Law with Criminology,LLB Law (Hons)

Become a law graduate with criminology expertise. Develop your understanding of English law and build your legal skills. On our Law with Criminology LLB you’ll look at policing and sentencing while gaining an understanding of the criminal justice system. You’ll investigate the issues and challenges which crime poses to our society and discover how law and criminology work together to solve these challenges.

We’re an active and friendly community. You’ll find opportunities to take part in events and activities that support your studies, often run by our teaching team. And with our diverse, international mix of staff and students, there are always new insights to gain and new perspectives to hear.

You’ll graduate with the skills to start a career. You may take the further legal training to become a barrister or solicitor. Or roles like probation officer, policy adviser, or public prosecutor may be of interest to you. Your tutors can support you to help you decide what your next steps will be.

After completing the course, you’ll be ready to take the next steps towards a rewarding career. A law degree can lead to a variety of careers. You could take the Bar Course and become a barrister, or start your preparation for the Solicitors’ Qualifying Exam.

Not all of our graduates go into the legal profession, for example, graduates have also joined the Civil Service, and one is now a senior policy adviser in the Home Office. You’ll also be prepared for practitioner careers in criminology - in areas like prison services, policing and local government.

Whatever your plans, you’ll have developed a range of skills which will make you a valuable employee.

To gain further specialist legal knowledge and carve your own career path, you could undertake one of our postgraduate LLM Master of Law pathways.