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Practical electives

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

As of the academic year 2023/2024 we will be introducing a new practical elective: Technology Law, Innovation and Legal Practice.

Full programme details are available on the University Degree Regulations and Programmes of Study website.

View full 2022-23 programme and course information for the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (Full time)

View full 2022-23 programme and course information for the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (Part time)

Contact us

If you have any questions about studying the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice please don't hesitate to contact us.

law.diploma@ed.ac.uk