Law and Criminology - LLB (Hons)

at University of Kent

Stage 1

All modules are compulsory.

Compulsory modules currently include
 

• LAWS3130 - A Critical Introduction to Law (30 credits)

• LAWS3150 - Introduction to Contract and Tort (15 credits)

• LAWS3160 - Introduction to Property Law (15 credits)

• LAWS3270 - Introduction to the English Legal System (4 credits)

• LAWS5080 - Criminal Law (30 credits)

• SOCI3050 - Introduction to Criminology (15 credits)

• SOCI3330 - Crime and Society (15 credits)

• WLAWS201 - Academic advice meetings Stage 1 (0 credits)

Stage 2

Compulsory modules currently include
 

• LAWS5880 - Public Law 1 (30 credits)

• LAWS6500 - The Law of Contract (15 credits)

• LAWS6510 - The Law of Tort (15 credits)

• SOCI5050 - Theories of Crime and Harm (30 credits)

• SOCI5360 - Criminal Justice in Modern Britain:Development, Issues and Politics (30 credits)

• WLAWS202 - Academic advice meetings Stage 2 (0 credits)

Stage 3

Compulsory modules currently include
 

• LAWS5920 - Public Law 2 (15 credits)

• LAWS5930 - European Union Law (15 credits)

• LAWS5980 - Equity and Trusts (15 credits)

• LAWS5990 - Land Law (15 credits)

• WLAWS203 - Academic advice meetings Stage 3 (0 credits)

Optional modules may include
 

• LAWS5090 - Human Rights and English Law (30 credits)

• LAWS5180 - The Law of Evidence (30 credits)

• LAWS5190 - Law and Medical Ethics (30 credits)

• LAWS5200 - Company Law and Capitalism (30 credits)

• LAWS5220 - Comparative Law (30 credits)

• LAWS5400 - The Philosophy of Law (30 credits)

• LAWS5420 - Policing (15 credits)

• LAWS5431 - Clinical Option (Autumn) (15 credits)

• LAWS5432 - Clinical Option (Spring) (15 credits)

• LAWS5560 - Intellectual Property Law (30 credits)

• LAWS5630 - Law - Dissertation (30 credits)

• LAWS5660 - Law Dissertation (1 unit option) (15 credits)

• LAWS5700 - Law and Social Change (15 credits)

• LAWS5780 - Law and Political Theory (30 credits)

• LAWS5810 - Law and Literature and Film (15 credits)

• LAWS5820 - Banking Law (15 credits)

• LAWS5840 - Forensic Science in Criminal Trials (15 credits)

• LAWS5850 - Environmental Law Theory and Practice (15 credits)

• LAWS5890 - The Skills of Argument - How to Argue and Win (15 credits)

• LAWS5910 - Family Law (15 credits)

• LAWS5940 - Skills in Legal Interpretation (15 credits)

• LAWS6000 - Law, Science and Technology (15 credits)

• LAWS6040 - Morality and Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6110 - Law Dissertation Autumn Option (15 credits)

• LAWS6170 - Legal Ethics: Exploring the Ethics of Lawyers and Lawyering (15 credits)

• LAWS6240 - Labour Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6260 - Appropriate Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice (15 credits)

• LAWS6290 - Critical Law and Practice of International Business Transactions (15 credits)

• LAWS6310 - Consumer Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6320 - International Economic Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6350 - Law, Space and Power (15 credits)

• LAWS6360 - Mental Health Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6400 - Critical and Legal Reasoning (15 credits)

• LAWS6410 - Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6420 - International Law: Principles and Sources (15 credits)

• LAWS6430 - International Humanitarian Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6440 - International Human Rights Law in Context (15 credits)

• LAWS6450 - International Law and Global Problems (15 credits)

• LAWS6460 - Homelessness Law and Policy (15 credits)

• LAWS6470 - Asylum and Refugee Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6480 - Immigration Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6530 - Law and Postcolonial Theory (30 credits)

• LAWS6540 - Race, Sexuality and Gender Justice (30 credits)

• LAWS6560 - Law of the Dead Hand: Inheritance and Intergenerational Justice (30 credits)

• LAWS6580 - Technologies in Legal Practice (15 credits)

• LAWS6600 - The Regulation of Surveillance/Platform Capitalism (15 credits)

• LAWS6610 - Advanced Topics in Data Protection and Cyber Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6620 - The Law of Succession (15 credits)

• SOCI5330 - Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice (15 credits)

• SOCI5350 - Youth and Crime (15 credits)

• SOCI5940 - Terrorism and Modern Society (15 credits)

• SOCI6050 - Crime , Media and Culture (15 credits)

• SOCI6220 - State Crime and Resistance (15 credits)

• SOCI6700 - Kent Student Volunteering (15 credits)

• SOCI6790 - Research Dissertation (30 credits)

• SOCI7600 - Technology, Control and Cyber Crime (15 credits)

Access to HE Diploma

The University welcomes applications from Access to Higher Education Diploma candidates for consideration. A typical offer may require you to obtain a proportion of Level 3 credits in relevant subjects at merit grade or above.

BTEC Nationals

The University will consider applicants holding BTEC National Diploma and Extended National Diploma Qualifications (QCF; NQF; OCR) on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us for further advice on your individual circumstances.

A typical offer would be to achieve Distinction, Distinction, Distinction

International Baccalaureate

34 points overall or 17 points at HL

International Foundation Programme

Pass all components of the University of Kent International Foundation Programme with a 60% overall average including 60% in Academic Skills Development and 60% in the Law module.

T level

The University will consider applicants holding T level qualifications in subjects closely aligned to the course.

The annual tuition fees for this course are:

Home full-time
£9250

EU full-time
£14000

International full-time
£18600

Law

Kent has an excellent employment record, and Law graduates can go into a variety of careers, including working as: solicitors or barristers in private practice; lawyers in companies, local authorities, central government and its agencies, or in the institutions of the European Union; non-legal careers, such as banking, finance and management.

Kent Law School has an active careers programme that sees a number of leading law firms and prominent members of the legal profession (including Kent alumni) visit the University to meet and speak with students. The Law School also gives students the opportunity to develop legal skills while at Kent, through modules in mooting and negotiation, and through involvement in the Law Clinic. We also actively work with employers to create work placement opportunities for our students.

Criminology

Kent has strong links with local probation and youth justice agencies, police and social services, which means that you get the opportunity to meet leading practitioners in the field at guest lectures and seminars. Through your studies, you gain key skills, including getting to grips with challenging ideas, working independently and in a team, and expressing your ideas to others.

Recently, our graduates have gone into areas such as police forces, local authorities, criminal justice services, youth services, social services and the Crown Court, more general areas such as banks and financial services, or on to further study.