LLM Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
If you want to ...
- explore the criminal justice process
- examine the impact upon different social groups
- analyse significant criminal offences in English law
- develop your research skills
... then LLM Criminal Law and Criminal Justice is the course for you.
LLM Criminal Law and Criminal Justice offers you the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in relation to the legal rules regulating criminal activity in the UK, Europe, and at global level.
The programme combines social science research methods, traditional legal research skills, and criminological explanation in order to study the nature, purposes, dynamic processes and outcomes of the criminal justice system.
The course enables you to pursue a career in legal practice, public service, or any other career where success is built upon the ability to understand, analyse and respond to developments in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice.
If you apply to this course, you should already have an understanding of how the criminal justice system operates, and be familiar with current policy debates, theoretical perspectives, and research techniques that can test theories about the criminal justice system and measure the efficacy of its processes.
Key Information
Start Date: September
Duration:
12 months full-time
24 months part-time
Entry requirements:
a law degree, or closely-related social science degree.
Scholarships
Funding information
Admissions Contact
Postgraduate Admissions
School of Law
Tel: +44 (0) 113 343 7573
Fax: +44 (0) 113 343 2452
