Law and Criminology BA (Hons)
University of the West of England
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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BA(Hons) Law and Criminology is a flexible course that allows you to explore topical modules spanning criminal justice, penology, sexual offences and offending.Gain a solid grounding in criminological research methods and practice. Develop valuable legal skills such as mooting and negotiating alongside your academic studies. This hands-on course gives you real-world insight and helps you develop professional abilities through community engagement and work-based learning. You’ll study both law ...Read more

BA(Hons) Law and Criminology is a flexible course that allows you to explore topical modules spanning criminal justice, penology, sexual offences and offending.Gain a solid grounding in criminological research methods and practice. Develop valuable legal skills such as mooting and negotiating alongside your academic studies. This hands-on course gives you real-world insight and helps you develop professional abilities through community engagement and work-based learning. You’ll study both law and criminology in equal measure in your first year and then opt to major in one or the other from year two.If you major in law, you’ll have the option to graduate with a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD). This gives you access to our Legal Practice Course (LPC), which includes the option to do an LLM in Advanced Legal Practice (LPC LLM) or Bar Professional Training Studies (BPTS) to become a solicitor or barrister.Law majors can choose from a range of modules that provide academic discourse as well as examples of real-life cases. Criminology majors get to explore contemporary issues through practical lab sessions.This degree combination leads naturally to a career in criminal law. But depending on your specialism, you could pursue a career as a solicitor, barrister, legal adviser or paralegal, or as a teacher, social worker, counsellor or charity worker. There are also opportunities with the police, prison and court services, as well as the legal sector.

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WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
81/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
60th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
75th
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Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
Employment rate
Employment rate
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Source: UNISTATS, 2019
93%
Average salary
Average salary
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Law graduate salary at this uni
£19,000
UK Law graduate salary
£18,000
Sociology
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
87%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Sociology graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK Sociology graduate salary
£18,000
What students say
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Jorja
28 Feb 25

Such a diverse and interesting campus. Always something on/ visitors such as the guide dogs on 27/2/25. Loads of cool places to study and bookable rooms to revise that me and my..Read more

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Kayleigh
11 Feb 25

The best part of studying at UWE is the support form all the teachers. They are welcoming and you can tell they enjoy what they teach. The environment of living in halls has been..Read more

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Psychology
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Sociology
35%
Law
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History
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English Literature
21%
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Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Law
40%
Psychology
36%
History
25%
English Literature
24%
Sociology
19%
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Latest Criminology reviews

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J
Jorja
28 Feb 25
Criminology (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)
Such a diverse and interesting campus. Always something on/ visitors such as the guide dogs on 27/2/25. Loads of cool places to study and bookable rooms to revise that me and my...
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K
Kayleigh
11 Feb 25
Criminology with Psychology BSc (Hons)
The best part of studying at UWE is the support form all the teachers. They are welcoming and you can tell they enjoy what they teach. The environment of living in halls has been...
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University of the West of England , Bristol

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