Scots Law/History

The Scots Law degree is the required degree for those planning to enter the Scottish legal profession. It also provides an excellent starting point for those who wish to, after qualification in Scotland, seek out qualification in England and Wales and Northern Ireland (not to mention many other jurisdictions around the world). Additionally, the Scots Law curriculum offers intellectual depth and has a range of flexible options and provides a superb starting point for many other careers besides law.

Glasgow School of Law has a hugely successful study abroad programme with more than 60% of students undertaking international mobility in normal years.

For 2022, Law at Glasgow is ranked 5th in the UK (Guardian University Guide, The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide and Complete University Guide).

History: The study of history is the study of change and continuity in human society through time. Glasgow offers a wide-ranging programme from medieval to modern times.

Our teaching draws on world-leading research expertise in:

Scottish, British, European, U.S. and global history

Slavery studies

Gender history

War, intelligence and genocide studies

We offer a broad range of courses ranging from medieval to modern times and across the globe. We provide small group teaching, a variety of assessments (including real-world tasks like policy papers and blogs) and one-to-one feedback tutorials.

We host leading research centres in gender history, war studies, slavery studies, American studies and Scottish and Celtic studies.