Course details
A Levels AAB Other entry requirementsUCAS code M900
Duration 3 years
Fees and additional costs Home/EU students International students
Related subjects Criminology
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Undergraduate admissions team
School of Law
Telephone +44 (0)114 222 6771
Email law-admissions@sheffield.ac.uk
Website sheffield.ac.uk/law/undergraduate
School of Law
A World Top 100 law department
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020
90% overall satisfaction
National Student Survey 2019
UK top 10 for research excellence
Research Excellence Framework 2014
We have one of the largest study abroad programmes in the UK
Course description
Criminology has been taught here for more than 30 years and we are proud of our outstanding reputation in this area. You'll be taught by internationally renowned criminologists, whose research will feed into their teaching.
You'll examine real-world examples of crime and punishment, and get to grips with the history of how different societies have understood and responded to crime.
You'll also choose between a wide range of optional modules that cover topics like policing, youth justice and internet crime. We have links with international centres of criminal justice and criminology, including in the US.
Financial help from the University - bursaries
If you're a UK student, you could be entitled to a University bursary. A bursary is the same as a grant - you don't have to pay it back.
Entry requirements
| Qualification | Grades |
|---|---|
| A Levels | AAB |
| A Levels + additional qualifications | ABB + B in a relevant EPQ |
| International Baccalaureate | 34 |
| BTEC | DDD in a relevant subject (Applied Law, Applied Science, Business, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship or Personal and Business Finance) |
| Cambridge Pre-U | D3 D3 M2 |
| Scottish Highers + 1 Advanced Higher | AAABB + A |
| Welsh Baccalaureate + 2 A Levels | B + AA |
| Access to HE | Entry requirements for mature students |
| Other qualifications |
Other UK qualifications
Other EU/international qualifications |
Other requirements
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| If you have any questions about entry requirements, please contact the department | |
Modules - what you study and when
The modules listed below are examples from the last academic year. There may be some changes before you start your course. For the very latest module information, check with the department direct.
Course information on School of Law website
First year
Core modules:
Second year
Core modules:
| Analysing Crime Data | |
| Criminology Research Project | |
| Punishment and Penal Policy | |
| Responding to Crime | |
Optional modules:
Third year
Core modules:
| Dissertation (BA Criminology) | |
| Dissertation Preparation (BA Criminology) | |
Optional modules:
The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it's up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research; funding changes; professional accreditation requirements; student or employer feedback; outcomes of reviews; and variations in staff or student numbers.
In the event of any change we'll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption.
Learning and assessment
These figures give an indication of how you'll learn and be assessed. They're a combined average of all the years of the course. The learning and assessment percentages could vary depending on the modules you choose.
| Learning | |
| Scheduled teaching | 17% |
| Independent study | 83% |
| Placement | 0% |
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Assessment |
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| Exams/tests | 26% |
| Coursework | 73% |
| Practical | 1% |
School of Law
All of our courses prepare you for the challenges of professional life. Learning to identify and address
the complex legal, moral, ethical or social questions that underpin the law is key to your success here.
Your teachers will be researching the very latest aspects of law and criminology and amongst them
are practising legal professionals. Their discoveries become yours, as their research filters into teaching.
Top law firms regularly visit us to meet our students and take a hands-on approach by contributing
to your wider education. They also interview our high-achieving students for jobs.
We have over 200 places for voluntary work experience, which gives you the chance to do real client work that has a positive impact in the community. You can get involved in our free legal clinic and the Miscarriages of Justice Review Centre, an opportunity to work on cases of wrongful imprisonment. You can work on our commercial pro bono project, on our criminal justice initiative or at the courts, providing help and support to individual litigants. You can also work with several local charities as a trained adviser, helping individuals with their legal problems.
Our degrees have a strong international focus to prepare you for a career that could take you anywhere. Our study abroad scheme is one of the largest of its kind in the UK and includes destinations in Europe, Australia, China, the US and Canada.
What our graduates do
Many of our students enter the legal profession, either as barristers or solicitors. For those planning to become solicitors, we have an in-house Legal Practice Course which is a masters programme. Many of our graduates secure training contracts as solicitors in top law firms.
Our former students have joined global, national and regional law firms, barristers' chambers and have become judges. Three Lord Justices of Appeal are among our former graduates and regularly visit to support us. With all the opportunities and skills on offer here, our students have also taken up careers in the criminal justice system and in a wide range of managerial professions.
Student profile
"Studying at the School of Law brings me plenty of opportunities to get to know the professionals who are top in their field. Some of my seminar tutors work, or used to work, as qualified solicitors with a successful legal career, hence they are able to give students their perspectives on real-life problems. Each of the students has a personal and academic tutor who has rich life experience and is always keen to provide help."
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School of Law
Telephone
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Email
law-admissions@sheffield.ac.uk
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