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Why doesn't St. Andrew's offer law?

It seems strange to me considering the fact that practically everybody offers law, and the range of other subjects St. Andrew's offers.

Reply 1

Grapevine

It's because it doesn't have a law department.

Reply 2

terpineol

Dundee ran off with the law department a few decades ago.

We got them back though, check out the social depravation there now.

Reply 3

Lachlan

terpineol

Dundee ran off with the law department a few decades ago.

We got them back though, check out the social depravation there now.

lol, I never realised that was an implication of the split between the two Unis, why didn't St Andrews make a new Law department?

Reply 4

yodude888

terpineol

Dundee ran off with the law department a few decades ago.

We got them back though, check out the social depravation there now.

LOL! Damn high crime-rate Dundee :rolleyes:

Reply 5

terpineol

Lachlan

lol, I never realised that was an implication of the split between the two Unis, why didn't St Andrews make a new Law department?

Have you ever met a law student?

Reply 6

Lachlan

terpineol

Have you ever met a law student?

Several, why? I was wanting to apply to Law this time last year and so went on work experience etc.

Reply 7

terpineol

Lachlan

Several, why? I was wanting to apply to Law this time last year and so went on work experience etc.

*whistles innocently and slowly attempts to withdraw foot from hole*

Reply 8

yodude888

terpineol

*whistles innocently and slowly attempts to withdraw foot from hole*

hehe smoothly done.

Reply 9

Bucky!

terpineol

*whistles innocently and slowly attempts to withdraw foot from hole*

Or you could see if you can reach Australia :P

Reply 10

dragon500uk

.... horror... My life would be hell if there were MORE art students :tongue:

St andrews doesn't offer law because it doesnt. Neither does it offer engineering. YOu'll just need to find another uni.

Reply 11

Deadmau5

dragon500uk

.... horror... My life would be hell if there were MORE art students :tongue:

St andrews doesn't offer law because it doesnt. Neither does it offer engineering. YOu'll just need to find another uni.

I'm going to St. Andrew's for IR...but I was hoping I would ahve the option to switch to law.

Reply 12

yodude888

Deadmau5

I'm going to St. Andrew's for IR...but I was hoping I would ahve the option to switch to law.

*Facepalm at research fail*

Reply 13

0404343m

The University name escapes me now, but there was one about 8 or 9 years ago that either set up or expanded an old law school to start offering the LLB rather than merely the B.A. Between devising the new course, gaining accredition, improving facilities and attracting a dozen staff, the cost ran to about £4million of an outlay, plus staffing costs of nearly a million quid a year (and this was a fairly modest law school, may have been a post 1992 institution). They then worked out they'd have to get so many hundred law students in the course for the next decade to even break even on their costs. St Andrews has probably decided that due to the uniqueness of Scots Law, there are enough good Law schools out there in Scotland to make the investment not worthwhile. Its not like theyre doing badly for applicants as it is.

Reply 14

terpineol

yodude888

*Facepalm at research fail*

Likewise.

It amazes how little information people want about a place before they apply to it.

Reply 15

Deadmau5

yodude888

*Facepalm at research fail*

Had it occured to you I developed the desire to be able to switch after i'd already chosen St. Andrew's? I guess not, so please keep your face in your palm.

Reply 16

lolimemma

Lachlan

lol, I never realised that was an implication of the split between the two Unis, why didn't St Andrews make a new Law department?

Too expensive.

terpineol

Dundee ran off with the law department a few decades ago.

We got them back though, check out the social depravation there now.

*sigh* It isn't that bad!

Reply 17

Bucky!

Deadmau5

I'm going to St. Andrew's for IR...but I was hoping I would ahve the option to switch to law.

Nowadays its generally considered better to do a degree of your choice, and then convert it to law afterwards. Depending on the degree, it may help give you a specialism (ie if you do computer science, it would help to give you a specialism in cybercrime, since you know and understand the technical details)