LLB Law with Criminology
About this course
LLB in Law with Criminology, a law degree examining the legal system alongside the social, economic, and political context of crime and regulation. Core topics include Research Methods. The curriculum provides the core subjects required by the Bar Standards Board for future barristers while covering both legal rules and criminological perspectives on crime and disorder. The first year establishes core foundations through Tort Law, Criminal Law, Legal Foundations and the Constitution, Public Law, Foundations of Contemporary Criminology, and Crime and Punishment. The second year continues with Land Law, Contract, Foundations of European Union Law, and Responses to Crime. Optional choices in the second year introduce areas such as Legal Practice: Foundation Skills, Miscarriages of Justice, and Offending and Victimisation. The final year centres on Equity and Trusts, alongside an optional dissertation and extensive optional modules spanning fields like Environmental Law, Human Rights Law, Company Law, Police and Policing, and Prisons and Prisoners.
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What students say
Based on about 191 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 84%
- Learning opportunities: 75%
- Assessment and feedback: 60%
- Academic support: 81%
- Organisation and management: 66%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 67%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 550 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 90%
- Gained a higher qualification: 8%
- Left higher education: 1%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 330 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 15%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 18%
- Wales: 46%
Who gets in
Based on about 710 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 84%
- Access course: 1%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 3%
- Other qualifications: 10%
Modules
- Tort Law
- Criminal Law
- Legal Foundations and the Constitution
- Public Law
- Foundations of Contemporary Criminology
- Crime and Punishment
- Land Law
- Contract
- Foundations of European Union Law
- Responses to Crime
- Legal Practice: Foundation Skills
- Miscarriages of Justice
- Commercial Property: Skills and Practice
- Immigration Law, Policy and Practice
- Practical Employment Law
- Advocacy
- Banking and Finance
- Offending and Victimisation
- Crimes of the Powerful
- Equity and Trusts
- Dissertation
- Equity and Trusts II
- Global Problems and Legal Theory
- Environmental Law
- Law, Technology and Society
- Human Rights Law
- Financial Crime I
- Intellectual Property Law: Copyright, Patents and Trade Marks
- Company Law
- Discrimination, Equality and Law
- Welsh Law and Devolution in Context
- Cyfraith Cymru a Datganoli Mewn Cyd-destun
- Criminal Justice: Context and Practice
- Commercial Law
- International Law and Transnational Challenges
- Media Law
- Comparative Law
- Evidence
- Family Law
- Legal History
- Healthcare, Ethics and Law I : Capacity, Consent and the Beginning of Life
- Healthcare Ethics and Law II: End of Life and the Four Principles
- Crime, Sentencing and Punishment
- World Trade Law and Policy
- Public International Law
- Economic and Trade Law of the European Union
- AI, Ethics and Law
- Financial Crime II
- Law in the Community [20]
- Law and Governance in Practice: Work Placement Module
- Law in the Community [40]
- Sociology of Law
- Shipping Law
- Traethawd Hir
- Crime, Security and Justice in the City
- Police and Policing
- Prisons and Prisoners
- Drugs, Crime and Society
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of LLB Law with Criminology at Cardiff University earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 3 years, £33,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,500 and £43,500. The £33,500 median after five years is £7,000 more than the UK median for Sociology.
Are students happy with the teaching on LLB Law with Criminology at Cardiff University?
84% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for LLB Law with Criminology at Cardiff University?
The typical offer is AAA at A level. The average entrant had 150 UCAS points.
How many students continue on LLB Law with Criminology at Cardiff University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 1% left higher education.