BA Joint (Hons) Criminology and Law with Foundation Year
About this course
BA Joint (Hons) BA Joint (Hons) Criminology and Law with Foundation Year, a Sociology and Law degree covering criminal behaviour through legal, social, policing and social justice viewpoints. Core topics include Research Methods, Legal Analysis, Communication & Writing, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete a four-year full-time programme beginning with a foundation year focused on academic skills and a personal project, progressing through core stages of criminology and legal study, and culminating in a final-year professional work placement and a dissertation. The course begins with Year 0, introducing foundational topics through Academic Skills and Studying with Confidence, Law Project, Law Foundations, and Law and Society. Year 1 shifts to core subjects including Introduction to Criminology, Violence in Society, Legal Skills and Employability, and Public Law. Year 2 advances into Crime, Media and Culture, Imprisonment to Rehabilitation, Criminal Law, Practice and Litigation, and Advanced Legal Skills and Commercial Awareness. The final year includes compulsory modules such as Professional Learning Through Work and Dissertation, alongside optional modules covering areas like Employment Law, Family Law, Human Rights and Social Justice, Business Law and Practice, Legal Technology, Justice, Punishment and Human Rights, Genocide Studies, Organised Crime, Young People, (In)Justice and Crime, Policing Priorities, Criminalised Women, Crimes of the 21st Century, Breathing Criminology: Inside Perspectives, Criminal Deaths and Society’s Grief, and Intelligence, Security and the British State.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 48 UCAS tariff points Applications are welcome from mature students with few formal qualifications. Any previous relevant work experience and learning will be assessed and, where appropriate, we may offer an alternative way to assess suitability to study. This course is not available to students on a Student Route Visa.
What students say
Based on about 25 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 91%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 60%
- Left higher education: 40%
What graduates do next
Based on about 20 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Protective service occupations: 10%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 25 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North East: 5%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 80%
- East of England: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Academic Skills and Studying with Confidence
- Law Project
- Law Foundations
- Law and Society
- Introduction to Criminology
- Violence in Society
- Legal Skills and Employability
- Public Law
- Crime, Media and Culture
- Imprisonment to Rehabilitation
- Criminal Law, Practice and Litigation
- Advanced Legal Skills and Commercial Awareness
- Professional Learning Through Work
- Dissertation
- Employment Law
- Family Law
- Human Rights and Social Justice
- Business Law and Practice
- Legal Technology
- Justice, Punishment and Human Rights
- Genocide Studies
- Organised Crime
- Young People, (In)Justice and Crime
- Policing Priorities
- Criminalised Women
- Crimes of the 21st Century
- Breathing Criminology: Inside Perspectives
- Criminal Deaths and Society’s Grief
- Intelligence, Security and the British State
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Joint (Hons) Criminology and Law with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £17,500 after 3 years, £21,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,000 and £27,500. The £21,000 median after five years is £5,500 less than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Joint (Hons) Criminology and Law with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Joint (Hons) Criminology and Law with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Joint (Hons) Criminology and Law with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University?
The average entrant had 43 UCAS points.
Does BA Joint (Hons) Criminology and Law with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Joint (Hons) Criminology and Law with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University?
60% of students continued into their second year, and 40% left higher education.