LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies

Year 1

In the first year, you’ll learn about the core theories, principles and processes of the law, introducing you to how it’s studied and practised. We’ve structured the curriculum so that alongside studying legal systems, contract, constitutional and administrative law (fulfilling the requirements of professional bodies), you’ll also get to grips with criminology and start to develop the kind of critical thinking and self-reflective skills that will equip you for your chosen career.

Core modules

• CCJS1112 Criminology and Crime Problems
• LAW1208 Legal Systems and Skills
• LAW1209 Contract Law
• LAW1214 Introduction to Law
• LAW1217 Public Law
• LAW1218 Current Issues in Law, Ethics and Human Rights
• LAWGEAR1 Graduate Employability and Achievement Record

Year 2

In the second year, you’ll focus on real-life scenarios and develop practical skills in areas such as negotiation and advocacy. You’ll study law of tort, land and EU law in depth and begin to tailor your degree to your specific interests by studying criminological and penal theory. Unlike most other law degrees, where you have to wait until your final year, you’ll also start gaining hands-on experience through work-based studies and a compulsory skills module.

Core modules

• CCJS2115 Crime, Theory and Culture
• LAW2213 Land Law
• LAW2216 Human Rights Law
• LAW2221 European Union Law
• LAW2222 Tort Law
• LAW2230 Dispute Resolution Skills
• LAWGEAR2 Graduate Employability and Achievement Record

Final year

Core modules

• LAW3242 Criminal law
• LAW3243 Equity and Trusts
• LAWGEAR3 Graduate Employability and Achievement Record

Optional modules

• CCJS3148 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice
• CCJS3150 Crimes of the Powerful
• CCJS3154 Women, Crime and Criminal Justice
• CCJS3156 Criminology of War
• CCJS3158 Drugs, Crime and Society
• CCJS3165 Crime, Punishment and Social Change
• CCJS3166 Digital Crime and Deviancy
• CCJS3168 Hate Crime
• CCJS3171 International Human Rights and 'Children First' Youth Justice
• LAW3222 Dissertation
• LAW3229 Environmental Law
• LAW3230 Family Law
• LAW3235 Immigration, Nationality and Refugee Law
• LAW3238 Sex, Power and Legal Control
• LAW3239 Cybercrime: Issues and Regulation
• LAW3244 Jurisprudence: law, society and justice
• LAW3247 Work-Based Learning
• LAW3248 Law, Literature and the Screen
• SOC3538 Philosophy of Social Science

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