Criminal Justice and Criminal Law LLM

Course overview

Develop a sophisticated knowledge of current issues in criminal justice and criminal law in the UK and across the world.

The LLM in Criminal Justice and Criminal Law is an advanced postgraduate course designed to provide a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of both fields at domestic and international levels.

The course provides a dynamic platform to not only expand your theoretical understanding of key concepts in the areas of criminal justice and criminal law, but also to apply this knowledge in practical scenarios, equipping you with the skills to navigate the complexities of these areas.

This course combines cutting-edge compulsory modules with a wide range of optional modules that allow you to tailor your degree to your own personal interests.

Throughout the course we’ll encourage you to:

• explore the complex and dynamic nature of the criminal justice process

• examine critical issues and principles in criminal law

• develop legal research skills.

Applying

Entry requirements

A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in law, criminal justice, criminology or a related subject.

We accept a range of international equivalent qualifications.

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.

Improve your English

International students who do not meet the English language requirements for this programme may be able to study our postgraduate pre-sessional English course, to help improve your English language level.

This pre-sessional course is designed with a progression route to your degree programme and you’ll learn academic English in the context of your subject area. To find out more, read Language for Law (6 weeks) and Language for Social Sciences and Arts: Law (10 weeks).

We also offer online pre-sessionals alongside our on-campus pre-sessionals. Find out more about our six week online pre-sessional and our 10 week online pre-sessional.

You can also study pre-sessionals for longer periods – read about our postgraduate pre-sessional English courses.

Career opportunities

From day one, we encourage you to think beyond your time at Leeds and reflect on a meaningful career.

This course is particularly suited to those who wish to pursue a career in public service, the private sector, the voluntary sector, or any other arena where success is built upon higher-level skills and advanced knowledge of criminal justice, criminology and criminal law issues.

Recent graduates have gone on to work in the UK and overseas in law firms, charities, higher education and beyond. Many also have gone on to study a PhD and work in academia.

Other alumni hold senior positions in criminal justice organisations, including police and probation services, the prison service, and youth justice services, as well as in the private and voluntary sector, both in the UK and abroad. Some graduates have been awarded promotions following successful completion of the course.