Studying for a Masters Degree in Law

A masters degree at the University of Aberdeen offers you the opportunity to study at one of the oldest universities in Europe. Law has been taught in Aberdeen for over 500 years: the University of Aberdeen was founded in 1495 with law as one of its foundation disciplines. The School of Law is based in the historical surroundings of King's College, but housed in a modern purpose-built building with an excellent library containing more than 55,000 volumes (not all in print - e.g. microfiche), and run by well qualified, helpful staff.

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The Law School has a thriving community of approximately 200 LLM students from all over the world: recent students have come from countries such as Angola, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Russia, the Slovak Republic, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Zimbabwe. The Law School also has a flourishing population of about 60 research students, around 140 students taking the professional Diploma in Legal Practice and around 800 undergraduate students.

The academic staff have extensive contacts with the legal world as consultants, researchers, directors, and members of public, professional, and private bodies, commissions, and societies. All are involved in research and writing and in contributing to academic and professional societies and conferences. In the 1996 and 2001 national Research Assessment Exercises, the Law School achieved a rating of 5, the highest numerical rating awarded for research.  In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) published in December 2008, the School had a total of 80% of its submissions recognised internationally as being of excellence or of significance and originality, with the remaining 20% judged to be of national standing. In the previous two RAE’s the School’s research was awarded the highest numerical rating possible of 5. The School has received many commendations for its law teaching in both external and internal reviews carried out during 2008.  It achieved a satisfaction rate of 98% overall in the National Student Survey 2008.

Aberdeen is situated in the Grampian district of Scotland, which has a long-standing agricultural tradition and has more recently developed into the main centre for the North Sea oil industry. The city is cosmopolitan and has a rich cultural life, yet is still small enough to maintain a sense of community. Students have easy access to fine recreational facilities at the University and in the city. The city is situated on the coast with a fine beach and the Scottish highlands within one hour's drive.

The Law School forms part of the University's College of Arts and Social Sciences, and you may wish to visit the College's Graduate School website for further information. You may also find the following links to other parts of the University's website of interest:

Student Accommodation Office	International student handbook
Student Support Services	A history of the university
A virtual tour: the university, the law library	Sports facilities