LLB Law with Criminology (Placement Year)
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 35 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects
About this course
LLB Hons in Law with Criminology (Placement Year), an undergraduate law degree situated within the Sociology and Law subject area. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Legal Analysis, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. The course includes an integrated professional placement year, allowing students to gain practical work experience before their final year. The first year introduces foundational legal and criminological principles through compulsory modules including Legal Systems and Justice, Contract Law, Explaining Criminology, Legal Systems and Sources, Criminal Law, and Public Law. The second year expands into civil and social perspectives with compulsory studies in Tort Law, Criminological Thought, and Land Law, alongside optional modules covering subjects such as Business Law and Practice, European Union Law, Family Law, International Law, Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Youth Justice, Cybercrime and Cybercriminality, Commercial Law, Employment Law, Financial Crime, Human Rights and Civil Liberties, International Law on Force, Territory and Human Rights, Law and Young People, Legal Tech and Innovation, Organised Crime, Contemporary Issues in Policing, Understanding Criminological Fieldwork, and Measuring Crime. The third year consists of the Work Based Learning Year placement module. The fourth year focuses on advanced legal study with the compulsory module Equity and Trusts Law, and offers optional modules such as Law Dissertation, Company Law, Environmental Law, Immigration and Asylum Law, Inheritance Law, Healthcare Law and Ethics, Green Criminology, Drugs, Crime and Society, Crimes and Harms of the Powerful, 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, Gendered Harm and Justice, Hate Crime, Crime and Media, and Prisons, Punishment and Society.
Modules
- Legal Systems and Justice
- Contract Law
- Explaining Criminology
- Legal Systems and Sources
- Criminal Law
- Public Law
- Tort Law
- Criminological Thought
- Land Law
- Business Law and Practice
- European Union Law
- Family Law
- International Law
- Mediation and Conflict Resolution
- Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Youth Justice
- Cybercrime and Cybercriminality
- Commercial Law
- Employment Law
- Financial Crime
- Human Rights and Civil Liberties
- International Law on Force, Territory and Human Rights
- Law and Young People
- Legal Tech and Innovation
- Organised Crime
- Contemporary Issues in Policing
- Understanding Criminological Fieldwork
- Measuring Crime
- Work Based Learning Year
- Equity and Trusts Law
- Law Dissertation
- Company Law
- Environmental Law
- Immigration and Asylum Law
- Inheritance Law
- Healthcare Law and Ethics
- Green Criminology
- Drugs, Crime and Society
- Crimes and Harms of the Powerful
- 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
- Gendered Harm and Justice
- Hate Crime
- Crime and Media
- Prisons, Punishment and Society