Criminology and Law : BA Hons : MM13

Lancaster University

Bachelor's degree

In Lancaster

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lancaster

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

If you are interested in developing practical legal knowledge and an understanding of crime, criminology and criminal justice then this non-qualifying Law degree will appeal to you.
The course is taught by the world-leading, research-active academics that are based in our prestigious Law School. They will introduce you to core topics in Criminology and Law and you will explore the connections between the two disciplines as you develop both specialist and transferable skills. The multi-disciplinary nature of the degree scheme will encourage you to recognise and reflect on the academic and professional links between Criminology and Law. You will analyse the social, cultural, political and economic contexts of crime and criminal justice by looking at the social circumstances of offending, policies regulating crime, and the social response to criminal activity.
This degree scheme is distinct from our LLB Law with Criminology degree, as the focus of the degree is on Criminology, meaning you do not study all of the core law modules that are required for a qualifying law degree
The Law School has excellent connections with local Criminal Justice Agencies, such as Lancashire Police and HMP Lancashire Farm. Students are able to visit the prison and engage in collaborative learning as part of our ‘Learning Together’ module, as well as undertaking a module analysing data from Lancashire Police. All of this helps you to make professional connections, learn more about Law firms and Criminal Justice Agencies, and get a head start on your chosen career.
You will benefit from our strong links to Chambers, Law firms and related professions from across the UK, including magic circle firms from London. We host a judicial lecture series, alumni visits and lectures, and a Law Fair, which is your chance to meet lawyers (including trainees, associates and partners) and members of their recruitment teams.

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Lancaster (Lancashire)
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Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

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About this course

Your degree can lead to a wide choice of rewarding jobs in the public and private sectors, including:

Prison and probation services
Academia
Civil service
Education
Media
Police
European Commission
Court reporting
Military
Third Sector Support Services

A Level ABB

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

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Subjects

  • IT Law
  • Human Rights
  • Criminology
  • Police
  • Law
  • Criminal law
  • English Legal
  • Criminal Justice
  • Law of Contracts
  • Criminological

Course programme

Many of Lancaster's degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to complement their main specialism. You will be able to study a range of modules, some examples of which are listed below.

Year 1

Core

    • Criminal Law
    • English Legal System and Methods
    • Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice
    • Law of Contracts
Year 2

Core

    • Criminological thought
    • Law of Torts
    • Public Law
    • Understanding Criminological Fieldwork

Optional

    • Contemporary Crime Problems
    • Contemporary Issues in Policing
    • Crime-related extended essay option
    • Cybercrime and cybercriminality
    • EU Law
    • Family Law
    • Forgotten Trials of the Holocaust
    • Green Criminology: Environmental Crime and Ecological Justice
    • Human Rights and Civil Liberties
    • International Law
    • Land Law
    • Law Clinic
    • Lawyers and Society
    • Measuring Crime: Understanding Crime Data and Trends
    • Organised Crime
    • Principles of Commercial Law
    • Principles of Employment Law
    • Youth Justice
Year 3

Optional

    • Advocacy
    • Company Law
    • Competition Law
    • Crime and Media
    • Crime-related Research-based Dissertation
    • Criminal Careers
    • Criminal Justice Research
    • Criminology Innovation
    • Criminology Placement
    • Dissertation
    • Drugs, Crime and Society
    • Equity and Trusts Law
    • Evidence
    • Final Year Crime-Related Extended Essay
    • Hate Crime
    • Health Care Law and Ethics
    • Human Rights and Civil Liberties
    • Immigration and Asylum Law
    • Intellectual Property Law and Policy
    • International Human Rights Law
    • Land Law
    • Law and Religion
    • Learning Together
    • Prisons, Punishment and Society
    • Private International Law
    • Responses to Massive Human Rights Violations
    • Sex Crimes and Sexual Offending

Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years.

Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.

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