**Overview** Are you interested in understanding criminal behaviour and the processes of criminal justice at the same time as gaining a qualifying law degree (QLD)? This Bachelor of Laws (LLB) is a fully accredited, qualifying law degree (QLD), which gives you the choice to study for your solicitor exams or your Bar exams after you graduate. Alongside your study of law you'll gain knowledge of: - The history of criminology - The role of criminology in maintaining and challenging social order - How the world deals with the crimes of the powerful, such as genocide and war crimes - Policing and society - As well as preparing you for a career as a lawyer, this course is ideal if you're considering a career in the police or prison services. All our law degrees also offer you another route to qualifying as a lawyer. If you take the CILEx Graduate Fast-track Diploma module in your final year, you'll be able to apply for work immediately when you graduate as a paralegal or trainee legal executive. You can then complete your training to become a Chartered Legal Executive whilst you work. If you take our Community Lawyer module you'll gain 3 months work experience that can count towards your qualifying work experience for the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE). You'll also have the option of a paid work placement between years 2 and 3 that will increase your employability. **Accredited by:** This course is accredited by Bar Standards Board and Solicitors Regulation Authority. **What you'll experience** Your teaching is shaped by expert staff who have been practicing lawyers and who understand how the legal landscape is changing Your teaching will also be informed by our research expertise in areas such as data protection, legal education and commercial law You'll have a wide choice of optional modules, so you can choose the areas of law you're most interested in You'll get lots of practice at the type of assessment used in the first part of the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) You'll have unrivalled support to help you achieve your goals You'll benefit from expert guest lecturers You can choose to: Take our advocacy module, which prepares you to put a case in both criminal and civil courts Volunteer in our General Legal Advice Clinic, getting real-world practice of applying what you've learned Join in mooting competitions in our replica courtroom Take a community lawyer placement with a local partner business Take a 1-year paid placement to boost your employability and build contacts Gain your CILEx diploma to set you on the road to qualifying as a Chartered Legal Executive **Careers and opportunities** After the course, you could progress to a graduate training scheme, go straight into employment in the private, public or voluntary sector, or continue your studies. If you chose a career in law, you can do the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) or Legal Practice Course (LPC), which are the traditional routes to becoming a barrister or solicitor. If you take the CILEx Graduate Fast-track Diploma module in your final year, you can work as legal executive or paralegal when you graduate and become a Chartered Legal Executive lawyer following 3 years of qualifying employment. This gives you similar career opportunities to barristers and solicitors. The course also prepares you for graduate training schemes and other roles where you can use your knowledge and experience of law and criminology. For example, in the police force, probation service or prison service. **What jobs can you do with a Law with Criminology degree?** Roles our graduates have taken on include: * fraud auditor * police officer * criminal management officer in a firm of solicitors * designated detention officer * paralegal * business development executive After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.

Year 1 Core modules in this year currently include: - English Legal System - Contract Law - Criminal Law - Public Law - Understanding Criminology - Tort There are currently no optional modules in this year. Year 2 Core modules in this year currently include: - Land Law - Equity and Trusts - Human Rights Law - Legal Writing and Research - Questioning Criminology Optional modules in this year currently include: - Crimes of the Powerful - Global, State and Corporate Security - Penology and Prison - Policing and Society - Principles of Economic Crime Investigation - Tort (Level 5) - Wildlife Crime: Threats and Response - Youth Crime, Youth Justice Placement year (optional) On this course, you can do an optional work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years to get valuable experience working in industry. We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year. Year 3 Core modules in this year currently include: - Contemporary Criminologies - European Union Law - Human Rights Law - White Collar Crime Optional modules in this year currently include: - Advocacy, Practice and Theory - CILEx Client Care Skills - CILEx Level 6 Practice - Commercial Law - Community Lawyer - Employment Law - Equity and Trusts (Level 6) - Family and Child Law - Landlord and Tenant Law - Law in Practice - Law of Succession - Legal Dissertation - Legal Project - Social Care Law We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

You’ll be assessed through: - examinations - coursework essays - presentations - participation in mock trials - written moot arguments You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future. The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows: Year 1 students: 43% by written exams, 7% by practical exams and 50% by coursework Year 2 students: 23% by written exams, 12% by practical exams and 65% by coursework Year 3 students: 52% by written exams, 5% by practical exams and 43% by coursework

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: M1L6

Institution code: P80

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

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Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.5	English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.
PTE Academic	61.0	An overall score of 61 with a minimum of 54 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)	91.0	91 with a minimum of 20 in Reading, 19 in Listening, 21 in Speaking and 20 in Writing
Cambridge English Advanced		Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169.
Cambridge English Proficiency		Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169.
Trinity ISE		Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

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EU	9250.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
International	16200.0	Year 1

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship Placement Year and Year abroad: UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 | EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)| International (Non-EU) – £1,800. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation. For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees

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