Dundee,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
PGDip Professional Legal Practice in Dundee United Kingdom | University of Dundee
University of Dundee
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Dundee United Kingdom
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Qualification
Graduate Diploma
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
20,900
(c. USD28,024.81)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
9 months
The Diploma in Professional Legal Practice is a postgraduate vocational program that enables graduates to enter Scotland's legal field as either solicitors or advocates.
Taught mainly by active legal practitioners, this program connects theoretical legal education with practical professional requirements. Students gain hands-on legal skills while learning about Scottish legal ethics and professional standards.
Graduates become qualified for a two-year Scottish legal traineeship to become solicitors. Additional training is required for those pursuing advocacy careers.
Our curriculum meets all competency standards established by the Law Society of Scotland, focusing on practical legal abilities within an ethical professional framework.
Students enhance their undergraduate legal knowledge and research capabilities, applying them to real-world scenarios through interactive teaching methods.
Course fees include:
an iPad (specific model to be determined)
a copy of the textbook Conveyancing Practice in Scotland
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
You should have, or expect to have LLB in Scots Law to include all subjects required by the Law Society of Scotland. Entry to the programme is restricted to approximately 72 places determined by the academic merit of applicants. The main criterion for academic merit is the average mark obtained at first sitting in the subjects required by the Law Society of Scotland. To be eligible for admission to the Diploma, an applicant must either have graduated or be qualified to graduate with an LLB degree from a Scottish University, with passes in subjects which cover the Law Society of Scotland's professional examination curriculum, or, have passed or obtained exemption from the examinations of the Law Society of Scotland in all subjects in the Law Society of Scotland's professional examination curriculum.
IELTS Academic - Overall 6.5, Writing 6.0, Listening 6.0, Reading 6.0, Speaking 6.0
TOEFL IBT - Overall 87, Writing 19, Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 22.
IELTS Academic - Overall 6.5, Writing 6.0, Listening 6.0, Reading 6.0, Speaking 6.0
TOEFL IBT - Overall 87, Writing 19, Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 22.
Tuition
GBP
20,900