Scots Law/Business Management

Scots Law and Business Management is a combination that is particularly well designed for students who want to understand both the legal and commercial dimensions of organisational and economic life. Scots Law is a distinctive legal system, separate from English law and drawing on both the Roman-Dutch civilian tradition and indigenous Scottish development, which means that studying law in Scotland provides a genuinely different and intellectually enriching perspective from an English law degree. Business management provides the strategic, financial, and organisational frameworks needed to understand how companies and institutions operate and make decisions.

At the University of Glasgow, this four-year full-time programme gives you a thorough grounding in the main areas of Scots Law, including contract, delict, property, company law, and constitutional law, alongside a rigorous business management education covering strategy, finance, marketing, and organisational behaviour. The legal and commercial dimensions of the programme complement each other particularly well in areas such as commercial law, corporate governance, and contract, where legal and business reasoning are closely intertwined. A year abroad is built into the programme, giving you the opportunity to study at a partner institution and gain an international perspective on both law and business.

Graduates from this combination are exceptionally well placed for a wide range of careers. Those wishing to qualify as solicitors in Scotland have a strong foundation for the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and training contract route. Others move into commercial roles in banking, finance, consulting, and industry, where legal literacy alongside business understanding is genuinely valuable.

The civil service, legal and regulatory bodies, and international organisations are also common destinations. Postgraduate study in law, business, or related professional fields is well supported.