LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology
This full-time LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology degree combines the study of law with an examination of crime, criminal justice and victimisation. It may suit students interested in legal practice, criminal justice or roles where legal knowledge, research and critical analysis are useful. A three-year degree route and a four-year foundation option are available.
About this course
This LLB (Hons) combines core legal study with criminology, examining how law is made, applied and challenged alongside the causes, patterns and consequences of crime. You will build knowledge of the English legal system and major areas of law, including contract, criminal, public and EU, land, tort, and equity and trusts law.
The criminology element considers theories of crime and criminality, the criminal justice system, victims and victimisation, and the influence of social class, gender, sexuality and race on experiences of crime and law enforcement. Later topics include human rights, cybercrime, access to justice, legal services and law in a global context.
Alongside legal knowledge, the course develops legal research, referencing, critical analysis, written communication and presentation skills. Practical themes include practising law in a digital world, AI literacy and work through a student law clinic.
The full-time degree is available over three years. A four-year full-time foundation option is also available, beginning with preparatory study designed to build academic, digital, research and communication skills before progressing to degree-level law and criminology study.
What you will study
Core areas include:
• English legal system, legal method, legal research and referencing • Contract law, criminal law, public and EU law, land law, tort, and equity and trusts • Criminal justice, criminological theory, crime and criminality • Crime victims, victimisation, and the social factors shaping crime and law enforcement • Human rights, cybercrime, access to justice and legal services • Real estate, law in a global context, and practising law in the digital world • Legal clinic work, extended essay research, academic and career development, and AI literacy
The foundation option includes communication skills, digital and research skills, sustainability and society, a foundation year project, and core concepts in law, business, computer science, criminology and psychology.
Modules
Foundation
- Communication Skills (core)
- Digital and Research Skills (core)
- Sustainability and Society (core)
- Foundation Year Project (core)
- Shaping Skills for Success (core)
- Core Concepts of Law (core)
- Core Concepts of Business (optional)
- Core Concepts of Computer Science (optional)
- Core Concepts of Criminology (optional)
- Core Concepts of Psychology (optional)
Year 1
- Contract Law (core)
- Criminal Law (core)
- Legal Method and Skills (core)
- Academic and Career Success (core)
- AI Literacy for the Future Professional (core)
- Public and EU Law (core)
Year 2
- Critical Approaches in Current Legal Issues (core)
- Land Law (core)
- Tort (core)
- Introduction to Criminology (core)
- Law in a Global Context (optional)
- Student Law Clinic (optional)
- Access to Justice and Legal Services (optional)
- Real Estate (optional)
- Human Rights (optional)
- Extended Essay (optional)
- Practising Law in the Digital World (optional)
- Cybercrime (optional)
- Victims and Victimisation (optional)
Year 3
- Equity and Trusts (core)
- Civil Dispute Resolution (optional)
- Criminal Litigation and Evidence (optional)
- Employment Law (optional)
- Family Law (optional)
- Graduate and Employability Skills (optional)
- Law in a Global Context (optional)
- Legal Advice Clinic (optional)
- Legal Technology (optional)
- Mental Health and Mental Capacity (optional)
- Research Project (optional)
- Wills and Succession (optional)
- International Criminology (optional)
- Crimes of the Powerful (optional)
- Evidence, Testimony and Forensics (optional)
- Canadian Constitutional Law (optional)
- Foundations of Canadian Law (optional)
Assessment
Assessment methods include exams, essays, project reports, portfolios, oral presentations and mock assessments.
Entry requirements
Standard entry requirements are: A levels at BBB; BTEC at DDM; or 120 UCAS Tariff points. GCSE English Language at grade C/4 or above, or an equivalent qualification, is also required.
Entry requirements for the foundation year differ from those listed above.
Careers
The course may support progression into the legal field, criminal justice, government, education, politics, journalism, business, or criminal investigation and analysis. It may also provide a foundation for further training towards roles such as solicitor or barrister, subject to the relevant professional requirements.
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