LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology
Online United Kingdom
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 18,500 / per course *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* £18,500 UK / £20,396 International (2024-25)
Key Summary
Introduction
Develop your employability by achieving a Qualifying Law Degree wand acquiring knowledge of criminal behaviour and its origins. In this combined course, you’ll develop a solid grounding in both legal and criminological principles, including subject-specific abilities, intellectual skills, practical professional skills and general transferable skills.
This 100% online LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology is perfect is you wish to obtain a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) while also developing knowledge of criminal behaviour and its origins.
The criminology modules make this programme truly unique, allowing you to develop social science skills and knowledge. Topics such as crime and society, justice and punishment, and criminal investigation will introduce sociological, legal and economic theories that complement the legal knowledge gained.
Developed and taught by subject experts, this course enhances your career development and improves your employability. You’ll be prepared for job roles in a wide variety of industries as you'll acquire a solid grounding in both legal and criminological principles. You’ll also cover all the subject-specific abilities, intellectual skills, practical professional skills and general transferable skills outlined by the QAA subject benchmarks.
A shorter 16-month CertHE is also available for this course, equal to a total of 120 credits.
Teaching methods
We’re a 100% online education provider, so we use a state-of-the-art virtual learning environment (VLE) to deliver our teaching, resources and assessments. Our system tracks and manages the learning process in real-time and provides you with immediate access to your learning materials. The VLE is accessible 24/7 and allows both students and tutors to actively take part in real-time conversations and live seminars.
We believe you get the most out of your time spent studying when you are kept informed of your performance, and we achieve this by:
- assessing you throughout modules rather than waiting for the end of year assessments
- showing your marks in your grade book which can be viewed whenever you log onto the virtual learning environment (VLE)
- rapid turnaround on work assessed to ensure your grade book is always up to date
- ensuring you have regular contact with your Student Support team
Assessment methods
All assessments are delivered through our virtual learning environment (VLE). There is no requirement to travel to external test centres; instead, you will submit assignments through the VLE, such as written reports, discussion forum participation or reflective journal entries. For the few modules that have timed assessments, we use a virtual proctoring system that enables you to sit academically rigorous timed assessments virtually in the comfort of your own home.
We also have a policy of ensuring that the work submitted by students is authentic – we use a well-established electronic monitoring system to check for plagiarism.
Why Essex Online?
Study online. Graduate on campus.
You will complete your studies and assessments 100% online and your qualification will be awarded by the University of Essex, an award-winning university with a 60-year heritage of teaching and research excellence and one of the top 30 universities in the UK (Complete University Guide 2025). Upon completing your course, you will graduate with the same certificate as campus-based students – your mode of study is only mentioned on your academic transcript.
World-class academic and mentoring support
Our online tutors are leading authorities and specialists in their respective fields. They are passionate about what they teach and combine their knowledge of industry practice with high-quality academic delivery, offering you an unparalleled learning experience.
We also have a dedicated team of Student Advisers and Study Skills Advisers that will support you from your first day to graduation. They will be on hand to help and guide you as you progress through your studies. Whatever the question or issue, they will work with you to find a solution.
We're proud to be rated Gold in the Times Higher Education (THE) Online Rankings 2024. Our achievement, which is based on four pillars - resources, engagement, outcomes and environment - recognises our commitment to excellent online education.
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Curriculum
You can study the following modules on the LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology:
- Legal Skills and Context*
- Criminal Law†
- Public Law†
- Introduction to Criminology*
- Crime and Society
- Dealing with Offending Behaviour
- Justice and Punishment
- Contract Law†
- Law of Tort†
- Land Law†
- Criminology*
- Forensic and Criminal Psychology
- Criminal Investigation
- Youth Crime and Justice
- Prisons and Penology
- Probation and Community Justice
- European Union Law†
- Equity and Trusts†
- Wills and the Administration of Estates†
- Criminal Behaviour and Deviance*
- Final Year Research Project
- Victimology and Criminal Victimisation
- Criminal Justice in the Information Age: Cyber Crime and Security
- The Economics of Crime
- Policing
* These modules are core and must be passed in order to achieve the award.
† These modules are compulsory and must be passed in order to achieve a qualifying law degree.
Admissions
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
International students residing in specific regions outside the UK may be eligible for a scholarship of up to 20% on the 2024/2025 intakes of our undergraduate and postgraduate online courses.
Students residing in Africa can also enjoy a 20% scholarship for the 2024/2025 intakes of all eligible undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
- Designated for undergraduate student loans in England.
- Simple monthly payment plan available, enabling you to spread the cost over the duration of your studies.
- Full payment discount of 5% if you pay upfront.
- 10% corporate discount available when three or more of your employees study with us.
Please note, a maximum of two discounts or scholarships can be applied. The corporate discount can only be used in combination with our upfront payment discount, but not in conjunction with any other discount or scholarship. Find out more information about our discounts and scholarships.
A range of scholarships are available subject to applicants meeting certain criteria. To find out whether you're eligible for scholarships, please contact the school.
Program delivery
Teaching methods and style
We’re a 100% online education provider, so we use a state-of-the art virtual learning environment (VLE) to deliver our teaching, resources and assessments. Our system tracks and manages the learning process in real-time and provides you with immediate access to your learning materials. The VLE is accessible 24/7 and allows both students and tutors to actively take part in real-time conversations and live seminars.
Assessment
All assessments are delivered through our virtual learning environment (VLE). There is no requirement to go to external test centres; instead you will submit written assignments through the VLE.For the few courses where exams are required, we use a virtual system which allows you to take academically rigorous exams from the comfort of your own home.
We believe you get the most out of your time spent studying when you are kept informed of your performance, and we achieve this by:
- assessing you throughout modules rather than waiting for end of year exams
- showing your marks in your grade book which can be viewed whenever you log onto the VLE
- rapid turnaround on work assessed to ensure your grade book is always up to date
- ensuring you have regular contact with your Student Support team
We also have a policy of ensuring that the work submitted by students is authentic – we use a well-established electronic monitoring system to check for plagiarism.