Oil and Gas Law

This programme is highly regarded in the international oil and gas legal community, and as such has been a popular course taught at the university of aberdeen for over 10 years. the university offers you an incredible depth of expertise from its learning and research in the european energy hub and enables you to be at the heart of regulation.

A career in law can command status, prestige and often has a good or even large income attached. over the years, graduates of the llm oil and gas with dissertation have successfully gone on to enjoy careers in this dynamic area of law. these range from positions with the oil and gas companies, with international law firms servicing the industry and also with government ministries. equally, some of our students choose to use the programme as a step towards their phd and beyond that, to work in the academic world. because the law touches so many parts of public life, it has become well regarded as a stepping stone, should you perhaps wish to enter politics, business, international finance or banking. more and more non-legal employers are valuing the eminently transferable skills law graduates can bring to industry and other international business organisations. these skills include but are not limited to: research critical thinking problem solving effective communication diplomacy career opportunities energy barrister environmental lawyer government official

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in Scotland have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of Aberdeen has partnerships with the following companies: