BA Criminology and Law (Placement Year)
Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 overall with 15 points from the best 3 HL subjects
About this course
BA Hons in Criminology and Law (Placement Year), a sociology and law degree exploring the intersection of legal systems and criminal behaviour. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Legal Analysis, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. Students undertake a work-based placement year in the third year to gain professional workplace experience. The first year covers foundational modules such as Contract Law, Explaining Criminology, Legal Systems and Sources, Legal Systems and Justice, and Criminal Law. The second year introduces core studies in Criminological Thought, Measuring Crime, and Tort Law, alongside optional choices spanning cybercrime, family law, and mediation. In the final year, students examine Prisons, Punishment and Society and can choose to complete a Criminology Dissertation or Law Dissertation. Optional modules in the final year include subjects such as Company Law, Environmental Law, and Hate Crime.
Modules
- Contract Law
- Explaining Criminology
- Legal Systems and Sources
- Legal Systems and Justice
- Criminal Law
- Crime and Popular Culture
- A Brief History of Crime and Criminology
- Criminological Thought
- Measuring Crime
- Tort Law
- Understanding Criminological Fieldwork
- Youth Justice
- Cybercrime and Cybercriminality
- Business Law and Practice
- Employment Law
- Family Law
- International Law
- Mediation and Conflict Resolution
- Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Organised Crime
- Contemporary Issues in Policing
- Land Law
- Commercial Law
- European Union Law
- Financial Crime
- Human Rights and Civil Liberties
- International Law on Force, Territory and Human Rights
- Law and Young People
- Legal Tech and Innovation
- Work Based Learning Year
- Prisons, Punishment and Society
- Criminology Dissertation
- Law Dissertation
- Green Criminology
- Drugs, Crime and Society
- Crimes and Harms of the Powerful
- Company Law
- Environmental Law
- Immigration and Asylum Law
- Inheritance Law
- Healthcare Law and Ethics
- Gendered Harm and Justice
- Hate Crime
- Crime and Media
- Equity and Trusts Law
- Contemporary Issues in Corporate Governance
- Evidence
- Intellectual Property Law and Policy
- Human Rights, Mass Atrocities and Transitional Justice
- Sex Crimes and Sexual Offending
- Street Law