Bachelor of Laws (Honours) - Criminal Law and Justice

During their first year, students will work alongside their peers doing similar courses, to widen their knowledge of the law and develop the fundamental legal skills necessary to undertake the remainder of their course. Students will also be exposed to a range of contemporary issues in the law that relate to each of the LLB courses on offer. Those who discover that they have an interest in a particular area of law that they have studied, upon successful completion of their first year, they could swap degree courses to one of the other LLB courses offered (subject to meeting progression requirements). In second year, students will continue to build their understanding of core legal subjects, whilst exploring criminal law and justice in detail. They will also begin to develop their practical legal skills to provide them with an insight into life in legal practice. Year three aims to bring students to the level to enter the world of work by immersing them in the criminal trial process to develop their professional legal skills. Students can choose from a variety of optional modules to tailor their degree to their interests and/or future ambitions, as well as work on a large final project in a criminal law area of their interest or participate in one of the law school’s pro- bono clinics (subject to securing a place at the Coventry Law Centre).

Law graduates can pursue a wide variety of careers both in the UK and overseas. Many graduates enter the legal profession as solicitors, barristers, paralegals or legal executives (additional education/courses and training required). However, the skills learned are also transferrable to career paths outside of law such as recruitment, management, teaching or finance. Many of the law graduates also go on to pursue a career in academia or undertake further academic study.