Study Scotland’s only LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology undergraduate degree.

Programme Overview

Study Scotland’s only LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology undergraduate degree (accredited by the Law Society of Scotland).  This degree combines law studies with criminology, making you hugely employable.

Your unique employability skills will thoroughly prepare you for the workplace, as you go beyond the crime dramas and work in the legal world.

You’ll gain:

• A critical understanding of the theories and concepts behind Law and Criminology.
• The history of these fascinating disciplines and how they’ve developed.
• A detailed knowledge of how the two subjects complement each other.
• An essential range of legal skills and research methods.

Debates and mock court appearances

You’ll use the university’s moot room for debates and mock court appearances, presenting 'pretend' legal arguments. Work placements in legal practices around Scotland will broaden your knowledge of the law and criminal justice systems.

Many Abertay graduates go on to become solicitors and advocates*. But with criminology in the mix, you could also work in the police, other agencies like the probation service, the Scottish Government, legal journalism or the third sector.  

How the Course Works

Teaching and Assessment

You’ll learn through a blend of lectures, workshops, online discussion forums, video screenings, guest speaker presentations, directed and private study. Other assessment methods include debates, moot courts, presentations, examinations, essays, reports, portfolios, project work class and online tests, and reflective analyses.

In your final year, you’ll design and produce a research project under the dedicated supervision of an academic staff member.

About a quarter of the course is assessed through examination, although the exact proportion depends on your module choices (the topics you choose to study).

Learning methods

We recognise that our students have different learning styles and different skills when they start their studies. Our aim is to ensure that we nurture and reinforce your understanding of the subjects studied, together with the research and employability skills required to work in a constantly changing world.

Put simply, we want to give you all the skills and knowledge you need to move straight into a job or further study when you graduate.

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