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Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Honours with Criminology – 2025 entry

Duration of programme: 4 yearsÌý

Award on successful completion: Bachelor of Laws (Honours) with CriminologyÌý

Location of delivery: º£½ÇÊÓÆµ, Bell Street, DundeeÌý

Accreditation: The Law Society of Scotland; The Faculty of AdvocatesÌý

Composition of the programme: 120 SCQF (Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework) credits in each academic year, delivered in modules of 20 credits each, with 3 modules taken in term 1, and 3 in term 2 each year. In years 3 and 4, modules in Criminology are taken along with accredited Law modules. A 40 credit independent dissertation is included in the final year. There also is the opportunity to undertake a work placement in the final year.Ìý

Contact hours and workload: Each academic year typically requires 1200 hours of student effort; on average across the 4 years of this programme, 24% of that time is in lectures, seminars and similar activities; the remainder is independent study.Ìý

Assessment methods: A variety of assessment methods are used, which include exams, class tests, coursework, presentations, mooting, and a range of practical oral and written assessments which develop students’ ability to present sophisticated arguments and complex information. ÌýExaminations or class tests feature in the majority of accredited subjects in Years 1-3. ÌýÌý

Academic staff: This programme is delivered principally by staff in the Dundee Business School in the Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business. ÌýStaff profiles can be viewed at /academic-faculties-and-graduate-school/faculty-of-design-informatics-and-business/Ìý

Core modules in the programme:Ìý

  • Business OrganisationsÌý
  • Business TransactionsÌý
  • Contract LawÌý
  • Criminal LawÌý
  • Family LawÌý
  • Law of DelictÌý
  • Law of EvidenceÌý
  • Law of Succession Ìý
  • Legal Systems & MethodÌý
  • Property Law Ìý
  • Public LawÌý
  • EU LawÌý

Other modules that are be offered, but are subject to change over time:Ìý

  • Policing and Criminal Justice in the 21st CenturyÌý
  • Introduction to PolicingÌý
  • Legal Philosophy and Human RightsÌý
  • Penal InstitutionsÌý
  • Criminological TheoriesÌý
  • EU Security, Justice and Home AffairsÌý
  • Cultural CriminologyÌý
  • Human rightsÌý
  • Policing CommunitiesÌý
  • Zemiology, Harm & PowerÌý
  • Green Crime and Environmental HarmÌý
  • Work PlacementÌý

Developments in the discipline:ÌýThe LLB (Hons) with Criminology degree is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland who may, from time to time, review core content of this degree. The core modules listed above comply with the current requirements (August 2022) of these professional bodies. The Faculty of Advocates also accredits core modules but will require entrants to pass further subjects when seeking admittance to Faculty. Current requirements (August 2022) are shown here and may be subject to change.

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