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Key Course Details

3 Year Full Time
UCAS Code
MM19
Mode of Study
Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents)
AAB-BBB
Location
Singleton Park Campus
Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2023 £ 9,000
3 Year Full Time
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Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
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Course Overview

This degree brings together Law and Criminology, giving you the opportunity to combine an interest in criminality and criminal policy with in-depth coverage of the law of England and Wales.

The programme is designed to cover foundational subjects in each discipline in the first and second year, allowing you a wide choice of optional study in the final year.

You will gain a comprehensive grounding in the areas covered by a law degree; Contract Law, Criminal Law, Land Law, Equity and Trusts, EU Law, Law of Tort and Public Law.

Alongside this, you will study core concepts in the field of criminology, the most important theories of crime and deviance and their relevance to contemporary criminal justice policy, research and practice.

Through your undergraduate Law with Criminology degree you will develop excellent research and analytical skills and learn to present your ideas effectively both verbally and in writing.

All of our undergraduate Law programmes contain the foundations of legal knowledge needed to enter the legal profession. Our programmes provide a strong foundation for students who may wish to take the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE) in the future, and satisfy the academic stage of training required by the Bar Standards Board for those wishing to become barristers.

Why Law with Criminology at Swansea?

Based at the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law, you will benefit from being part of a lively and diverse research and teaching environment with students at its heart.

Swansea University has an established and growing reputation for both law and criminology teaching and research. The School of Law is recognised as a source of expertise and as having an impact on policy and practice in a diverse range of fields of practice. The School is wholly committed to continuous improvement in teaching and learning, and to putting students at the centre of its activities.

Law at Swansea is ranked:

  • 3rd in the UK for Course Satisfaction (Guardian University Guide 2023)
  • Top 10 in the UK for Teaching Satisfaction (Guardian University Guide 2023)
  • Top 10 in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2023)
  • 11th in the UK for Student Voice (NSS 2022)
  • 12th in the UK for Teaching Quality (Times Good University Guide 2023)
  • 67th in the World (THE World University Rankings 2023)
  • Top 150 in the world (QS World Rankings 2023)

Criminology at Swansea is ranked:

  • 4th in the UK for Course Satisfaction (Guardian University Guide 2023)
  • 6th in the UK for Teaching Satisfaction (Guardian University Guide 2023)
  • 6th in the UK for Career Prospects (Guardian University Guide 2023)
  • Top 10 in the UK Overall (Guardian University Guide 2023)

Your Law with Criminology Experience

We offer an inclusive, student-focussed learning environment and community. Modules are delivered and assessed in a variety of different ways and you will be encouraged to take responsibility for your own learning, to work independently as well as with others, to act professionally, and to master new skills. As well as teaching and learning activities we offer a broad range of opportunities for you to get involved: from research-based placements, to working with clients, to developing advocacy and other skills. Our thriving Law Clinic offers students the opportunity to get involved in giving advice to clients and we have programmes of extra-curricular mooting, negotiation and interviewing.

Our undergraduate Law with Criminology degree structure, with its extensive range of final year optional modules, gives you plenty of scope to tailor your studies to your particular interests, career goals, or ambitions. 

You have the option of spending a year abroad between your second and final year, broadening your skills and experience with one of our partners.

We offer a range of work placement opportunities in a wide range of settings, both in the UK and abroad.

Law with Criminology Employment Opportunities

Studying a law degree can lead to a range of careers. We aim to equip students with multiple skills to enhance their graduate prospects. Our graduates go on to a wide variety of careers, which include being a:

  • barrister, chartered accountant, civil servant, lecturer, legal executive, local government officer, paralegal, police officer, prison officer, researcher, solicitor, stockbroker or trading standards officer.

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Modules

LLB Law with Criminology structure.

Your first two years are made up of compulsory modules giving you a solid foundation in key areas and principles of law and criminology. 

In your final year you have free choice from a broad range of Law and Criminology modules.

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert
Compulsory Modules
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule Code
Victims and VictimologySeptember-January10ASC106
Study Skills in Social SciencesSeptember-January10ASC113
Contract Law 1September-January15LAA100
Public Law 1September-January15LAA102
Law of Tort 1September-January15LAA103
Contract Law 2January-June15LAA108
Public Law 2January-June15LAA110
Law of Tort 2January-June15LAA111
European Union LawJanuary-June10LAA117

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip
Compulsory Modules
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule Code
Criminological Theory: Content and ApplicationSeptember-January20ASC212
Criminal Law 1September-January15LAA200
Equity & Trusts 1September-January15LAA201
Land Law 1September-January15LAA202
Penology and PunishmentJanuary-June10ASC226
Criminal Law 2January-June15LAA205
Equity & Trusts 2January-June15LAA206
Land Law 2January-June15LAA231

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules
Law Optional Modules 

Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Please ensure that your module selections are balanced across semester 1 and semester 2.

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Family Law: Adult RelationshipsSeptember-January20LAA302You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA211.
Commercial SalesSeptember-January20LAA303You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA212.
Cyfraith HywelSeptember-January20LAA305This module is delivered in Welsh.
Environmental Law 1 - Regulatory Law ApproachesSeptember-January20LAA310You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA214.
Employment Law: Rights and ObligationsSeptember-January20LAA314You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA217.
Counter-terrorism LawSeptember-January20LAA320
Criminal EvidenceSeptember-January20LAA321A
Human Rights LawSeptember-January20LAA324You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA224.
CybercrimeSeptember-January20LAA328
Medical LawSeptember-January20LAA330You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA220.
International Law - Principles and ProceduresSeptember-January20LAA333You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA222.
JurisprudenceSeptember-January20LAA335
Company Law: Incorporation, Constitution and ControlSeptember-January20LAA336
Law dissertationSeptember-June20LAA339There is an application procedure and there are eligibility criteria. If you intend to apply to take a dissertation module, please see the Dissertation Handbook on Canvas HUB:Law. While you wait to hear whether your application for dissertation is successful, please choose the module you would wish to take if you were not permitted to take the dissertation module. If you are accepted onto the dissertation module, we will make the necessary changes to your module selection.
Sports Law and LiabilitySeptember-January20LAA341
Clinical Legal EducationSeptember-January20LAA366Available to a limited number of students.
Street LawSeptember-January20LAA368Available to a limited number of students.
AdvocacySeptember-January20LAA393Available to a limited number of students. There is an application procedure.
Law of SuccessionSeptember-January20LAA398
Family Law: Parents & ChildrenJanuary-June20LAA301You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA210.
World Trade LawJanuary-June20LAA304You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA213.
Law, Science and Technology (LST)January-June20LAA3101
Employment Law: Enforcing RightsJanuary-June20LAA315To select this module you MUST have pursued LAA314.
NegotiationsJanuary-June20LAA317Available to a limited number of students.
Criminal Evidence Law and PsychologyJanuary-June20LAA323A
Foundations in Legal PracticeJanuary-June20LAA326You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA226.
Media LawJanuary-June20LAA327You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA227.
Human Rights & Social JusticeJanuary-June20LAA329You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA228.
Company Law: Governance, Rights and LiquidationJanuary-June20LAA337To select this module you MUST have pursued LAA336.
Legal Issues in SportJanuary-June20LAA342
Cymraeg y GyfraithJanuary-June20LAA348This module is delivered in Welsh.
Clinical Legal EducationJanuary-June20LAA367Available to a limited number of students.
Intellectual Property LawJanuary-June20LAA391
The Law of Devolution in WalesJanuary-June20LAA395You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA295.
Medical Law: ReproductionJanuary-June20LAA399
AND
Criminology Optional Modules 

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Please ensure that your module selections are balanced across semester 1 and semester 2.

Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Critical Challenges in Justice for Children September-January20ASC303
Homicide: Criminalising Death and DyingSeptember-January10ASC326
Critical Criminology of Sports and LeisureSeptember-January20ASC333
Organised Crime: Concepts, Patterns, and ResponsesSeptember-January10ASC335
Criminalisation of SexJanuary-June20ASC316
Understanding & Countering Terrorism & Violent ExtremismJanuary-June20ASC317
Social and Environmental HarmsJanuary-June20ASC319
Delivering Social Justice Interventions: Entrepreneurial Criminology January-June10ASC325

Entry Requirements

Our standard offer for our law programmes is 3 A Levels at grades ranging from AAB-BBB or equivalent. Please also view our alternative entry requirements to learn more about qualifications such as the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate and Extended Project Qualification, as well as calculate your UCAS Tariff points. For applicants whose first language is not English, we require IELTS 6.0 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent English test).

How You're Taught

We are proud to provide an outstanding educational experience, using the most effective learning and teaching approaches, carefully tailored to suit the specific needs of your course. Apart from a small number of online-only courses, most of our courses consist of in-person, on-campus teaching, enabling full engagement with your lecturers and fellow students.

Practical skills sessions, lab work seminars, and workshops predominantly take place in person, allowing for group working and demonstrations. We also operate virtual labs and Simulated Learning Environments which will facilitate greater access to training opportunities in the future. However, our approach also includes the use of some online learning to support and enhance traditional face-to-face teaching.  

Online learning may take place ‘live’ using software such as Zoom, allowing you to interact with the lecturer and other students and to ask questions. Lecture recordings also allow for more flexibility to revisit material, to revise for assessments and to enhance learning outside of the classroom. Some modules have extra resources in Canvas, such as videos, slides and quizzes enabling further flexible study.  

This course offers some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Welsh Provision

At least 40 credits

There are opportunities for Welsh speakers to study at least 40 credits of this course through the medium of Welsh. Academi Hywel Teifi is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We can offer you:

  • Access to generous Welsh-language study scholarships or bursaries.
  • Access to modules taught wholly or partly in Welsh.
  • Access to the Arwain mobile app for the latest information about Welsh-medium courses and modules available to download free on the App Store and Google Play.
  • A Welsh-speaking Academic Mentor.
  • An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.
  • Opportunity to be a member of the Swansea University Branch of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

To learn more about the above and all the opportunities available to you through the medium of Welsh, visit Academi Hywel Teifi's undergraduate pages.

Meet Your Lecturers

Our law degrees are taught by experts, some of whom are experienced legal practitioners and all of whom have a wealth of legal knowledge to pass on to our students.

You can find out more about our academic expertise on our staff pages.

Tuition Fees

Start Date UK International
September 2022 £ 9,000 £ 15,000
September 2023 £ 9,000 £ 15,750

Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government.

Fees for full time Undergraduate EU/International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Funding and Scholarships

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

  • Travel to and from campus
  • Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
  • Purchase of books or texts
  • Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Careers and Employability

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

  • Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
  • Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
  • Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
  • Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
  • Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
  • Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Employability at the School of Law

The School of Law takes a proactive approach to enhancing graduate employability, with a dedicated Employability and Placements Officer. The School offers a range of local, national and international work placements, professional courses and the advice and support to help you develop the skills to achieve your ambitions.

Find out more on our employability webpage

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal academic mentor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

  • Academic writing
  • Maths and statistics
  • Critical thinking
  • Time management
  • Digital skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Note taking
  • Revision, memory and exam techniques
  • English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

Academic Support at the School of Law

Each student is assigned an academic mentor to help with:

  • Academic guidance
  • Personal development planning
  • Guidance on finding help with personal issues (which affect your wellbeing, attendance, and progress through University)

There are student representatives in each year of our law programme as well as a School representative for undergraduate students. The school also has a dedicated Student Information Office who will be able to offer academic assistance throughout your studies.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages. Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad.

International summer programmes are open to students from all colleges. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as China, Zambia, South Korea, Japan, Canada and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

Application Deadlines

We recommend that you submit your application to our courses as early as you can in advance of our application deadlines. Courses will close earlier than the application deadlines listed if all available places are filled. You can find further information on our Application Deadlines webpage.

Additional Information

Student Societies

Meet your fellow students and take part in a variety of social opportunities by joining the Student Law Society and/or the Student Bar Society, and Criminology Society which are both run for students, by students.

Contact Details
For further details on LLB undergraduate study please contact:

Heather Harvey (Recruitment Officer) 
Tel: +44 (0)1792 606550
Email: Heather

General Enquiries:
Tel: +44 (0)1792 295111
Email: Study

For EU/International Enquiries: 
Tel: +44 (0)1792 602600
Email: International

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