Award LLB (Hons) Law with Criminal Justice

UCAS Code M2M1

Locations 

Birmingham, Leeds, London Bloomsbury

Duration 

3 Years full-time or 4 Years with foundation year

Next Start 

September 2020 

Course Fees, per year 

£9,250 (UK/EU) / £13,750 (International)

Our LLB (Hons) with Criminal Justice is a qualifying law degree. It is aimed at students who wish to pursue a career in the legal or wider commercial sectors, or in the wider criminal justice system and associated professions.

In addition to studying key legal topics, you will also study Criminal Justice options which examine the agencies and the institutions of the law, looking at their roles, responsibilities and discretion, as well as issues of accountability in relation to current developments in criminal justice. Focusing on key concepts, such as the definition of crime and the philosophy of sentencing. The legal process is central to criminal justice studies including, for example, courts and hearings for adults and young people; the theory and practice of sentencing; prison and community based penalties; and the place of human rights in these processes.  

As with all our LLBs, this programme has a practical focus with the skills you need for your career embedded into the course. There is a high level of face-to-face tuition, with experienced tutors, over 90% of whom are lawyers.

ULaw offers excellent employability outcomes for students; 92% of our full-time UK LLB students graduating in 2017 secured employment or further study within six months of successfully completing their course.

As we specialise in teaching, with a focus on problem solving and weighing up arguments, you’ll develop a formidable range of essential skills that can make all the difference when starting your career. The University of Law was awarded a silver rating in the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) in June 2019. We were found to deliver high quality teaching, learning and outcomes for our students and consistently exceed rigorous national quality requirements for UK higher education.

ULaw has also achieved top ten placements among universities in the UK for 5 categories in the National Student Survey 2019: teaching, learning opportunities, academic support, learning resources and student voice.

Locations Birmingham, Leeds and London Bloomsbury      

UCAS Code M2M2

The first year is a Foundation year, which focuses on developing an understanding of the legal sector and the key skills required to undertake the LLB (Hons) Law Degree. The subsequent three years then follow our full-time course.

Students starting their course in September 2020 will have the opportunity to attend our International Leadership Summer School in Berlin, during the second year of their degree or third year of a degree with Foundation Year.* This week will focus on developing employability skills.

You'll study a total of 18 modules, six modules in each year of the course. This ensures you get a firm grounding in legal areas, but also gives you choices so you can develop your knowledge and skills to suit your career aims. Modules for the optional foundation year are also shown below.

In Semester 2 of Years 2 and 3 you choose three options each year from the modules listed below* and you must select at least one law module and at least four Criminal Justice modules over Years 2 and 3. All options are indicative and subject to numbers; please note some subjects are offered in several years, but may only be selected once.

Each single taught law module consists of face-to-face tuition in 11 large groups and 11 two-hour face-to-face sessions in small group workshops.

Optional Foundation Year 

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Optional Foundation Year 

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

* All options are indicative and available subject to numbers.

Level 5 Options: Human Rights**, Family Law, Employment Law, Access to Justice and Legal Services, Real Estate, Extended Essay in Law

Level 6 Options: Wills & Succession; Companies: Governance, Tax and Insolvency; Human Rights**; Criminal Litigation and Evidence; Intellectual Property; Global Governance and Regulation; Comparative Government; Canadian Constitutional Law (London only); Canadian Criminal Law (London only)

**Some options are available at Level 5 & 6, choose once only.

Each year is made up of two semesters consisting of 12 teaching weeks and one week consolidation/revision and two weeks to complete assessments. You will study a total of 18 modules over the three years of the course.