LLB Bachelor of Laws Fast-track 24 months Undergraduate Programme By Glasgow Caledonian University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

15,700 GBPTuition Fee/year

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

LLB

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Ready for a career change into law?

Designed for graduates from any subject area, this Bachelor of Laws (LLB) offers a fast-track route into the legal profession, with no prior law degree required.

You’ll complete the core elements of a four-year LLB in just two years, focusing on the key subjects needed to progress into legal training. You’ll graduate with the final award of Bachelor of Laws with Honours.

Accredited by the Law Society of Scotland, this degree meets the academic requirements for entry to the legal profession in Scotland. When you graduate, you’ll have taken the first essential step towards becoming a solicitor or advocate.

Law is a prestigious and respected degree, setting you on the path to becoming a qualified solicitor or advocate. But it does much more than that. A law degree equips you to assess situations, tackle challenges and think analytically, preparing you for success across a wide range of professions.

Our Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at GCU brings this to life, combining academic study with practical, career-focused learning grounded in the realities of modern legal practice.

You’ll complete the Law Society of Scotland foundation programme and study core areas of private, public, criminal and commercial law. Along the way, you’ll build a strong understanding of the Scottish legal system and how it operates in practice.

You can specialise in areas such as:

  • international law
  • children and human rights
  • employment and equality law
  • sports law
  • media law
  • healthcare law and ethics.


At GCU, employability is embedded throughout the course. Skills-based modules build key professional competencies, including:

  • client interviews
  • mediation
  • legal drafting
  • problem solving.

You’ll also develop transferable skills highly valued by employers, including critical thinking, communication, teamwork and the ability to analyse complex information and present clear, reasoned arguments.

In your third year, you can apply for a work placement with a relevant organisation. You’ll be supported throughout the process to help you find and secure the right opportunity. You’ll gain academic credit, but the real value is in the experience.  You’ll come away with key people skills, an appreciation of the wider professional context, and valuable industry contacts.

Examples of previous placements include:

  • Citizens Advice Bureau
  • Legal Services Agency
  • Miscarriages of Justice Organisation
  • Ethnic Minorities Law Centre
  • law firms such as Brodies and Lombardi Associates.


You can also get involved with GCU’s Law Clinic. Run by students, it promotes access to justice, supports the community and works on law reform. You’ll have the option to gain hands-on experience here, working on real cases under the safe supervision of qualified legal professionals.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

LLB

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Ready for a career change into law?

Designed for graduates from any subject area, this Bachelor of Laws (LLB) offers a fast-track route into the legal profession, with no prior law degree required.

You’ll complete the core elements of a four-year LLB in just two years, focusing on the key subjects needed to progress into legal training. You’ll graduate with the final award of Bachelor of Laws with Honours.

Accredited by the Law Society of Scotland, this degree meets the academic requirements for entry to the legal profession in Scotland. When you graduate, you’ll have taken the first essential step towards becoming a solicitor or advocate.

Law is a prestigious and respected degree, setting you on the path to becoming a qualified solicitor or advocate. But it does much more than that. A law degree equips you to assess situations, tackle challenges and think analytically, preparing you for success across a wide range of professions.

Our Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at GCU brings this to life, combining academic study with practical, career-focused learning grounded in the realities of modern legal practice.

You’ll complete the Law Society of Scotland foundation programme and study core areas of private, public, criminal and commercial law. Along the way, you’ll build a strong understanding of the Scottish legal system and how it operates in practice.

You can specialise in areas such as:

  • international law
  • children and human rights
  • employment and equality law
  • sports law
  • media law
  • healthcare law and ethics.


At GCU, employability is embedded throughout the course. Skills-based modules build key professional competencies, including:

  • client interviews
  • mediation
  • legal drafting
  • problem solving.

You’ll also develop transferable skills highly valued by employers, including critical thinking, communication, teamwork and the ability to analyse complex information and present clear, reasoned arguments.

In your third year, you can apply for a work placement with a relevant organisation. You’ll be supported throughout the process to help you find and secure the right opportunity. You’ll gain academic credit, but the real value is in the experience.  You’ll come away with key people skills, an appreciation of the wider professional context, and valuable industry contacts.

Examples of previous placements include:

  • Citizens Advice Bureau
  • Legal Services Agency
  • Miscarriages of Justice Organisation
  • Ethnic Minorities Law Centre
  • law firms such as Brodies and Lombardi Associates.


You can also get involved with GCU’s Law Clinic. Run by students, it promotes access to justice, supports the community and works on law reform. You’ll have the option to gain hands-on experience here, working on real cases under the safe supervision of qualified legal professionals.

Admission Requirements

59+
78+
7+
169+
Relevant experience (Recognition of Prior Learning)

GCU's flexible entry policies exist to allow relevant work experience and prior learning to be considered towards standard entry or advanced entry into a course.

If you do not have the typical academic entry qualifications, but can demonstrate relevant work experience and/or credits from recognised professional bodies, you may be eligible to enter this course via the University's Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) scheme.

Minimum entry requirements

Minimum entry requirements are for widening access students only. If you are from a group that is not currently well-represented in higher education you may qualify as a widening access student. This includes living in a target postcode area, attending a target school or college, attending SWAP, are care-experienced or provide care for someone else, have refugee status or are an asylum seeker.

2 Years
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic
7,600 GBP
International
15,700 GBP

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