AboutBruce Fyfe Expertise Scottish Criminal Law - any area. NOT IMMIGRATION ISSUES. I am a serving, operational Police Officer with 25 years` service. As well as my own knowledge and training, I can draw on many other resources in the Scottish criminal justice system and welcome the challenge.
NB Scottish, not English; criminal, not civil or immigration;
Expert: Bruce Fyfe Date: 9/24/2007 Subject: Scottish law
Question I am hoping to study law at uni & I would very much like to study Scottish law(i live in scotland), however I can only find access courses in english law. Will I be able to go on to study Scottish law at uni even if I the access course I complete is on english law?
Answer I am experienced (as a Police Officer), but not qualified in Scottish law.
Interestingly, the University of Dundee is unique in the UK in offering qualifying law degrees for Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
I'm told that there are also conversion courses available for non-law graduates, available as an alternative to the full-length LL.B. degree course. The two most common such courses in England and Wales are the Graduate Diploma in Law or GDL, and the Common Professional Examination, or CPE, both of which take one year to complete. Alternatively, a number of institutions are now offering two-year conversion courses, usually at a lower cost with a more distinguished qualification, such as a Masters degree.
However, Scots Law regulations require the full LL.B qualification, so in Scotland, accelerated two-year LL.B. for graduates courses are the only conversion route.
You might be best to contact the Law Faculty at Dundee Uni?
