LLM Criminal Law and Criminal Justice course content
This course has four compulsory modules. You also take one or two of the optional modules, depending on which module options you choose.
Compulsory Modules
Criminal Justice Processes explores the complex and dynamic nature of the criminal justice process and the relationships that can exist between its components. You will investigate the different impact of the criminal justice process on specific social groups and examine the rights, and experiences, of individuals within criminal justice processes.
Research Methods focuses on the mechanics of the research process: how to formulate research questions, design research strategies and generally go about the process of 'researching.'
Criminal Law examines the key issues and fundamental principles of criminal law. You will study the most significant criminal offences in English law, and refine your ability to answer hypothetical legal questions involving criminal offences.
Dissertation allows you to tailor your own programme of training and research in consultation with a member of staff drawn from the school's MA/PhD supervisory panel.
Optional modules
- Policing 1: The Nature of Contemporary Policing
- Contemporary Imprisonment
- International Criminal Justice
- Policing 2: Police Accountability
- Cybercrime: Computers and Crime in the Information Age
- International E-Commerce Law
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
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