BA Criminology and Law (Study Abroad)
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 (Study Abroad), an undergraduate degree in Sociology and Law examining the intersection of legal frameworks and criminological theory. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Legal Analysis, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. The course includes a dedicated third year spent studying abroad at an international partner institution. The first year establishes core foundations through modules such as Explaining Criminology, Legal Systems and Sources, Contract Law, Legal Systems and Justice, and Criminal Law, alongside optional choices like Crime and Popular Culture and A Brief History of Crime and Criminology. The second year continues with compulsory study in Criminological Thought, Tort Law, and Measuring Crime, accompanied by optional modules spanning 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, and Legal Tech and Innovation. The third year is spent on Your Year Abroad. The final year includes the core module Prisons, Punishment and Society, alongside a wide array of optional modules such as 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, and Street Law. Students may also undertake an independent research project through either the Criminology Dissertation or Law Dissertation option.
Modules
- Explaining Criminology
- Legal Systems and Sources
- Contract Law
- Legal Systems and Justice
- Criminal Law
- Crime and Popular Culture
- A Brief History of Crime and Criminology
- Criminological Thought
- Tort Law
- Measuring Crime
- 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
- Your Year Abroad
- 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