Course summary
This is a Connected Degree Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course. Overview Complement your law studies with an understanding criminal behaviour and the processes of criminal justice. On this degree you’ll learn about competing perspectives of crime, how social order can be challenged and maintained, and how the world deals with the crimes of the powerful — such as genocide and war crimes. You’ll develop your knowledge of the law and legal frameworks too, which builds an ideal foundation for a career in the police or prison services. You'll apply your learning throughout the course with real world scenarios or live client work, and gain practical experience with opportunities such as the Community Lawyer module. By taking an optional paid placement year before or after your final year of study, you'll graduate with a year of industry experience too. Course highlights
- Enrich your study of law by developing your understanding of criminal behaviour and criminal justice
- Apply your learning in community settings to gain real-world legal practice skills
- Have confidence in your learning with our research expertise in areas such as data protection, policing and financial crime
- Benefit from teaching shaped by expert staff who have been practicing lawyers and criminologists, and who understand how the legal landscape is changing
- Be able to obtain module exemptions from the Professional Qualification in Probation
- Benefit from our partnership with Barbri, the world’s largest legal exam preparation experts, if you choose to do your Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) after graduation
- Have the opportunity to apply your learning in a paid placement year before or after your final year, where you can apply your knowledge in a criminal justice organisation
Modules
Year 1 Core modules in this year include:
- Contract Law (20 credits)
- Criminal Justice (20 credits)
- Criminal Law (20 credits)
- Public Law (20 credits)
- The English Legal System (20 credits)
- Understanding Criminology (20 credits)
- Equity and Trusts (20 credits)
- Human Rights Law (20 credits)
- Land Law (20 credits)
- Legal Writing and Research (20 credits)
- Questioning Criminology (20 credits)
- Crimes of the Powerful (20 credits)
- Global Security (20 credits)
- Penology and Prison (20 credits)
- Policing and Society (20 credits)
- Principles of Economic Crime Investigation (20 credits)
- Wildlife Crime: Threats and Response (20 credits)
- Contemporary Criminologies (20 credits)
- Criminal Justice and Human Rights (20 credits)
- Advocacy - Practice and Theory (Level 6) (20 credits)
- Business Law (20 credits)
- Children's Rights (20 credits)
- Civil and Criminal Litigation (20 credits)
- Commercial Law (20 credits)
- Comparative Equality Law (Berkley) (20 credits)
- Environmental Law (20 credits)
- European Union Law (20 credits)
- Family Law (20 credits)
- Feminism, Law and Gender (20 credits)
- Intellectual Property Law (20 credits)
- International Law and Armed Conflict (20 credits)
- Law in Action (20 credits)
- Law in Practice (40 credits)
- Law in the Community (40 credits)
- Law of Succession L6 (20 credits)
- Legal Dissertation (40 credits)
- Legal Project (20 credits)
- Property Practice (20 credits)
- Public International Law (20 credits)
Assessment method
You’ll be assessed through:
- examinations
- coursework essays
- presentations
- participation in mock trials
- written moot arguments
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- M1L6
- Institution code:
- P80
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 - 120 points
A level - BBB - BBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM - DMM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher - Not accepted
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 29 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H4 - H3, H3, H3, H3, H3
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
GCSE/National 4/National 5
T Level - M
English language requirements
Test | Grade | Additional details |
---|---|---|
IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0. |
PTE Academic | 61 | An overall score of 61 with a minimum of 54 in each skill. |
TOEFL (iBT) | 91 | 91 with a minimum of 20 in Reading, 19 in Listening, 21 in Speaking and 20 in Writing |
Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169. | |
Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169. | |
Trinity ISE | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components |
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
EU | £9535 | Year 1 |
England | £9535 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
International | £17200 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP