Joint programmes allow you to study law alongside another named academic discipline. Over four years of study you will take a range of courses from both the Law School and the School in which your programme is combined.

Studying a joint degree at Edinburgh provides you with wide-ranging academic foundations and a broader qualification to apply for postgraduate degrees or employment.

Politics is about power, people, institutions and the nature of the just society. It is a dynamic subject area, rapidly and constantly evolving and affecting the lives of everyone.

The joint LLB in Law and Politics aims to promote advanced knowledge and understanding of the theory, concepts and rules of law.

You will also gain an understanding of:

the choices that political systems must regularly make
the processes that maintain or change those systems
the concepts and values used in political analysis