BA (Hons) Criminology and Law at London Metropolitan University

On our joint honours Criminology and Law BA degree, you’ll learn about British and European Union law, as well as the methodological and theoretical tools that criminological practitioners use. This is an ideal degree for those looking to work in a range of roles within the criminal justice system and criminology or in sectors where a broad knowledge of the law is useful. Our law courses are ranked ninth in the UK for teaching quality in the Guardian University Guide 2023.

Faculty: School of Social Sciences and Professions  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Administrative Law, Becoming a Criminologist, Criminal Law I, Issues in the Criminal Justice System, Legal Method, The Criminal Justice Framework, The Development of Criminological Thought, Traditional Criminological Theories and Concepts. Year 2: Becoming a Criminal Justice Professional, Criminal Law II, Criminological Research in Context, Criminological Research in Practice, Drugs and Drug Policy, The Law of Criminal Evidence, Crime in Context, Crime, Media and Technology, Criminology Today, Dark Destinations - Crime and Tourism, Emerging Crimes and Criminal Law, Working with Offenders. Year 3: Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Criminal Litigation, Criminology Project, Punishment and Prison, Criminal Punishment - Policies and Practice, Criminology Work-Based Learning, Gender and Crime, Global Crime and Disorder, Migration, Borders and Control, Organised Crime, Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism, Victims and Crime.

Career pathways

Our criminology and sociology graduates have gone on to careers including police officers, counter fraud criminal investigators, support workers, probation officers and teachers, securing jobs at the Metropolitan Police Service, HM Government, Rethink Mental Illness and the National Probation Service.

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