BA Law & Criminology

Institution

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Level

undergraduate

Subject

Law & Criminology

Duration

3 years full time. 4 years full time if undertaking foundation year or year-long industry placement. 5 years full time if undertaking foundation year and year-long industry placement.

UCAS code

M180

Typical offer

A-level CCC

Entry requirements

UCAS tariff: 112 A level: Minimum three A levels to include Grades CCC. No specific subjects required. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: DMM IB: 2 x H5. No specific subjects required.

About this course

BA (Hons) in Law, covering legal principles and criminology. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme includes a dissertation and legal research module.

Modules

• Introduction to Criminal Justice
• Constitutional Law
• Introduction to Legal System, Method and Ethics
• Criminology and the Modern World
• Crime, Inequality and Social Issues
• Criminal Law
• Working in the Criminal Justice System
• Law of Torts
• Cyber Crime, Gender and Hate
• Researching Crime: Methods, Approaches and Ethics
• Youth, Inequality and Crime
• International Protection of Human Rights
• Law of Evidence and Litigation
• Dissertation and Legal Research
• Crime, Drugs and Society
• Terrorism, Radicalisation and Violence
• Policing, Punishment and Justice
• Policy, Governance and Participation
• Family Law
• Corporate Crime