Program Overview

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LLB Law with Criminology

Course Overview

Get exceptional teaching and understanding of both legal and criminological perspectives from our highly-ranked law school with London work placements providing you with an in-demand skill set.

Why Study LLB Law with Criminology at Middlesex?

Our course has been specially designed to prepare you for a future career in criminal justice and law.

On this course, you will study two complementary perspectives – law and criminology – and gain the academic skills needed to become a qualified solicitor or barrister in England and Wales.

You will also have access to our industry network. For example, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside professional barristers and solicitors at our local Legal Advice Centre.

What You Will Gain

The skills you will gain by studying law with criminology in London will prepare you for a range of careers in the criminal justice or legal systems, either in the UK or abroad. Other fields where you will be able to apply your skills include the Civil Service, education or government.

Former graduates have gone on to work for organisations like Irwin Mitchell, the US Treasury Department, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Home Office.

What You Will Learn

Our law course will help give you the core skills and qualifications needed to succeed in the legal profession, and you'll be able to pursue qualified solicitor or barrister status in England and Wales.

You will explore a wide range of legal concepts, values, principles and rules as you gain expert knowledge of the core principles of the law in England and Wales.

You'll also put theory into practice with work-based modules that will develop your professional skills.

You will learn through:

• Being at the heart of legal innovation, with plenty of support from tutors who are nationally and internationally-recognised experts in their chosen fields
• Engaging in vigorous debates with fellow students
• Exploring different legal and criminological research skills
• Putting your skills into action on work placements or as part of the School of Law’s Clinical Legal Education Programme
• Support solicitors at Middlesex's Legal Advice Centre and assist local community members facing legal challenges.

3 Great Reasons to Pick This Course

• Ranked 2nd in the UK
• 95% of students were positive about the learning opportunities of their course
• Excellent employment prospects

About Your Course

The course will:

• Provide the you with the level of knowledge and understanding of the principles of law, particularly in the Foundations of Legal Knowledge, and an opportunity to develop the associated transferable intellectual and key skills that will help equip you for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam and the Barristers Training Course.
• Provide you with a broad academic qualification, which develops your the student’s understanding of the ethical, social, political, economic, cultural and historical contexts within which law operates.
• Provide you with specialist law modules enabling you to extend and develop your legal knowledge and understanding in areas of academic or professional interest.
• Develop the skills of legal analysis and encourage an ability to evaluate the law and legal systems and processes.
• Provide a course which is relevant to the legal profession and employers in general and lays the foundations for a successful career.

Modules

Here is an overview of the core subjects you will study over three years.

• Year 1: You will study the English legal system, legal skills, public law and contract law.
• Year 2: You will explore criminal law, tort, and rethinking crime and justice. In addition, you then choose one module from a combination of law and criminology options. If you want to become a barrister, this must be EU Law.
• Year 3: You will study land law, equity and trusts, violent crime plus one optional module (if part-time, these modules will be studied over 4 or 6 years).

Year 1

• English Legal System (30 credits) - Compulsory
• Contract Law (30 credits) - Compulsory
• Legal Skills (30 credits) - Compulsory
• Public Law (30 credits) - Compulsory

Year 2

• Criminal Law (30 credits) - Compulsory
• Tort (30 credits) – Compulsory
• Rethinking Crime and Justice (30 credits) – Compulsory
• EU Law (30 credits) – Optional
• Alternative Dispute Resolution and Legal Ethics (30 credits) – Optional

Year 3

• Equity and Trusts (30 credits) - Compulsory
• Land Law (30 credits) - Compulsory
• Violent Crime (30 credits) - Optional
• Advanced Legal Work Experience - Optional
• Contemporary Issues in Criminology and Social Policy (30 credits) - Optional
• Investigating Crime (30 credits) - Optional
• Integrating Learning and Work Placement (30 credits) - Optional
• Work Based Internship (120 credits) - Optional

Teaching and Learning

You will develop your knowledge of all aspects of law at workshops and seminars, and supplement this with independent study. As you progress, you will have the opportunity to do your own research into an aspect of law that the course has not covered. You can opt to extend the course by a year, and spend a year doing a legal work placement, which we will help you to find. The course also includes careers events and talks by guest speakers from the legal profession. For one-to-one support, you will meet with either your academic advisor or module leader. We also have an impressive library of online resources.

How We'll Teach You

The team includes academics, professional practitioners, and technical staff. Graduate teaching assistants or trained postgraduate research students may also have input into your teaching under the supervision of the module leader.

You will learn your subject by attending mini lectures, seminars and practical workshops.

Seminars and workshops are a great opportunity to discuss what you have learnt with your peers and tutors. Most seminar groups have between 25-30 students.

Here you will learn to analyse legal principles and apply them to practical situations, assess competing arguments and choose between alternative approaches.

Group work and moots (mock trials) will hone your verbal arguing and presentation skills. Personal and career development as well as group work are reinforced through workshops.

For one-to-one support, you will meet with either your academic advisor or module leader. You will also have full access to our library of online resources.

Your work will be divided into credits. Each credit is equal to 10 hours of study time. You will complete 120 credits per year of study, which are broken down into modules of typically 30 credits each.

Timetable

We aim to make timetables available to students at least 2 weeks before the start of term. Some weeks are different due to how we schedule classes and arrange on-campus sessions.

Year 1 - Weekly Timetable

During your first year, your weekly timetable will typically consist of:

• 6 hours of interactive workshops
• 6 hours of seminars

Teaching sessions will be spread over no more than three days per week. On top of these formal teaching and learning sessions, you should also budget a few hours independent study time for each module per week.

Teaching vs Independent Learning

Outside of teaching hours, you’ll learn independently through self-study which will involve reading articles and books, working on projects, undertaking research, and preparing for assessments including coursework, presentations and exams.

Your independent learning is supported by the library and study hub, laptop hire, and with online materials in MyUniHub.

Whether you are studying full or part-time – your course timetable will balance your study commitments on campus with time for work, life commitments and independent study.

Academic Support

Our excellent teaching and support teams will help you develop the skills relevant to your degree from research and practical skills to critical thinking. And we offer free 24-hour laptop loans with full desktop software, free printing and Wi-Fi to use on or off campus, even over the weekend.

Assessments

The course will provide you with opportunities to test your knowledge and understanding informally through ‘formative’ assessment. This will be completed before your formal ‘summative’ assessment which will count towards your final marks. Each module normally contains at least one piece of formative assessment from which you will receive feedback from your tutor. Formative assessments are developmental and any grade you receive from formative assessment does not count towards your final marks.

There is formal ‘summative’ assessment as part of the module, usually towards the end of the module. The grades from the summative assessments count towards your module mark. Summative assessments comprise authentic assessments mimicking what you could expect in a range of real-life scenarios, and include, amongst others, coursework, presentations, moots (mock trials) and a few multiple-choice tests. Each module will have no more than two summative assessments. Assessments are reviewed annually and may be updated based on student feedback, to suit content or based on feedback from an external examiner.

Feedback

To help you achieve the best results, we will provide regular feedback.

Entry Requirements

At Middlesex, we're proud of how we recognise the potential of future students like you. We make fair and aspirational offers because we want you to aim high, and we’ll support you all the way.

Qualifications

• UCAS points: 112-128
• A Levels: BBC-BBB
• BTEC: DMM-DDM
• Access requirements: Overall pass: must include 45 credits at level 3, of which all 45 must be at Merit or higher
• Combinations: A combination of A-Level, BTEC and other accepted qualifications that total 112 - 128 UCAS Tariff points

We shall always be as flexible as possible and take into consideration any barriers you may have faced in your learning. Things like your work experience, other achievements and your personal statement are all taken into account when we decide on admissions.

Mature Students (Over 21)

We welcome applications from mature candidates, including those without formal qualifications, provided you can demonstrate relevant experience and ability.

Interviews

Entry onto this course does not require an interview.

International Students

We welcome students from the UK and all over the world. Join students from over 122 countries and discover why so many international students call our campus home:

• Quality teaching with top facilities plus flexible online learning
• Welcoming north London campus that's only 30 minutes from central London
• Work placements and networking with top London employers
• Award-winning career support to get you where you want to go after university.

Qualifications

We accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the accepted qualifications on your country's support page. If you are unsure of the suitability of your qualifications or would like help with your application, please contact your nearest international office.

English Language

You will need to meet our English language requirements. And, don’t worry If you don't meet our minimum English language requirements, as we offer a Pre-sessional English course.

Visas

To study with us in the UK, you might need a Student visa. Please check to see if this applies to you.

Fees

The fees below are for 2026/27:

• UK students: £9,535*
• International students: TBC

No Additional Costs

The following study tools are included in your fees:

• Free access to the resources, learning materials and software you need to succeed on your course
• Free laptop loans for up to 24 hours
• Free printing for academic paperwork
• Free online training with LinkedIn Learning

Scholarships and Bursaries

To help make uni affordable, we do everything we can to support you including our:

• MDX Excellence Scholarship offers grants of up to £2,000 per year for UK students
• Regional or International Merit Awards which reward International students with up to £2,000 towards course fees
• Through our Financial Packages Support you can get help with up to £1,000 of goods, including a new laptop or iPad.
• Find out more about Undergraduate Finance and all of our Scholarships and Bursaries.

Fees Disclaimer

1. UK fees: The university reserves the right to increase undergraduate tuition fees in line with changes to legislation, regulation and any government guidance or decisions. The tuition fees for part-time UK study are subject to annual review and we reserve the right to increase the fees each academic year by no more than the level of inflation.

Based on the current fee, for a typical three-year degree, the total costs for your studies will be £28,605.

2. International fees: Tuition fees are subject to annual review and we reserve the right to increase the fees each academic year by no more than the level of inflation.

Any annual increase in tuition fees as provided for above will be notified to students at the earliest opportunity in advance of the academic year to which any applicable inflationary rise may apply.

Compliance

We’ll carefully manage any future changes to courses, or the support and other services available to you, if these are necessary because of things like changes to government health and safety advice, or any changes to the law.

Any decisions will be taken in line with both external advice and the University’s Regulations which include information on this.

Our priority will always be to maintain academic standards and quality so that your learning outcomes are not affected by any adjustments that we may have to make.

At all times we’ll aim to keep you well informed of how we may need to respond to changing circumstances, and about support that we’ll provide to you.

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• Make the most of our free laptop loans, e-books, printing and photocopying
• Our librarians, academic advisers and IT specialists offer personalised support to help you
• We have one of London's biggest university campuses with everything you need in one place.

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