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Our law courses

Our LLB and MLaw degrees bring law to life and provide you with an excellent foundation for a variety of careers. Embedded in real life context, your studies will be both relevant and engaging.

Our BSc Criminology course

Explore crime and criminal justice – including causes, controls, and consequences – with our new BSc Criminology degree. Benefit from our partnerships with penal reform organisations and gain the skills needed to start a career in criminal justice or social work.

Mooting

As a law or criminology student, you can develop your public speaking and advocacy skills through mooting competitions, where you take on the role of counsel in a mock legal hearing or trial.

Life in the School

Learn in a friendly, inclusive school where you will become an important part of our close-knit community of peers and academics.

Read our stories

Our staff and students come from all over the world and have incredible stories to tell. Read about their experiences of working and studying with us.

Our research

Our academics undertake a wide variety of research, much of which has produced a tangible impact beyond the University.

Meet our experts

Our academics are leading subject experts who contribute regularly to global and UK policy development and law reforms through their work with governments and regulatory agencies.