LLB Law and Criminology
Entry requirements
A Level: AAB IB: 34; 33, with B in the extended essay
About this course
LLB in Law and Criminology LLB, a sociology and law degree centred on legal systems and criminological theory. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Legal Analysis, Policy Analysis, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The programme covers the common law of England and Wales alongside criminological principles across three years of study. The first year establishes fundamental knowledge through Introduction to Law, Criminal Law and Justice, Foundations of Criminology, Contract Law, Constitutional Law in the UK and EU, and Introducing Criminological Research. The second year examines state power, penal policy, and investigative techniques via modules such as The Individual and the State, Torts Law, Responding to Crime, and Punishment and Penal Policy. Students also choose from various options like Analysing Crime Data, Race, Gender and Crime, and Qualitative Methods in Criminological Research. The final year focuses on advanced legal doctrines and independent study through Equity and Trusts, Land Law, and Researching Law and Society. Optional modules in the final year allow specialisation in areas such as International Trade Law, International Human Rights Law, Youth Crime and Justice, and Digital Lawyering.
Modules
- Introduction to Law
- Criminal Law and Justice
- Foundations of Criminology
- Contract Law
- Constitutional Law in the UK and EU
- Introducing Criminological Research
- The Individual and the State
- Torts Law
- Responding to Crime
- Punishment and Penal Policy
- Advanced Constitutional Law
- Advanced EU Law
- Advanced Law of Contract
- Analysing Crime Data
- Race, Gender and Crime
- Criminal Process
- Prisons, Prisoners, and their Families
- Foundations of International Law
- Law, Justice and Ethics
- Criminology Research Project
- Criminology and War
- Principles of Comparative Law
- Advanced Administrative Law and Justice
- Advanced Criminal Law and Justice
- Solidarity: Politics, Law, and Society across the Globe
- Qualitative Methods in Criminological Research
- Equity and Trusts
- Land Law
- Researching Law and Society
- International Trade Law
- Criminal Process
- International Human Rights Law
- Youth Crime and Justice
- Principles of Healthcare Law and Ethics
- Law, Accountability and Government
- Drugs, Crime and Control
- Special Project: International Mooting I
- Jurisprudence
- Intellectual Property Law
- Children and the Law
- Immigration and Asylum Law
- Digital Lawyering
- Sex Work: Rights, Regulation and Resistance
- Criminology Research Paper
- Criminal Evidence
- Law of Public Companies
- Competition Law
- Advanced Issues in International Law
- Family Law
- Police and Policing in a Global Context
- Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Law
- Law, Democracy and Populism
- Imperialism, Colonialism, and International Law
- Advanced Torts Law
- Corporate Governance, Law and Sustainability
- UK Environmental Law and Policy
- Current Issues in Health Law, Ethics and Policy
- Advanced Equity & Trusts (DTP)