LLB Criminal Law
About this course
LLB Criminal Law, a law degree focused on the legal framework surrounding crime and the justice system. Core topics include Legal Analysis and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The course includes a compulsory research essay in the final year and is taught by staff with professional legal experience. The first year introduces foundational subjects through Contract Law, Criminal Law, Legal Skills and Research, and Public Law. The second year builds core knowledge via Equity and Trusts, European Law, and Land Law, alongside optional modules such as Commercial Law and Family and Child Law. The third year centres on the Law Guided Research Essay alongside numerous optional choices spanning Commercial Law, Human Rights, and Technology, Artificial Intelligence and the Law.
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What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 100%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 82%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 20 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 40%
- Working and studying: 25%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Sales occupations: 20%
- Legal professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 5%
- Finance Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 70 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 9%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 14%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 6%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 8%
- Wales: 46%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 120 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 93%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- Foundation course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- The qualifying law degree is recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for the purposes of satisfying the academic stage of training.
Modules
- Contract Law
- Criminal Law
- Legal Skills and Research
- Legal and Criminal Justice Systems
- Public Law
- Tort
- Equity and Trusts
- European Law
- Land Law
- Climate Change and Environmental Law
- Commercial Law
- Community Justice
- Company Law
- Drugs and Crime
- Employment Law
- Family and Child Law
- Human Rights
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Law
- Introduction to Criminology
- Medicine Ethics and the Law
- Police, Policing and Society
- Psychological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour
- Psychopathology
- Technology, Artificial Intelligence and the Law
- Victimology
- Youth Crime and Justice
- Law Guided Research Essay
- Advocacy Skills
- Business Law and Practice and Solicitors Accounts
- Climate Change and Environmental Law
- Commercial Law
- Community Justice
- Company Law
- Criminal Law and Practice
- Critical and Radical Criminology
- Dispute Resolution in Contract and Tort
- Drugs and Crime
- Employability Skills in Practice
- Employment Law
- Family and Child Law
- Human Rights
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Law
- Introduction to Criminology
- Legal Practice and Public Law
- Medicine Ethics and the Law
- Police, Policing and Society
- Property Law and Practice
- Psychological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour
- Psychopathology
- Technology, Artificial Intelligence and the Law
- Victimology
- Wills, Trusts and Estates Law and Practice
- Youth Crime and Justice
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of LLB Criminal Law at Aberystwyth University earn?
The median salary is £22,500 after 15 months, £20,000 after 3 years, £27,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £31,500. The £27,000 median after five years is £4,500 less than the UK median for Law.
What do graduates of LLB Criminal Law at Aberystwyth University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on LLB Criminal Law at Aberystwyth University?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for LLB Criminal Law at Aberystwyth University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 111 UCAS points.
Is LLB Criminal Law at Aberystwyth University accredited?
Yes. The qualifying law degree is recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for the purposes of satisfying the academic stage of training.
How many students continue on LLB Criminal Law at Aberystwyth University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.