LLB Law with Criminology
About this course
LLB (Hons) in Law with Criminology is an undergraduate degree that combines legal studies with criminological theory to examine the relationship between crime, the legal system, and society. Core topics include Research Methods, Legal Analysis, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students can choose to undertake an optional placement year or a year abroad. The first year introduces foundational legal and criminological principles through compulsory modules such as Legal Essentials, Obligations, Public Law, and Understanding Crime, Understanding Criminal Justice. The second year expands into core legal areas and socio-legal contexts with compulsory modules including Criminal Law, Law of Real Property, and Law of the European Union, alongside optional choices like Law, Society and Policy, Crime Across Borders, and Prisons, Punishment, Probation. The final year focuses on advanced legal knowledge and independent study, featuring the compulsory module Law of Trusts and a project module offering a choice of independent academic study or practical legal experience. Optional modules in the final year allow students to explore specialised areas such as Corporate Law, Law and the Family, Policing the 21st Century, and Crime Prevention, Partnerships and Community Safety.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB in three A Levels. IB: 655 in three Higher Levels or 32 points.
What students say
Based on about 11 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 81%
- Learning opportunities: 74%
- Assessment and feedback: 68%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 72%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 90 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 7%
- Unemployed: 6%
Most common jobs
- Welfare Professionals: 12%
- Administrative occupations: 9%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 9%
- Elementary occupations: 7%
- Sales occupations: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 64%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 130 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 17%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 48%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 12%
- South East: 7%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Legal Essentials
- Obligations
- Public Law
- Understanding Crime, Understanding Criminal Justice
- Criminal Law
- Law of Real Property
- Law of the European Union
- Law, Society and Policy
- Legal Professional Development (University Placement Module)
- Crime Across Borders
- Challenges and Issues in Criminal Justice
- Prisons, Punishment, Probation
- Law of Trusts
- Project
- Law of Criminal Evidence
- Law and the Family
- Corporate Law
- Law, Equality and Human Rights
- Legal Professional Development (University Placement Module)
- Harm, Justice and Power
- Crime: from the Everyday to the Extremes
- Policing the 21st Century
- Crime Prevention, Partnerships and Community Safety
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of LLB Law with Criminology at Keele University earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £35,500. The £27,500 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of LLB Law with Criminology at Keele University do next?
87% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on LLB Law with Criminology at Keele University?
81% 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 Keele University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 115 UCAS points.
How many students continue on LLB Law with Criminology at Keele University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.