This course gives you a broad foundation in the law of Scotland and also provides you with knowledge of accounting. In the first three years you'll study all the subjects specified by the Law Society of Scotland to enable you to seek qualification as a solicitor. In addition, in each year you'll take one accounting module. In fourth year, you'll take two further accounting modules plus two optional law subjects, some focussing on specific areas of law not so far covered in the degree, such as Sports Law, and others being more discursive, enabling you to reflect on the function of law in a wider economic, political, international and social context. You'll also write a dissertation on a legal topic of your choice. The LLB (Hons) with Accounting is a full-time course. You may graduate with an LLB Ordinary degree after three years or an LLB with Accounting Honours degree after four years. It's not possible to graduate with a combined LLB Ordinary degree.

Completion of the LLB (Ordinary or Honours) is stage one of qualifying as a solicitor in Scotland. Stage two is the Diploma in Legal Practice (DLP) also known as Professional Education and Training Stage 1 (PEAT 1) currently offered by six universities in Scotland. Places on the DLP are allocated according to marks achieved in compulsory modules, typically taken in years 1-3 of the LLB. The DLP is a vocationally orientated course designed to prepare students for stage 3 (PEAT 2, also known as the traineeship). Law is a competitive profession and completion of the DLP is no guarantee of a traineeship.