You will experience a range of teaching methods throughout your course including lectures small group formats (tutorials) online learning environments self-directed or collaborative study experiential learning and problem-based learning.

Your usual week will be made up of twelve hours of lectures along with fortnightly one-hour tutorials.

During your time with us you will foster self-management skills including an ability to reflect on your own learning make effective use of feedback and an ability to work in a team.

You will develop the ability to conduct independent research including accurate identification of issues which require researching retrieval and critical evaluation of relevant information from a range of appropriate sources including primary legal sources.

The level of challenge and achievement you will be faced with is gradually increased throughout your course.

Our learning teaching and assessment procedures will give you the opportunity to demonstrate that you have met the necessary skills and qualities within your law course. We recognise the importance of inclusive practice and are sensitive to equal opportunities requirements as indicated by good practice and relevant legislative obligations.

A wide range of assessment methods are used to determine your overall achievement; these assessments may be timed or untimed seen or unseen continuous or examination based.

Tasks that you might encounter could include essays and reports of varying length; case notes; statutory interpretation; briefs; critiques of articles; oral video presentations; moots; skills-based assessments; reflective learning journals; research project dissertation; and work clinic-based assessments.

What will you study on this course?
In Year 1 students will take 100 credits from the following topics Contract Law Criminal Law Legal Skills Public Law Introduction to Criminal Justice and Introduction to Criminology. There are also optional modules available in topics such as Applying psychological theory to real-world problems Criminal Psychology and Social Influence.

In Year 2 students will take 100 credits from the following topics Criminal Evidence Equity and Trusts Land Law Law Justice and Procedure and Tort Law. There are also optional modules available in topics such as Crime & the Media and Digital Policing and E-Crime.

In Year 3 students will take 20 credits from the following topics The UK EU Law and Brexit. Students will also take 40 credits from the topics such as Forensic Psychology Organised Crime and Counter-terrorism Perspectives on Youth Crime Policing Security & The State Power Crime and Punishment and Serial Killers. Students will also take 60 credits from topics such as Business Law & Practice Commercial Law Criminal Law Dissertation Endangered Wildlife and International Law Environmental Law Family and Welfare Law Intellectual Property Law International Law and Contemporary Issues International Law of the Sea Law and Social Justice Law and Technology Law Justice and Rights Partnerships and Company Law Practical Professional Skills Preserving Cultural Heritage Property Practice Sports Law Wills & Estates and Work Placement.

Please note course content is for guidance purposes only and may be subject to change.