Law with Criminology, LLB (Hons)

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Combine Law and Criminology in a qualifying law degree

Key Course Details

3 Year Full Time

UCAS Code: MM19
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): AAB-BBB
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2021	£ 9,000

3 Year Full Time

UCAS Code: MM19
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): AAB-BBB
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2021	£ 14,550

3 Year Full Time

UCAS Code: MM19
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: AAB-BBB - More Information
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2021	£ 14,550

Accredited by the Bar Standards Board, the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Council of India

Course Overview

This qualifying law degree brings together Law and Criminology, giving you the opportunity to combine an interest in criminality and criminal policy with in-depth coverage of the law of England and Wales.

The programme is designed to cover foundational subjects in each discipline in the first and second year, allowing you a wide choice of optional study in the final year.

You will gain a comprehensive grounding in the areas covered by a qualifying law degree; Contract Law, Criminal Law, Land Law, Equity and Trusts, EU Law, Law of Tort and Public Law.

Alongside this, you will study core concepts in the field of criminology, the most important theories of crime and deviance and their relevance to contemporary criminal justice policy, research and practice.

Through your undergraduate Law with Criminology degree you will develop excellent research and analytical skills and learn to present your ideas effectively both verbally and in writing.

All of our undergraduate Law programmes are recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority as Qualifying Law Degrees for those commencing study in 2021. Our programmes also include the core subjects required by the Bar Standards Board to satisfy the academic stage of professional training for those wishing to become barristers. Our programmes provide a strong foundation for students who may wish to take the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE) in the future.

Why Law with Criminology at Swansea?

Based at the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law, you will benefit from being part of a lively and diverse research and teaching environment with students at its heart.

Swansea University has an established and growing reputation for both law and criminology teaching and research. The School of Law is recognised as a source of expertise and as having an impact on policy and practice in a diverse range of fields of practice. The School is wholly committed to continuous improvement in teaching and learning, and to putting students at the centre of its activities.

Law at Swansea is ranked in the:

Top 10 in the UK for Overall Satisfaction (NSS 2020)
Top 10 in the UK for Career Prospects (Guardian University Guide 2021)
Top 300 in the world (QS World Rankings 2020)

Criminology at Swansea is ranked:

Top 5 in the UK Overall (Guardian University Guide 2021)
2nd in the UK for Course Satisfaction (Guardian University Guide 2021)
Top 10 in the UK for Career Prospects (Guardian University Guide 2021)

Swansea University:

Has a TEF Gold Rating for Teaching (Teaching Excellence Framework)
Is ranked 6^th in the UK for Student Satisfaction (NSS 2020)
Is a UK Top 25 Institution (Guardian University Guide 2021)

Your Law with Criminology Experience

We offer an inclusive, student-focussed learning environment and community. Modules are delivered and assessed in a variety of different ways and you will be encouraged to take responsibility for your own learning, to work independently as well as with others, to act professionally, and to master new skills. As well as teaching and learning activities we offer a broad range of opportunities for you to get involved: from research-based placements, to working with clients, to developing advocacy and other skills. Our thriving Law Clinic offers students the opportunity to get involved in giving advice to clients and we have programmes of extra-curricular mooting, negotiation and interviewing.

Our undergraduate Law with Criminology degree structure, with its extensive range of final year optional modules, gives you plenty of scope to tailor your studies to your particular interests, career goals, or ambitions.

You have the option of spending a year abroad between your second and final year, broadening your skills and experience with one of our partners.

We offer a range of work placement opportunities in a wide range of settings, both in the UK and abroad.

Law with Criminology Employment Opportunities

Studying a qualifying law degree can lead to a range of careers. We aim to equip students with multiple skills to enhance their graduate prospects. Our graduates go on to a wide variety of careers, which include being a:

barrister, chartered accountant, civil servant, lecturer, legal executive, local government officer, paralegal, police officer, prison officer, researcher, solicitor, stockbroker or trading standards officer.

Modules

LLB Law with Criminology structure.

Your first two years are made up of compulsory modules giving you a solid foundation in key areas and principles of law and criminology.

In your final year you have free choice from a broad range of Law and Criminology modules.

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Compulsory Modules

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
ASC100S	Period September-June	0	Advanced Study Skills
ASC106	Period September-January	10	Victims and Victimology
ASC113	Period September-January	10	Study Skills in Criminology
LAA100	Period September-January	15	Contract Law 1
LAA102	Period September-January	15	Public Law 1
LAA103	Period September-January	15	Law of Tort 1
LAS100	Period September-January	0	Skills and Enhanced Learning
LAA108	Period January-June	15	Contract Law 2
LAA110	Period January-June	15	Public Law 2
LAA111	Period January-June	15	Law of Tort 2
LAA117	Period January-June	10	European Union Law

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Compulsory Modules

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
ASC200S	Period September-June	0	Case Studies in Criminology
ASC212	Period September-January	20	Criminological Theory: Content and Application
LAA200	Period September-January	15	Criminal Law 1
LAA201	Period September-January	15	Equity & Trusts 1
LAA202	Period September-January	15	Land Law 1
LAS200	Period September-January	0	Skills and Enhanced Learning
ASC226	Period January-June	10	Penology and Punishment
LAA205	Period January-June	15	Criminal Law 2
LAA206	Period January-June	15	Equity & Trusts 2
LAA231	Period January-June	15	Land Law 2

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
ASC300S	Period September-June	0	Advancing Professional Development
LAS300	Period September-January	0	Skills and Enhanced Learning

Optional Modules

Law Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Please ensure that your module selections are balanced across semester 1 and semester 2.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name	Guidance
LAA302	Period September-January	20	Family Law: Adult Relationships
LAA303	Period September-January	20	Commercial Sales
LAA305	Period September-January	20	Cyfraith Hywel
LAA310	Period September-January	20	Environmental Law 1 - Regulatory Law Approaches
LAA314	Period September-January	20	Employment Law: Rights and Obligations
LAA321	Period September-January	20	Criminal Evidence
LAA324	Period September-January	20	Human Rights Law
LAA328	Period September-January	20	Cybercrime
LAA330	Period September-January	20	Medical Law
LAA336	Period September-January	20	Company Law: Incorporation, Constitution and Control
LAA341	Period September-January	20	Sports Law and Liability
LAA364	Period September-January	20	Miscarriage of Justice Project	Available to a limited number of students.
LAA366	Period September-January	20	Clinical Legal Education	Available to a limited number of students.
LAA391	Period September-January	20	Intellectual Property Law
LAA398	Period September-January	20	Law of Succession
LAA301	Period January-June	20	Family Law: Parents & Children
LAA304	Period January-June	20	World Trade Law
LAA312	Period January-June	20	Nature Conservation Law
LAA315	Period January-June	20	Employment Law: Enforcing Rights	To choose this module you must have pursued LAA314.
LAA317	Period January-June	20	Negotiations	Available to a limited number of students.
LAA323	Period January-June	20	Criminal Evidence Law and Psychology
LAA326	Period January-June	20	Foundations in Legal Practice
LAA327	Period January-June	20	Media Law
LAA329	Period January-June	20	Human Rights & Social Justice
LAA332	Period January-June	20	Human Rights of Children
LAA337	Period January-June	20	Company Law: Governance, Rights and Liquidation	To choose this module you must have pursued LAA336.
LAA342	Period January-June	20	Legal Issues in Sport
LAA344	Period January-June	20	Multi-level Governance
LAA348	Period January-June	20	Cymraeg y Gyfraith
LAA395	Period January-June	20	The Law of Devolution in Wales
LAA399	Period January-June	20	Medical Law: Reproduction

AND

Criminology Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Please ensure that your module selections are balanced across semester 1 and semester 2.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
ASC317	Period September-January	20	Understanding & Countering Terrorism & Violent Extremism
ASC319	Period September-January	20	Social and Environmental Harms
ASC326	Period September-January	10	Homicide: Criminalising Death and Dying
ASC331	Period September-January	10	The Criminalisation of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants
ASC303	Period January-June	20	Young Offenders and Youth Justice
ASC316	Period January-June	20	Criminalisation of Sex
ASC321	Period January-June	20	Sexual Crimes
ASC325	Period January-June	10	Delivering Social Justice Interventions: Entrepreneurial Criminology
ASC332	Period January-June	10	Work, Crime, Punishment

Entry Requirements

Our standard offer for our law programmes is 3 A Levels at grades ranging from AAB-BBB or equivalent. Please also view our alternative entry requirements to learn more about qualifications such as the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate and Extended Project Qualification, as well as calculate your UCAS Tariff points. For applicants whose first language is not English we require a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent).

We would be happy to discuss the grade requirements of your offer in more detail, and answer any queries. Please contact Glyn James, Recruitment Manager for the School of Law: 01792 602069 / glyn.james@swansea.ac.uk

How You're Taught

2020/21 Academic Year – TB1

Teaching block one (TB1) runs from September until January. Find out more about how you will be taught on this programme for TB1 for the 2020/21 academic year with our How You Are Taught webpage.

This course offers some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Welsh Provision

There are opportunities for Welsh speakers to study this subject through the medium of Welsh and our dedicated academy, Academi Hywel Teifi, is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We offer you:

An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually - we will then communicate with you in your language of choice.
Access to generous Welsh-language study scholarships or bursaries.
Access to modules taught wholly or partly in Welsh.
The option to write and submit your coursework or exams through the medium of Welsh (even if you have chosen to study in English), and your work will be marked in Welsh.
A Welsh-speaking academic tutor.
One-to-one support to improve your academic Welsh language skills.
An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.

To see further details about the level of provision delivered in Welsh on this particular degree scheme, please see the Welsh-language course page for further information.

Since 2011, there has been a 40% increase in the number of students studying through the medium of Welsh at Swansea University and our TEF* data over the last two years shows that Welsh-medium students are high achievers in regards to employability (*Swansea University TEF return 2017 and 2018).

Professional Body Accreditation

All of our undergraduate law programmes are qualifying law degrees that cover the foundations of legal knowledge specified by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board.

Indian applicants

This course is recognised by the Bar Council of India if certain conditions are satisfied.

Meet Your Lecturers

Our qualifying law degrees are taught by experts, some of whom are experienced legal practitioners and all of whom have a wealth of legal knowledge to pass on to our students.

We offer a unique viewpoint on studying law as our Head of School is Professor Elwen Evans QC, a leading lawyer who looks to bridge the gap between academia and practice, the present and the future!

You can find out more about our academic expertise on our staff pages.

Tuition Fees

Start Date	UK	EU	International
September 2020	£ 9,000	£ 9,000	£ 14,150
September 2021	£ 9,000	£ 14,550	£ 14,550

Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government.

Fees for full time Undergraduate EU/International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

EU Transitional Bursary available for September 2021.

Funding and Scholarships

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

Travel to and from campus
Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
Purchase of books or texts
Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Careers and Employability

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

EMPLOYABILITY AT THE SCHOOL OF LAW

The School of Law takes a proactive approach to enhancing graduate employability, with a dedicated Employability and Placements Officer. The School offers a range of local, national and international work placements, professional courses and the advice and support to help you develop the skills to achieve your ambitions.

Find out more on our employability webpage

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal academic mentor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

Academic writing
Maths and statistics
Critical thinking
Time management
Digital skills
Presentation skills
Note taking
Revision, memory and exam techniques
English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

Academic Support at the School of Law

Each student is assigned an academic mentor to help with:

Academic guidance
Personal development planning
Guidance on finding help with personal issues (which affect your wellbeing, attendance, and progress through University)

There are student representatives in each year of our law programme as well as a School representative for undergraduate students. The school also has a dedicated Student Information Office who will be able to offer academic assistance throughout your studies.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad. To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages.

International summer programmes are open to students from all colleges. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as China, Zambia, South Korea, Japan, Canada and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

Additional Information

Student Societies

Meet your fellow students and take part in a variety of social opportunities by joining the Student Law Society and/or the Student Bar Society, and Criminology Society which are both run for students, by students.

Contact Details
For further details on LLB undergraduate study please contact:

Ms Jess Hammett (Recruitment Officer)
Tel: +44 (0)1792 606341
Email: Jess

Dr Patrick Bishop (Head of Law Undergraduate Admissions)
Email: Patrick

General Enquiries:
Tel: +44 (0)1792 295831
Email: Study

For EU/International Enquiries:
Tel: +44 (0)1792 602600
Email: International