Criminology and Law

Our ba law paves the way for countless career opportunities. find out about our ba law degree entry requirements and explore our range of courses.

A ba in law from the university of stirling paves the way for opportunities in the modern legal market. by focusing on law within a wider social and business context, we’ve helped to prepare recent graduates for jobs with major organisations like aviva insurance, royal bank of scotland, fifa, the nhs and the criminal injuries compensation authority. students who have graduated from this course in the last five years are working in roles such as: trainee solicitor legal counsel business relations manager factoring consultant pr account executive sales and marketing executive our ba law and ba business law provide you with a wide range of analytical and transferable skills, and are suitable for any profession in which a non-specialised degree is required. as a non-qualifying law degree, the ba law is aimed primarily at those not wishing to become practicing lawyers; however, some students who undertake this degree do choose to go on and train to become lawyers. others choose to access a wide range of careers in the public, private and third sectors. one of the key features of our ba law degrees is the variety they offer. even if you choose to do a single honours degree in law or business law, you’ll still study other subjects in year 1 and 2. the range available includes: languages, management, economics, criminology, psychology, politics, the environment and much more. this gives you the great advantage of a diverse and varied education alongside the ability to place legal studies in a wider social or business context.

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 Stirling has partnerships with the following companies: