Diploma of Higher Education - DHE

Certificate of Higher Education - CHE

Bachelor of Laws with Honours - LBH

Level 5 Optional

Level 5 Core

Study Abroad

Optional placement

Level 5

Level 4 Core

Level 4

Level 6 Optional

Level 6

Programme Structure

120 UCAS points Offerings: All

26 IB points Offerings: All

International applications will be considered in line with UK qualifications. Any Applicant whose first language is not English will be required to have IELTS 6.0 (minimum 5.5 in each component) or acceptable equivalent.

International applications will be considered in line with UK qualifications. Any Applicant whose first language is not English will be required to have IELTS 6.0 (minimum 5.5 in each component) or acceptable equivalent. Offerings: All

Prior to starting the programme applicants must have obtained grade 4 or grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics GCSE or an approved alternative qualification: • Key Skills Level 2 in English/ Maths • NVQ Level 2 Functional skills in Maths and English Writing and or Reading • Skills for Life Level 2 in Numeracy/English • Higher Diploma in Maths/ English • Functional skills Level 2 in Maths/ English • Northern Ireland Essential Skills Level 2 in communication or Application of Number • Wales Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number

Prior to starting the programme applicants must have obtained grade 4 or grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics GCSE or an approved alternative qualification: • Key Skills Level 2 in English/ Maths • NVQ Level 2 Functional skills in Maths and English Writing and or Reading • Skills for Life Level 2 in Numeracy/English • Higher Diploma in Maths/ English • Functional skills Level 2 in Maths/ English • Northern Ireland Essential Skills Level 2 in communication or Application of Number • Wales Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number Offerings: All

120 UCAS points from a minimum of 2 A Levels. Maximum of 20 AS points accepted.

120 UCAS points from a minimum of 2 A Levels. Maximum of 20 AS points accepted. Offerings: All

Understand the distinctive character of criminal justice as an academic discipline, and its relationship to other social science disciplines, including law.

Develop independent learning by taking responsibility for the preparation of work for tutorials, seminars, coursework, presentations and examinations, management of personal study time and the use of a wide variety of information sources.

Organise and prioritise time and work to meet strict deadlines.

Examine the relevance of legal frameworks and criminological work to criminal law, crime, victimisation, and responses to crime and deviance including representations of these in relation to issues of social, public and civic policy at a national, international and global level.

Analyse, assess methodologically, and communicate, information and empirical research findings about criminal law, crime, victimisation, and responses to crime and deviance.

Produce an accurate and up-to-date picture of core and option areas of study from various sources, and to produce an overview of the relevant doctrinal and policy issues.

Understand the key concepts and theoretical approaches that have developed and are developing in relation to crime, victimisation, and responses to crime and deviance.

Investigate legal and criminological questions in relation to victimisation, crime, responses to crime and deviance, and representations of these.

Use appropriate legal terminology and language both orally and in writing.

Communicate effectively when working in a group and fully contribute to such activities.

Use and interpret basic statistical information in a legal or criminal justice context where the opportunity arises.

Understand the basic concepts, values, principles and rules of the English legal system, EU law, and international systems of criminal law and criminal justice.

Identify a range of different strategies and methods and use appropriate research tools in relation to legal and criminological problems, including quantitative, qualitative, and evaluative techniques.

Understand how to design research appropriately in relation to a specific problem, how to gather, retrieve, and synthesise information, including comparative data; an understanding of how to evaluate research data including both quantitative and qualitative data.

Use standard word-processing packages, legal and social science electronic databases, e-mail, and the internet in support of their learning.

Use a wide variety of standard and legal and other electronic sources of information.

Evaluate personal performance and to identify and act upon weaknesses in learning, use of resources and the presentation and formulation of legal or criminological argument.

Undertake and present scholarly work in a professional way.

Present an argument in a way which is comprehensible to others and which addresses their particular concerns or questions.

Understand the nature of law and criminological questions and investigate them.

Take control of personal career development opportunities by utilising the personal tutor system, work-placements, the university careers information service and other organised career events.

Understand the nature and appropriate use of research strategies and methods in relation to issues of crime, victimisation, and responses to crime and deviance.

Understand the social and historical development of criminal justice institutions, including courts and hearings for adults and young people; the governance and values of the relevant institutions; the theory and practice of sentencing; prison and community based penalties; and the place of human rights in these processes.

Apply gained legal knowledge to complex problems, to reflect upon and evaluate this application and to draw logical reasoned conclusions that are supported by argument and legal authority.

Critically appreciate the relationship between criminological theory and empirical evidence in relation to the investigation of issues relating to crime, victimisation, and responses to crime and deviance.

Show awareness of the main institutions involved in the operation of the English, EU and international systems of criminal law and criminal justice.

Appreciate the range of responses to crime and deviance and an ability to interpret the values and practices of the agencies which administer them.

Appreciate the complexity of crime and victimisation, and an ability to assess the relative merits of different explanations for crime and punishment.

Demonstrate depth of understanding of the main policy and doctrinal issues in, and development of, substantive law and criminal justice core and option subjects.

Evaluate and rank unfamiliar arguments in the light of established statute law, judicial decisions and authoritative legal commentary.

Course Catalogue

Law and Criminal Justice - 32485 - LLB (Hons)