic thinking and the ability to argue carefully from evidence are valued.

Music, particularly in the context of a university that brings together composers, performers, and musicologists, adds a creative and humanistic dimension that enriches the legal studies alongside it.

At the University of Aberdeen, this four-year, full-time programme gives you the full benefit of an established and well-regarded law school alongside the opportunity to learn, compose, and perform with faculty working across all genres, styles, instruments, and periods. A year abroad is incorporated into the programme, giving you the chance to study law and music in a different national and cultural context. A typical entry tariff of 200 points reflects the high academic standard expected of students on this programme.

Graduates with a law degree from a Scottish institution such as Aberdeen are well positioned for entry into the legal profession in Scotland, England and Wales, and internationally. Common career routes include training as a solicitor or advocate, work in legal services, compliance, corporate affairs, and public sector law, as well as roles in music law, intellectual property, and entertainment law for those who wish to bring the two disciplines into direct professional connection. Postgraduate legal study, professional diploma programmes, and LLM qualifications are common next steps for those seeking to qualify or specialise.