Course details
A Levels AAB Other entry requirementsUCAS code M930
Duration 3 years
Fee Look up fee
Related subjects Criminology Law
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Undergraduate admissions team
School of Law
Telephone +44 (0)114 222 6771
Email law@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 2018
Top 10 in the UK for research excellence
Research Excellence Framework 2014
Course description
Criminology is a major specialism here and this programme was one of the first of its type in the country. This three-year course covers the foundational legal subjects and combines them with a thorough study of the principles of criminology. These include criminal justice, explanations of crime and punishment, and other responses to the phenomenon of crime.
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 + Extended Project Qualification | ABB + B. The Extended Project should be in a relevant subject |
| 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:
| Advanced Criminal Law and Justice | |
| Punishment and Penal Policy | |
| Responding to Crime | |
| Law School Without It No Success 2 (WINS2) | |
Optional modules:
Third year
Core modules:
| Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Law | |
| Law School Final Year Success | |
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 | 14% |
| Independent study | 86% |
| Placement | 0% |
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Assessment |
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| Exams/tests | 60% |
| Coursework | 39% |
| Practical | 1% |
School of Law
All 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. Amongst them will be practising legal professionals and winners of national awards for teaching law. 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 their wider education. They also interview our high-achieving students for jobs.
We have over 180 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 law degrees have a strong international focus to prepare you for a career that could take you anywhere. Our study abroad scheme is the largest of its kind in the UK and includes destinations across Europe and beyond, in Australia, Hong Kong, and many others.
What our graduates do
Many of our students enter the legal profession, either as barristers or solicitors. For those planning to become solicitors, we offer an in-house Legal Practice Course. Many of our graduates secure sought-after 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
"I chose the University of Sheffield to study law and criminology because it looked like the full package: a reputable department and a course that would prepare me well for a career in law, with an award-winning students' union, too many extracurricular opportunities to count, and a friendly and close-knit city."
Graduate
Following all our LLB courses, youll be eligible to take the Legal Practice Course or Bar Professional Training Course for entry to the legal profession in England and Wales, either as a solicitor or barrister.
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Undergraduate admissions team
School of Law
Telephone
+44 (0)114 222 6771
Email
law@sheffield.ac.uk
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