History and Legal Studies

About this course

History and legal studies is a combination that brings together two disciplines whose relationship is deep and enduring. Law is itself a product of history: every legal system carries within it the marks of the societies that shaped it, and understanding how law has developed over time is genuinely important for understanding how it works now. History develops the critical reading, argumentation, and contextual understanding that legal analysis benefits from, while legal study gives the historian a framework for understanding how rules and institutions have structured social life across different periods and places. At the University of Aberdeen, this four-year full-time programme adds legal knowledge to the wide and deep study of human activity that history provides, examining UK, European, and international law alongside historical analysis of events, societies, and ideas. The program

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 100% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 25% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 42 / 100Legal professionals · 45% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 5% of graduatescards →

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