Law and Criminology

UCAS code: MM19

Here's what University of Kent says about its Law and Criminology course.

This joint honours degree is for students who want to understand both legal systems and the social forces that affect them.

You’ll study the foundations of legal knowledge alongside criminological theories of crime, justice and social inequality – giving you a broad, critical view of how the law works in practice.

At Kent, both Law and Criminology are taught with a shared ethos: questioning systems, challenging assumptions, and asking why things are the way they are.

You’ll join a supportive academic community where both schools work closely together to support your development.

With access to Kent Law Clinic, the outdoor clerking scheme, the Restorative Justice Clinic and other real-world opportunities, you’ll build the skills and confidence to take your degree in any number of directions – from justice and advocacy to policy, policing, or further legal training.

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The following modules are what students typically study, but this may change year to year in response to new developments and innovations.

Year 1

Compulsory modules currently include the following: Institutions of Justice Critical Introduction to Law Public Law Contract Law Criminal Law Theories of Crime and Harm

Year 2

Compulsory modules currently include the following: Property Law Equity and Trusts EU Law Contemporary Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice Inequality, Crime and Justice

Optional modules may include the following: Understanding the World’s Codified Legal Systems Labour Law Law and Medical Ethics Jurisprudence: The Philosophy of Law Justice: A Critical Examination of Law and Justice The Skills of Argument: How to Argue and Win International Law: Principles and Sources Animal Law Appropriate Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice Criminal Forensic Evidence Critical Issues in Policing Concepts, Theories and Debates Crime and Punishment in Britain from 1750 to the Present Prisons and Society The Psychology of Criminal Justice

Year 3

Compulsory modules currently include the following: Tort Law

Optional modules may include the following: Advanced Topics in Property Law Human Rights and Equality at Work Banking Law International Economic Law The Law of Evidence Tax Law Law, Space and Power Law, Science and Technology Law and Social Change The Vulnerable Person in the Criminal Trial Privacy, Data Protection and Cyber Law Advanced Topics in Privacy and Cyber Law Law and the Political for the 21st Century Music and Law Asylum and Refugee Law Advanced Topics in Law and Medical Ethics Family Law Social and Criminal Justice Practice Drugs and Crime Offender Rehabilitation in Prisons and Probation Technology and Cybercrime The Politics of Criminal Justice Youth, Crime and Youth Justice Violence and Society Issues in Criminology: The Inside-Out Programme