Socio-Legal Studies [MRes]

University of Glasgow
4.3
3 reviews
  • Facilities are good and the gym and library are great. Students halls are so clean and tidy. It was easy to settle down there easily as people are so nice, it was a nice experience to be in such a place
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  • Everything has been incredible up to this point. The main thing that bugs me is that you need to take three subjects in your first year.
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  • Glasgow is a nice place and I can't recommend it enough. The city is friendly and they offer lots of information. The course was good and they taught us extremely well. I enjoyed a lot, thanks.
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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Glasgow (Scotland)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

There is a strong emphasis on research training. You are introduced to legal research methodologies, the ethics of legal research, key traditions of legal inquiry and basic concepts of legal thought. You are also given a solid grounding in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. You will benefit from our excellent facilities including the dedicated School of Law library; our main University library also contains our extensive collection of legal materials and official publications and is a European Documentation Centre.  We have a very vibrant mooting programme and a dedicated Moot Courtroom. We have an outstanding record of success and you can participate in internal, national and international mooting competitions.  We organise a series of lectures featuring talks from highly successful judges and lawyers.

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Glasgow (Glasgow City)
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University Avenue, G12 8QQ

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Reviews

4.3
fantastic
  • Facilities are good and the gym and library are great. Students halls are so clean and tidy. It was easy to settle down there easily as people are so nice, it was a nice experience to be in such a place
    ← | →
  • Everything has been incredible up to this point. The main thing that bugs me is that you need to take three subjects in your first year.
    ← | →
  • Glasgow is a nice place and I can't recommend it enough. The city is friendly and they offer lots of information. The course was good and they taught us extremely well. I enjoyed a lot, thanks.
    ← | →
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4.0
25/05/2019
About the course: Facilities are good and the gym and library are great. Students halls are so clean and tidy. It was easy to settle down there easily as people are so nice, it was a nice experience to be in such a place
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Tom Petty

5.0
25/05/2019
About the course: Everything has been incredible up to this point. The main thing that bugs me is that you need to take three subjects in your first year.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Alexander

4.0
23/05/2019
About the course: Glasgow is a nice place and I can't recommend it enough. The city is friendly and they offer lots of information. The course was good and they taught us extremely well. I enjoyed a lot, thanks.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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Subjects

  • IT
  • Law
  • IT Law
  • School
  • International

Course programme

You will take five core courses and one optional course, followed by a dissertation on a specialised topic.

Core courses
  • Advanced legal methods 2: Jurisprudence of concepts
  • Qualitative research methods
  • Social science statistics 1

Either

  • Applied legal methods 1A: Legal research methodologies, or
  • Advanced legal methods 1B: Traditions of legal enquiry

Either

  • Advanced qualitative methods, or
  • Advanced statistics: Issues and methods
Optional courses
  • Globalisation, law and human rights
  • United Nations law
  • Fundamentals of international law
  • Other electives from within College of Social Sciences Graduate School (eg in Politics or Sociology).

Additional information

for entry in 2016

Entry requirements for  Socio-Legal Studies are a good first degree in law (2:1 upwards or equivalent) or a first degree (2:1 upwards or equivalent) with at least 50% of the credits in law.

International students with academic qualifications below those required should contact our partner institution, Glasgow International...

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