Program Overview

Are you interested in understanding criminal behaviour and the processes of criminal justice at the same time as gaining a fully accredited law degree?

This Bachelor of Laws (LLB) gives you the choice to study for your solicitor exams or your Bar exams after you graduate. Alongside your study of law you'll gain knowledge of:

• the history of criminology
• the role of criminology in maintaining and challenging social order
• how the world deals with the crimes of the powerful, such as genocide and war crimes
• policing and society

As well as preparing you for a career as a lawyer, this course is ideal if you're considering a career in the police or prison services.

Course highlights

• Have the opportunity to obtain pre-entry qualifications for a career in probation work
• Enrich your study of law through an understanding of the theories of crime and criminology and through assessing competing perspectives on society and crime
• Take an optional paid placement year where you can apply your knowledge in a criminal justice organisation
• Get lots of practice at the type of assessment used in the first part of the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE)
• Cover in-depth all the foundations of legal knowledge you need to go on and take your Bar exams
• Apply your learning in our community settings, gaining real-world legal practice skills
• Take our Law in Practice module and gain 3 months work experience that can count towards your qualifying work experience for the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE)
• Benefit from teaching that's shaped by expert staff who have been practicing lawyers and criminologists and who understand how the legal landscape is changing
• Enrich your learning through our research expertise in areas such as data protection, policing and financial crime