Liverpool John Moores University (Liverpool) - LLB/Undergraduate Courses
Criminal Justice (BA Hons)
Overview:
This programme is intended as a vocationally/professionally orientated degree aimed at fitting students for work in the criminal justice system and allied areas. It will place an emphasis on the criminal justice process and institutions and draw on relevant theory, policy and practice. It will be multi-disciplinary including criminal justice, law, social policy and related professional practice. In the final year students will have the opportunity to complete a dissertation or to take a work based module. The transferable skills taught throughout the programme aim to enhance students' employability
Course description:
Criminal Justice brings together criminal justice theory, research and policy to provide you with the skills that employers value, and prepare you for work in the criminal justice system or in related areas.
Criminal Justice is studied as a single honours degree. We also offer a single honours degree in Forensic Psychology and Criminal justice (BPS Recognised). In addition a joint honours degree in Criminal Justice and Law is available. All of these degrees aim to enable students to develop a greater knowledge of issues in criminal justice on both a theoretical and practical level. The course attempts to discuss the reality of the criminal justice system whilst also encouraging students to develop the ability to critically analyse crime and the responses to it.
The Criminal Justice degrees provide a thorough insight into the criminal justice system and enable students to study the core subjects crucial to a full understanding of criminal justice but also allow a wide variety of options enabling students to focus on those areas of personal interest to them.
The degree is run by the Centre for Criminal Justice which is located in the School of law. The Centre has strong links with local and national criminal justice agencies and is the site for pioneering research into the practicalities of the criminal justice system. This hands-on research by staff generates considerable knowledge which is used to ensure that our teaching is constantly informed and up-to-date within all our degree programmes.
Career prospects:
Graduates of the programme are suitable for posts within agencies such as the probation service, the prison service, youth offending teams, social service and the police. Career prospects for graduates are excellent and there is a wide range of postgraduate programmes available.
Please note: Law LLB + Joint BA award available with Criminal Justice
Law LLB single award
Law may be studied as a single award or as a joint award with Criminal Justice.
The LLB Honours is the classic undergraduate course leading to a qualifying law degree for professional purposes satisfying the Bar Council and Law Society’s Academic training stage. Liverpool John Moores' LLB is "fully exempting".
Course content
At level 1 modules include: Criminal Law, Foundations, Public Law, Obligations A (Contract/tort) together with courses on how to use a law library and how to use IT for studying Law.
Level 2 modules include: European Union Law 1, Land law, Trust and Trustees, Obligations B, and students may also choose from a range of options.
At level 3, all subjects are chosen from an options list.
To proceed from one level to the next you need to gain 120 credits. For full time students, one level equals one year. Level One contains five basic subjects of 24 credits each – all compulsory/ core for exemption purposes. Level Two is 84 credit core (3x24 credit and 1x12 credit subjects) leaving 36 credits for option choice. Level Three is all 120 credit option so you can tailor the degree to your own interests and career goals. There are over twenty option choices covering everything from Animals, Sport, Gender, Family and Welfare through to Crime, Jurisprudence (legal Philosophy) EC/EU Law, Health, Company, Commercial and Competition Law.
Career Prospects
A good proportion of graduates go on to be Solicitors or Barristers but an LLB provides a highly regarded degree award for work in the media, public service, management, business or a career as a self-employed/ freelance consultant or entrepreneur.