Law and Criminology

Kent Law School brings the study of law to life and prepares you for a successful career in law. Our law and criminology LLB develops your critical and analytical skills by studying law through both a societal and legal lens.

You will have the opportunity to get real, hands-on experience, with our students getting to work on real cases in our Law clinic. Our law and criminology degree prepares you for a career in law and opens the door to countless other opportunities, so you can make your career your own.

At Kent, you'll be taught by world-leading academics and experienced criminal justice professionals - including those drawn from Kent Police, the London Metropolitan Police, HMP Prisons Service, the Ministry of Justice, the Probation Service, the legal profession and charities supporting victims and communities. Ultimately our diverse, international community of staff and students provides a dynamic and engaging environment to gain the professional legal skills and knowledge you need to effect change in the places you want to see it.

Your future
As a law and criminology student at Kent, you will benefit from being taught by academics and researchers who are leaders in the field, both for teaching and research. So not only will you be taught by people who are at the forefront of development and debate around issues relating to crime and law, you can be assured that they are also excellent teachers. Meaning they can keep you in touch with the leading debates around issues that matter most to you.

This means that when you graduate, you are well informed on the areas you want to effect change in and well placed to kickstart your career. You’ll be ready to enter a dynamic and diverse labour market. Our degree especially puts you at an advantage when pursing a legal career, with our graduates well placed to step into the courtroom and make a difference.

The skills and confidence you graduate from Kent with put you in the perfect position to realise your ambition. This could be in law, or any area you want to explore and change. The adaptability of the skills you develop, and the degree programme itself gives you the autonomy to make your degree and your career your own. Wherever you want to go, law and criminology at Kent is a great first step to get there.

Location
Our city, your time.

It has never been a better time to study in Canterbury. Our high student population creates a vibrant, diverse and student-friendly atmosphere.

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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