Program Overview

Criminology and Law

BSc (Hons)

Overview

Our Criminology and Law course is an exciting interdisciplinary degree. It consists of distinct modules from both law and criminology. So you can pursue your interests in criminology while acquiring the skills associated with a traditional law degree. These skills include:

• evaluating legal arguments
• detailed problem-solving
• the ability to communicate accurately and persuasively.

By studying this degree, you’ll have the opportunity to investigate topics such as:

• criminal justice, including punishment and sentencing
• the theoretical frameworks criminologists use to understand crime
• digital crime and criminology.

Throughout your studies, you’ll be supported by leading academics who are recognised experts in their field. We offer a wide range of module choices so you‘ll be able to pursue the topics that interest you the most. And, you’ll have access to career events and regular guest lectures.

Key Facts

• UCAS code: LM92
• Start dates: September 2025 / September 2026
• Location: Headington
• Course length: Full time: 3 years, Part time: up to 8 years
• School(s): School of Law and Social Sciences, School of Education, Humanities and Languages
• UCAS Tariff Points: 104

How to Apply

• Standard offer: UCAS Tariff Points: 104, A Level: BCC, IB Points: 29, BTEC: DMM
• Contextual offer: UCAS Tariff Points: 88, A Level: CCD, IB Points: 27, BTEC: MMM
• Further offer details: Applications are also welcomed for consideration from applicants with European qualifications, international qualifications or recognised foundation courses.
• Entry requirements: Please also see the University's general entry requirements.
• English language requirements: Please see the University's standard English language requirements.
• Terms and conditions of enrolment: When you accept our offer, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment.
• Credit transfer: Many of our courses consider applications for entry part-way through the course for students who have credit from previous learning or relevant professional experience.

Tuition Fees

• 2025 / 26:
  • Home (UK) full time: £9,535
  • Home (UK) part time: £1,190 per single module
  • International full time: £16,750
• 2026 / 27:
  • Home (UK) full time: £9,535*
  • Home (UK) part time: £1,910 per single module*
  • Home (UK) sandwich (placement): £1,905
  • International full time: £17,250
  • International sandwich (placement): £1,905

Funding Your Studies

• Financial support and scholarships: Oxford Brookes Bursary for Continuing Students, Undergraduate maintenance loans for part-time UK students, Undergraduate maintenance loans for full-time UK students, Undergraduate tuition fee loans for UK students, Oxford Brookes Bursary for New Students

Learning and Assessment

• Year 1:
  • Compulsory modules:
    • Communication Skills for Lawyers
    • Crime and Criminology in Context
    • Criminal Justice in Action
    • Criminal Law
    • Criminology Skills
    • Legal Method
    • Media and Crime
• Year 2:
  • Compulsory modules:
    • Advanced Legal Skills
    • Public Criminology
    • Researching Crime: Methods, Approaches and Ethics
    • Understanding Criminal Justice
    • Evidence
    • Digital Crime and Criminology
  • Optional modules:
    • Criminology Work Based Learning
    • Crime and Intersectionality
    • Globalisation and Crime
    • International Law
    • Marriage Cohabitation and the Law
    • Green Criminology
• Optional Year Abroad:
  • Optional modules:
    • Year Abroad
• Final Year:
  • Compulsory modules:
    • Interdisciplinary Dissertation
  • Optional modules:
    • Forensic Anthropology
    • Border Criminology
    • Computer Law and Artificial Intelligence
    • Dealing with Drugs: Control and Intoxication
    • Policing, Security and Society
    • Independent Study Module
    • International Human Rights Law
    • Nationality, Immigration and Asylum
    • Parents, Children and the State
    • Sex that Offends
    • The Carnival and Pleasures of Crime
    • The Prison and Imprisonment

After You Graduate

• Career prospects: Our Criminology and Law degree is a suitable education for a range of career options in the public and private sectors.
• Our Staff: Mr Chris Lloyd, Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, where he researches, teaches, and publishes on criminal law and legal theory. He is the LLB Subject Coordinator.