LLB Law and German
About this course
LLB (Hons) in Law and German, a Law and German degree offering combined studies across legal frameworks and language disciplines. Core topics include Legal Analysis. This four-year course includes a compulsory year abroad during the third year at an institution where teaching is conducted in German. The first year covers the foundations through Scottish Legal System, Contract Law, Family Law and Public Law of the UK and Scotland. The second year progresses with Property Law, Criminal Law, Delict and Jurisprudence alongside language instruction in translation and grammar. The fourth year includes advanced legal study in subjects such as Commercial Law and Criminology, alongside German-to-English translation of literary and journalistic texts, essay and précis writing, and specialized literature topics including Goethe and Schiller.
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Entry requirements
A level: from A*A*A to A*AA (required: English Literature, English Language or combined English at B) IB: from 40 points with 766 at HL to 37 points with 666 at HL
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What students say
Based on about 33 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 80%
- Learning opportunities: 69%
- Assessment and feedback: 70%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 56%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 67%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 20 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 30%
- South East: 5%
- Scotland: 45%
- Northern Ireland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 35 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Recognised by the Law Society of Scotland as a Foundation programme, being one part of the route to qualification as a solicitor in Scotland.
Modules
- Scottish Legal System
- Critical Legal Thinking
- Contract Law
- Family Law
- Public Law of the UK and Scotland
- European Union Law
- practise professional communication
- discover the value of languages in the workplace
- gain insights into possible career options
- Property Law
- Jurisprudence
- Public Law and Individual Rights
- Delict
- Criminal Law
- Revenue Law
- International Private Law
- Business Entities
- Commercial Law
- Evidence
- Succession and Trust Law
- translation
- grammar
- writing different types of texts in German
- Researching Disability in German Literature and Society
- Culture, Modernity and the City in the Weimar Republic
- Reading Antisemitism in Modern German Literature
- The Contemporary Short Story in German
- Screening Sex: Gender, Sexuality, and Identity on the German Screen and Beyond
- German Colonialism: History, Memory, Controversy
- Commercial Law
- Property Law
- Family Law
- Criminology
- spoken German
- essay and précis writing
- German-to-English translation of literary and journalistic texts
- Bertolt Brecht
- From Girls in Uniform to Men in Drag: Gender, Sexuality and Ethnicity on the German Screen
- Goethe and Schiller
- Identity and Self in Contemporary German Literature
- The Third Reich in Literature and Testimony
- Vulnerability and the City: German Literary Cartographies of Danger and Refuge
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of LLB Law and German at University of Edinburgh earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 3 years, £31,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,500 and £41,000. The £31,000 median after five years is £500 less than the UK median for Law.
What do graduates of LLB Law and German at University of Edinburgh do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on LLB Law and German at University of Edinburgh?
80% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for LLB Law and German at University of Edinburgh?
The typical offer is A*AA at A level, or 40 points in the IB. The average entrant had 170 UCAS points.
Is LLB Law and German at University of Edinburgh accredited?
Yes. Recognised by the Law Society of Scotland as a Foundation programme, being one part of the route to qualification as a solicitor in Scotland.
Does LLB Law and German at University of Edinburgh include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on LLB Law and German at University of Edinburgh?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.