Law (Criminology)

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This degree offers all the career opportunities of a conventional LLB but may be of particular interest if you want to go into criminal practice or to work for the Crown Prosecution Service.

The LLB(Hons) Criminology comprises most of the content of the LLB(Hons) three-year degree with the additional advantage of specialist knowledge in the area of Criminology and Criminal Justice. It would also be an excellent choice for students interested in joining the Police, Probation Service or Prison Service work. Graduates may continue their studies onto our highly regarded Legal Practice Course or onto our taught LLM programme which allows them to specialise in a variety of areas.

The first year of the degree is the same as for the LLB single honours which includes a workshop-based skills module and lectures and tutorials in a further three core modules. The second year modules include Criminology and core modules required by professional bodies. In the final year, students study specialist Criminology modules, such as Criminal Justice, Crime Prevention and Environmental Criminology.

The LLB core modules provide the foundation principles of legal knowledge. Certificate Level includes the study of legal sources and institutions as well as study skills relevant to Law, including the use of appropriate information technology. You will also study some of the core modules. By the end of Intermediate Level, you will have covered all the core modules and so will have undertaken a detailed study of the Law of Contract, Public Law, Criminal Law, Tort, Land Law, European Law and Equity and Trusts.

It is the final year that makes this award distinctive, whilst lectures are very important, the main emphasis is on workshops and group learning. Workshops take a variety of forms: discussions, presentations by one or more students, or tasks such as tackling a previously unseen problem or interviewing and advising a client. These develop both your legal capabilities and skills such as interviewing and working in groups.

Your study is supported by the Library and electronic resources, such as the Internet and interactive computer-based learning packages. Assessment is by a combination of coursework and examination. Some skills, such as interviewing, may be assessed by video recordings of a practical exercise.

Students who have graduated with any of our LLB awards can progress to become Solicitors or Barristers. Many of those wishing to be Solicitors stay with us to complete the Legal Practice Course in our purpose-built suite of practice offices. Others pursue a more academic route by studying on our LLM Masters awards. Alternatively the skills our students develop open up a wide range of careers, for example in finance, commerce, public administration or management in industry.  Students who have graduated with the LLB Criminology may also have interests in areas of work such as the Police and the Prison Service.

Staffordshire Law graduates will benefit from 15% discount off the LPC tuition fees.

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