LLB (Hons) Law in Practice with Criminology at Swansea University

Programme overview

A four-year LLB combining law with criminology, covering the core legal subjects required for the Bar Standards Board academic stage and the SQE alongside criminology modules on the sociology of crime, policing, punishment, youth justice and the criminal justice system. The third year is a paid internship with an employer in a legal setting.

Department: Law School | Duration: 4 years full-time with a year in practice (5 years with a foundation year) | Intake: September | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 compulsory modules are Public Law, Law, Professionalism and Ethics, The Sociological and Criminological Imagination, Tort Law and Contract Law. Year 2 includes Criminological Theory: Content and Application, Penology and Punishment, Criminal Law, Equity and Trusts and Land Law; year 3 is the paid legal internship and year 4 offers options such as Cybercrime, Criminal Evidence and a Law Dissertation.

Career pathways

The programme prepares students for careers at the intersection of law and criminology. The Law School's close links with the legal profession provide work experience and summer placements with solicitors' firms, barristers' chambers and linked professions; each semester an assessment day covers CV drafting, interviewing and problem-solving, and guest lectures and workshops are delivered by solicitors, barristers and bodies such as the Law Commission.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer (4-year route): A-level AAB-CCC; BTEC DDM-DMM; UK Access to HE minimum of 15 Distinctions and 30 Merits from Level 3 subjects; T Levels Merit; mixed qualifications 120-136 UCAS tariff points from the three highest qualifications; International Baccalaureate 32 points. 5-year route with a foundation year: A-level DD; BTEC PPP; UK Access to HE minimum of 24 Merits and 21 Passes from Level 3 subjects; T Levels Pass; mixed qualifications 48 UCAS tariff points from the three highest qualifications.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time undergraduate tuition fee for Welsh, English and other UK students. International fee is shown on the course page. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,250 a year (2026/27). Year 1 fee, 4-year full-time route with a year in practice; international fees rise 3% for each subsequent year; UK fees may rise in line with the Welsh Government cap. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 4 years full-time with a year in practice (5 years with a foundation year)

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