MSc Professional Legal Practice Diploma

These entry requirements are for the 2026-27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027-28 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2026.

To gain entry to this programme, candidates must:

Have obtained an undergraduate law degree from a Scottish university (LLB), including passes in the required foundation subjects or;

Have passed or obtained exemption from the professional examinations of the Law Society of Scotland in all subjects required under the Admission as Solicitor (Scotland) Regulations 2011.

At the University of Edinburgh, foundation subjects are normally taken in the first two years of the LLB, or during the Graduate LLB, and include:

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Core courses
Civil Court Practice
Company and Commercial
Conveyancing
Criminal Court Practice
Financial Services and Related Skills
Private Client
Professional Skills and Responsibility
Option courses
We offer one of the widest ranges of practical electives in Scotland, enabling you to focus on specialist areas in which you have a real interest or to tailor your learning to reflect the areas of practice of your future employer in the legal profession.

Over the past few years we have run the following elective courses:

Advanced Commercial Leasing
Advanced Private Client
Banking Law
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Corporate Finance
Criminal Advocacy
Employment Law
Environmental / Renewable Energy Law
Family Law
Human Rights
Intellectual Property
Mediation
Personal Injury
Scottish Contemporary Public Law
Technology Law, Innovation and Legal Practice