Undergraduate Law and Justice Studies OCT26 by Liverpool John Moores University

SCHOOL OF LAW AND JUSTICE STUDIES UNDERGRADUATE

LAW AND JUSTICE STUDIES Shaping the future of law, justice and society At LJMU’s School of Law and Justice Studies, you’ll go beyond the classroom and explore the real world of law, policing, crime and justice. Whether you see yourself as a lawyer, police officer, investigator, policymaker or human rights advocate, our courses are designed to help you develop the skills, confidence and experience to succeed.

Step into our Moot Room, a realistic courtroom environment where you can build your advocacy, public speaking and legal skills. Through our Legal Advice Centre, you’ll also have the opportunity to work with real clients, providing supervised legal support and gaining invaluable hands-on experience before you graduate.

Our specialist areas of Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law and Policing each offer their own unique learning experience, while giving you access to a vibrant community dedicated to tackling some of society’s biggest challenges.

From day one, you’ll be challenged, inspired and supported to think critically, solve problems and make a real impact.

You’ll learn in state-of-the-art facilities that bring your studies to life. Investigate crimes in our purpose-built Crime Scene Investigation Suites, explore cutting-edge forensic technologies, use advanced data analytics software, and work with facial reconstruction programmes used in professional practice.

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You never realise how difficult processing a crime scene is until you’re in there doing it. LJMU gives you the opportunity to develop those skills through real, practical experience — and it’s made me feel prepared for a career in policing and forensics. Dan BSc (Hons) Policing & Forensics

DEGREES AVAILABLE • BA (Hons) Criminal Justice* • BA (Hons) Criminal Law and Criminal Justice • BA (Hons) Criminology* • BSc (Hons) Criminology and Psychology • BSc (Hons) Forensics, Policing and Investigations* • BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice • LLB (Hons) Law* • BA (Hons) Law, Business and Management • BA (Hons) Policing, Psychology and Investigations* • BA (Hons) Policing and Investigations • BA (Hons) Professional Policing *Foundation route option

CAREERS IN POLICING The Police Education Qualifications Framework (PEQF) has been introduced by the College of Policing and has minimum standards for qualifications, training and knowledge required by police officers of all ranks. There are three routes into policing...

1. (Pre-Join) Degree in Professional Policing Requires applicants to obtain the Degree in Professional Policing before being appointed as a police officer. This is the degree designed and endorsed by the College of Policing and mandated by them as the national standard, which will be delivered by universities that are ‘licensed’ by the College of Policing to deliver this degree programme. On completion the student will be awarded a BA (Hons) Degree in Professional Policing.

2. Degree Holder Entry Programme Those applicants who already hold an undergraduate degree, including a degree in Policing awarded by LJMU, can apply to their chosen police force. On appointment they will be required to complete a conversion course, which will provide them with the knowledge and skills necessary in their chosen profession. It is likely that the duration and content of this conversion course will vary according to the nature of the degree held.

3. Degree Apprenticeship Applicants will apply to their chosen police force and upon appointment will begin their three year degree apprenticeship. This will involve alternate periods of study in the university and time in their police force. During the apprenticeship period they will be ‘probationary’ police officers and on completion of their apprenticeship they will be confirmed in their appointment. The Liverpool Centre for Advanced Policing Studies offers the following degree apprenticeship programmes in collaboration with Merseyside Police.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE BA (Hons) Criminal Justice is informed by extensive links with criminal justice system practitioners and delivered by expert academics with frontline experience. The fascinating field of deviance, delinquency and criminality is ideal for anyone who wants to get to the root of why people commit crime and how society deals with them.

MODULES Year 1 • Crime, Law and Criminalisation • History of Crime and Criminal Justice • Criminal Justice System • Criminological Theory • Media, Public and Criminal Justice • Personal and Academic Development In Criminal Justice Year 2 • Professional Development in Criminal Justice • Injustices in a ‘Just’ System • Knowledge Production and Transfer in Criminal Justice • New Directions in Criminological Theory The following options are typically offered: • An Introduction to Penology • Victimology • Rehabilitation and Desistance in Criminal Justice Year 3 • Criminal Justice Futures: Employability Skills for the Workplace The following options are typically offered: • Dissertation • The Criminal Courts - The Search for Equity and Justice • Terror and Terrorism: A Critical Exploration • Contemporary Issues in Prison and Probation • Youth Justice • Substance Use, Society and Criminal Justice • Regulation, Harm and Victimisation

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• Comparative Criminal Justice • Policing • Green Criminology and Environmental Crime • Violence and Society

COURSE OVERVIEW • Taught by lecturers with frontline experience and international reputations for research and writing

• Visits to courts, prisons and local agencies to see the criminal justice system in action

• Wide range of career paths, from police to prison officer to drug support worker

• Highly vocational course with opportunities for volunteering and work placements

• Dedicated careers advisor and graduate development centre to help you search for employment

WORK RELATED LEARNING The second year ‘Professional Development in Criminal Justice’ module includes mock job interviews and CV writing assessments, and in your final year you get the chance to perform real-life fieldwork or secure work placements in your own area of interest.

CAREER PROSPECTS Career opportunities in the criminal justice field are wide and varied and recent graduates are working as: police officers; community support officers; trainee probation officers; probation service assistants; arrest referral and bail support team workers; drug and alcohol support workers; prison officers; social workers; youth workers; victim/ witness support workers.

UCAS code: M291 FOUNDATION ROUTE AVAILABLE Typical Offer (UCAS tariff points): BBC (112) A levels minimum requirement: 2 A levels subject specific requirement: Not applicable General Studies acceptable? Yes BTEC Extended Diploma grades/subjects required: DMM if studied on its own or to the total of 112 points when combined with other qualifications GCSE/standard grade: Grade C/Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics. Equivalent qualifications may be accepted Interview required? Mature and non-standard applicants may be invited to interview DBS check required? No Course duration (Yrs): 3 FT Start month: September Campus location: Mount Pleasant Campus

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OF STUDENTS SURVEYED SAID TEACHING ON THIS COURSE WAS GOOD OR VERY GOOD

The Criminal Justice degree at LJMU helped me get to where I am today and I would encourage anyone to go for it. Kayleigh Byrne Criminal Justice graduate

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ORIGINALLY SET UP IN 1988 BA (HONS), CRIMINAL JUSTICE WAS THE FIRST DEGREE COURSE OF ITS KIND IN THE UK ljmu.ac.uk UNDERGRADUATE COURSES 2027

CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE BA (Hons) Criminal Law and Criminal Justice is the ideal preparation for a range of fascinating careers in both the legal and the criminal justice sectors.

MODULES Year 1 • Criminal Justice System • English Legal System • Skills for Success in Law and Criminal Justice • Criminological Theory • Human Rights, Social Justice and the Law • Media, Public and Criminal Justice Year 2 • Professional Development in Criminal Justice • Crime, Law and Criminalisation I and II The following options are typically offered: • An Introduction to Penology • Victimology • European Criminal Law • Criminal Evidence • Injustices in a ‘Just’ System • Knowledge Production and Transfer in Criminal Justice • New Directions in Criminological Theory • Rehabilitation and Desistance in Criminal Justice Year 3 • Criminal Justice Futures: Employability Skills for the Workplace The following options are typically offered: • Policing • Youth Justice • The Criminal Courts - The Search for Equity and Justice

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• Terror and Terrorism: A Critical Exploration • Green Criminology and Environmental Crime • Substance Use, Society and Criminal Justice • Dissertation • Regulation, Harm and Victimisation • Comparative Criminal Justice • International Criminal Law and State Crime • Criminal Advocacy • Violence and Society • Advanced Criminal Law: Theory and Practice • Contemporary Issues in Prisons and Probation

COURSE OVERVIEW • Teaching from supportive, internationally recognised legal professionals and criminal justice writers and practitioners

• Work placement clinic and voluntary work opportunities to enhance your CV

• Opportunities to represent LJMU at national debating and mediation competitions

WORK RELATED LEARNING This highly vocational course is designed to enhance your employability by incorporating hands-on practical experience and work-related modules at every level. We also strongly encourage you to seek out voluntary work at all stages of the programme, as the experience will significantly enhance your CV and put you in a strong position once you start to compete on the open job market. A member of staff will advise you about specific work-related opportunities and act as a link mentor, liaising with local organisations on your behalf.

The course contains a number of modules that focus specifically on the skill sets that employers value, not just in the clinic professions but in other careers as well. Communication, writing and organisational skills are all assets that will help you stand out from the crowd.

CAREER PROSPECTS Graduates have entered a variety of careers, including: solicitor; barrister; local authority legal adviser; police officer; probation officer; drug and alcohol support worker; Prison Service (including prison warden, education officer, drugs support officer) and social worker. The School of Justice Studies’ academic tutors work closely with LJMU’s student development co-ordinator and careers advisors. The solicitor career path allows students to access the Solicitors Qualifying Examination route of training as a solicitor, while the training of barristers requires a conversion course to be completed after graduation from this degree.

UCAS code: MM12 Typical Offer (UCAS tariff points): BBB (120) A levels minimum requirement: 2 A levels subject specific requirement: Not applicable General Studies acceptable? Yes BTEC Extended Diploma grades/subjects required: DMM if studied on its own or to the total of 120 points when combined with other qualifications GCSE/standard grade: Grade C/Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics. Equivalent qualifications may be accepted Interview required? Mature and non-standard applicants may be invited to interview DBS check required? No Course duration (Yrs): 3 FT Start month: September Campus location: Mount Pleasant Campus

I am very satisfied with the teaching staff, and would recommend the course to anybody. Georgi Georgiev Graduate

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OF STUDENTS SURVEYED FELT THE TEACHING STAFF WERE GOOD AT EXPLAINING THINGS National Student Survey 2026

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CRIMINOLOGY BA (Hons) Criminology at Liverpool John Moores University is taught by research active experts and offers exciting opportunities for international fieldwork.

MODULES Year 1 • Introduction to Criminological Theory • Criminology into Action • Inside the Criminal Justice System • Media, Crime and Victimisation • Researching Crime and Justice • Contemporary Issues in Criminology Year 2 • Key Thinkers for Criminology • Contemporary Perspectives in Criminology • Research Project in Criminology • Qualitative Research Methods The following options are typically offered: • Criminology into Practice • Global Crime and Harm • Victims and Justice • Crimes and Harms of the Powerful • Social Divisions and Social Justice Year 3 The following options are typically offered: • Dissertation – Part 1 • Dissertation – Part 2 • Green Criminology – Crimes and Harms to the Global Environment • International Fieldwork in Criminology • Police, Power and Social Order • Drugs, Intoxication and Society • Children and Young People ‘at Risk’ • Theorising Sexed Violence • Power, Politics, and Human Rights UNDERGRADUATE COURSES 2027 ljmu.ac.uk

• Crime Media Culture • Child and Youth Justice • Security, Terrorism, and War • Criminology at Work 1 • Criminology at Work 2 • Understanding and Challenging Inequalities and Stigma

COURSE OVERVIEW • Opportunity to undertake international fieldwork visits to places such as Ljubljana, Slovenia and Gothenburg, Sweden

• Excellent research-led teaching • Opens up a diverse range of careers including probation work, youth justice, drug referral schemes, victim support, and police and prison services

WORK RELATED LEARNING The degree provides opportunities for you to undertake supervised independent study on a Criminological issue of your choice, enabling the development of a wide variety of transferable skills and abilities essential for your future employability. For example, the Dissertation module requires students to identify an appropriate topic; develop a programme of study and present a clear, coherent and robust piece of written work. The Work Placement module help students to identify, assess and reflect upon how their skills transfer from their academic studies to the world of work. It also provides students with an opportunity to identify, negotiate and secure work-based learning experience to enhance their employability. While the International Fieldwork module provides students with a unique opportunity to develop

and improve these transferable skills within an international context.

CAREER PROSPECTS The range of careers open to you once you graduate include: probation, youth justice, victim support, police and prison services, domestic abuse practitioners, youth work with those at risk of offending, drug and alcohol addiction support, legal professions, local government, postgraduate study and research.

UCAS code: M212 FOUNDATION ROUTE AVAILABLE Typical Offer (UCAS tariff points): BBC (112) A levels minimum requirement: 2 A levels subject specific requirement: Not applicable General Studies acceptable? Yes BTEC Extended Diploma grades/subjects required: DMM if studied on its own or to the total of 112 points when combined with other qualifications GCSE/standard grade: Grade C/Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics. Equivalent qualifications may be accepted Interview required? Mature and non-standard applicants may be invited to interview DBS check required? No Course duration (Yrs): 3 FT Start month: September Campus location: Mount Pleasant Campus

STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FIELDWORK MODULE

Thank you LJMU and all the staff that taught me for giving me the first stepping stone to an optimistic future. Paige Archibold Criminology graduate

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OF STUDENTS SURVEYED FELT THE TEACHING STAFF WERE GOOD AT EXPLAINING THINGS National Student Survey 2026 ljmu.ac.uk UNDERGRADUATE COURSES 2027

CRIMINOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY BSc (Hons) The professionally accredited BSc (Hons) Criminology and Psychology is informed by ongoing research and extensive links with practitioners. So you can be confident that your studies will be at the forefront of developments in this fascinating field.

MODULES Year 1 • Inside The Criminal Justice System • Criminology and Psychology into Action • An Introduction to Criminological Theory • Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Individual Differences • Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology I • Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology Year 2 • Key Thinkers for Criminology • Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology 4 • Cognitive and Biological Psychology • Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, and Individual Differences • Qualitative Research Methods The following options are typically offered: • Criminology Into Practice • Contemporary Perspectives in Criminology • Crimes and Harms of the Powerful • Social Divisions and Social Justice Year 3 • Psychology Dissertation The following options are typically offered: • Forensic and Investigative Psychology • Health Psychology • Cognitive Neuroscience • Green Criminology – Crimes and Harms to the Global Environment • Positive Psychology

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• Psychology in Education • International Fieldwork in Criminology • Psychopharmacology and Addictive Behaviour • Police, Power and Social Order • Face Perception: Processes and Disorders • Social Cognition • Children and Young People ‘at Risk’ • Work Psychology • Power, Politics, and Human Rights • Psychology of Sexual Violence • Child and Youth Justice • Security, Terrorism, and War • Understanding and Challenging Inequalities and Stigma

COURSE OVERVIEW • Brings together the established disciplines of Criminology and Psychology for a unique perspective on individuals, society and the criminal justice system

• Recent increase in demand for criminal psychologists in prison programmes and offender management

• Contemporary research informed teaching • Good links with employers and agencies can lead to good opportunities for work placements

• Eligibility for membership of the British Psychological Society on graduation

WORK RELATED LEARNING

UCAS code: MC2W

Alongside your academic studies, you will gain a range of transferable skills in analysis and interpretation, presentation, teamwork, initiative and research.

Typical Offer (UCAS tariff points): BBC (112) A levels minimum requirement: 2 A levels subject specific requirement: Preferably including humanities and social science subject General Studies acceptable? Yes BTEC Diploma grades/subjects required: D*D* if studied on its own or to the total of 112-128 UCAS points if combined with other qualifications BTEC Extended Diploma grades/subjects required: DMM-DDM in a relevant subject area is required if no other level 3 qualifications are taken GCSE/standard grade: Grade C/Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics. Equivalent qualifications may be accepted Interview required? Mature and non-standard applicants may be invited to interview DBS check required? No

For example, the Dissertation module requires you to: identify an appropriate topic; develop a programme of study; present a clear, coherent and robust piece of written work. While the International Fieldwork module provides students with a unique opportunity to develop and improve these transferable skills within an international context.

CAREER PROSPECTS The range of careers open to you once you graduate include: probation work, youth justice, victim support, police and prison services, educational psychology, mental health rehabilitation, safeguarding work with vulnerable groups, restorative justice, legal professions, local government, postgraduate study and research.

Course duration (Yrs): 3 FT Start month: September Campus location: Mount Pleasant Campus; City Campus

ACCREDITATION

All of the staff I have worked with are still conducting their own research, which means they are enthusiastic about and up to date with their topics.

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Criminology and Psychology graduate

OF STUDENTS SURVEYED FELT THE TEACHING STAFF WERE GOOD AT EXPLAINING THINGS National Student Survey 2026 ljmu.ac.uk UNDERGRADUATE COURSES 2027

FORENSICS, POLICING AND INVESTIGATIONS BSc (Hons) Develop key strategies for effective crime scene management and learn how forensics link to the field of investigation and policing.

COURSE OVERVIEW MODULES Year 1 • Introduction to Policing and Investigation • Crime Scene Investigation • Practice, Procedure and the Criminal Law 1 • Forensic Science • Technology in Policing and Investigation • Exploring Policing and Investigation Studies, Skills for Success Year 2 • Policing Communities • Practice, Procedure and the Criminal Law 2 • Conducting Investigations • Forensic Methods • Policy, Practice and the Evidence Base • Psychology of Investigation

• Innovative and thought-provoking modules both reflect and challenge current policing practices and debates

• You will be taught by lecturers with academic and professional backgrounds in policing and the use of forensic science

• Access our innovative Crime Scene Investigations facilities

• Field trips include Merseyside Firearms Training Centre and the Emergency Services Training Centre as part of your core modules

• Opportunities to gain real-life experience of policing as a Special Police Constable or police volunteer

Year 3 • Research Project • Approaches to Protecting Vulnerable People and the Management of Offenders • Applying Forensics to Investigations

You will be strongly encouraged to become a Special Police Constable, a police volunteer or to volunteer within the criminal justice field throughout your studies.

The following options are typically offered:

The degree will prepare you for a career in policing or a related field of law enforcement or allied security professions. Alternatively you may consider pursuing an academic career through postgraduate study.

• Investigating Serious and Complex Cases • Terrorism and Counter Terrorism • Application of Intelligence to Policing • Comparative Studies in Policing

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CAREER PROSPECTS

UCAS code: MF11 FOUNDATION ROUTE AVAILABLE

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Typical Offer (UCAS tariff points): BCC (104) A levels minimum requirement: 2 A levels subject specific requirement: Not applicable General Studies acceptable? Yes BTEC Extended Diploma grades/subjects required: DMM if studied on its own or to the total of 104 points when combined with other qualifications GCSE/standard grade: Grade C/Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics. Equivalent qualifications may be accepted Interview required? Mature and non-standard applicants may be invited to interview DBS check required? No Course duration (Yrs): 3 FT Start month: September Campus location: Mount Pleasant Campus

I have developed a firm understanding of academic theories and have been able to apply these greatly to my role as a Special Constable. Ben Griffin Graduate

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FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE BSc (Hons) Completing this professionally-accredited degree will give you vital insights into the criminal mind and criminal justice system, opening up a wide range of exciting career opportunities.

MODULES Year 1 • Criminal Justice System • Criminological Theory • Introduction to Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice • Research Methods and Statistics In Psychology 1: Relationships and Associations • Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Individual Differences • Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology 2: Testing for Differences • Introduction to Biological And Cognitive Psychology Year 2 • Professional Development In Criminal Justice • Exploring Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice • Research Methods and Statistics In Psychology 4: Advanced Quantitative Research Methods • Cognitive and Biological Psychology • Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology and Individual Differences The following options are typically offered: • An Introduction to Penology • Victimology • New Directions in Criminological Theory • Rehabilitation and Desistance in Criminal Justice

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Year 3 • Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice Dissertation • Forensic and Investigative Psychology The following options are typically offered: • Contemporary Issues In Prisons and Probation • Policing • Youth Justice • Substance Use, Society and Criminal Justice • Regulation, Harm and Victimisation • Comparative Criminal Justice • Green Criminology and Environmental Crime • Violence and Society • Health Psychology • Cognitive Neuroscience • Positive Psychology • Psychopharmacology and Addictive Behaviour • Face Perception: Processes and Disorders • Social Cognition • Work Psychology • Psychology Of Sexual Violence • Criminal Justice Futures: Employability Skills for the Workplace • The Criminal Courts - The Search for Equity and Justice • Terror and Terrorism: A Critical Exploration

COURSE OVERVIEW • Accredited by the British Psychological Society • Fascinating insight into the criminal mind and the criminal justice system and the way psychology is used to understand and manage criminal behaviour

• Diverse range of careers in forensic psychology, the police, probation and prison services, drug and alcohol support, victim and witness support, and youth work

• Established links with employers and agencies allow for excellent networking, volunteering and work experience opportunities

UCAS code: CM82 Typical Offer (UCAS tariff points): ABB (128) A levels minimum requirement: 2 A levels subject specific requirement: Not applicable General Studies acceptable? Yes BTEC Extended Diploma grades/subjects required: DMM if studied on its own or to the total of 128 points when combined with other qualifications GCSE/standard grade: Grade C/Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics. Equivalent qualifications may be accepted Interview required? Mature and non-standard applicants may be invited to interview DBS check required? No Course duration (Yrs): 3 FT Start month: September Campus location: Mount Pleasant Campus; City Campus

During your studies, you will be encouraged to seek out voluntary work with a range of local agencies during your course. We work very closely with partners in criminal justice to help students get relevant voluntary experience while they study, which is more beneficial to those who want to go on and work in the sector or take a further forensic qualification. All hands-on experience will prove invaluable once you start to apply for jobs, as you will be able to demonstrate to potential employers that you have professional skills as well as the drive and initiative to succeed.

CAREER PROSPECTS The degree will prepare you for a career in policing or a related field of law enforcement or allied security professions. Alternatively you may consider pursuing an academic career through postgraduate study.

ALL TEACHING STAFF ARE ACTIVE RESEARCHERS IN THEIR SPECIFIC TOPICS, OR MANY HAVE WORKED ON THE FRONT LINE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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OF STUDENTS SURVEYED FELT THE TEACHING STAFF WERE GOOD AT EXPLAINING THINGS National Student Survey 2026

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LAW LLB (Hons) The professionally accredited LLB (Hons) Law is uniquely placed by giving our students the opportunity to observe law in action from Semester 2 of their very first year, through our award-winning Legal Advice Centre.

MODULES Year 1 • Contract Law • Criminal Law • Constitutional Law • Foundations of Independent Learning • Law of Tort • Professional Development and the Commercial Environment

Year 2 • Administrative Law • Equity and Trusts • EU Law • Land Law Optional modules include: • Access to Justice and Legal Skills • International Human Rights • Commercial Law • International Trade Law • Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Law • Maritime Law • Law of the Environment • Succession, Wills and Admin • Criminal Litigation and Advocacy At the end of Level 5 you have the option to undertake a Study Year Abroad or Sandwich Year.

Year 3 All optional modules: • Company Law • Legal Practice and Service • Medical Law and Ethics • Jurisprudence

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• Introduction to the American Legal System • Mediation and Negotiation Skills, Law and Practice • Media Law • Civil Dispute Resolution • Family and Child Law • Mooting and Legal Advocacy • International Law, Peace and Security • Property Law and Practice • Intellectual Property Law • Employment Law • Evidence • Law and Artificial Intelligence

WORK RELATED LEARNING Our selective sandwich year option will allow you to spend an academic year on a salaried work placement in a legal or non-legal role. Every LLB module we teach focuses not only on knowledge but on the skill sets that employers value: analysis, commercial awareness, good presentation and communication, teamwork and problem solving. While the course will develop your academic knowledge to succeed in any legal profession, the skills you learn will be easily transferable to careers beyond law. In addition to the work-related learning built into specific modules, you will be encouraged to seek work placements to get vital work experience. Our student Law Society and dedicated Careers Team provides excellent opportunities to network with local and national solicitors and barristers who could help you to secure a work placement or pupillage. Your tutors will also be on hand to support you in finding opportunities.

COURSE OVERVIEW • Attend solicitor/client interviews from your first year onwards • Highly active student Law Society • Teaching from supportive and highly qualified academics and legal professionals • Direct progression onto professional practice training programmes

CAREER PROSPECTS In addition to preparing future lawyers, the LLB has a strong appeal in a broad array of careers, from local and central government, to the public sector and the commercial world. From your first year you will observe the law in action, in our Legal Advice Centre. You can choose to study in the Legal Advice Centre throughout your degree: working with solicitors from some of Liverpool’s best law firms and helping the local community to understand and enforce their rights.

ACCREDITATION Our degree is recognised by the Bar Standards Board as passing the academic stage of qualification to become a barrister.

UCAS code: M100 (FOUNDATION ROUTE AVAILABLE) Typical Offer (UCAS tariff points): BBB (120) A levels minimum requirement: 2 A levels subject specific requirement: Not applicable General Studies acceptable? Yes BTEC Extended Diploma grades/subjects required: DDM if studied on its own or to the total of 120 points when combined with other qualifications GCSE/standard grade: Grade C/Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics. Equivalent qualifications may be accepted Interview required? Mature and non standard applicants may be invited to interview DBS check required? No Course duration (Yrs): 3/4 FT Start month: September Campus location: Mount Pleasant Campus

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OF STUDENTS SURVEYED FELT THE TEACHING STAFF WERE GOOD AT EXPLAINING THINGS National Student Survey 2026

They teach you how to conduct yourself professionally. I was able to participate in the Support Through Court scheme, which was amazing. Stefania LLB Law Graduate

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LEGAL ADVICE CENTRE LJMU is one of the only places in UK where every LLB Law student can gain work experience as part of their degree from their first year onward. Under the supervision of LJMU staff (who are qualified solicitors) and practising lawyers from across the region who volunteer at the Centre, all LLB Law students can work in the law clinics in our Legal Advice Centre (LAC) during their degree.

What is a law clinic? Anyone with a legal problem who struggles to afford legal advice can request an appointment at our law clinic. The team give the legal advice the client needs, free of charge. Sometimes the LAC solicitors can take on a case and represent the client at a court hearing, with students working on the case too alongside the clinic team.

We work with communities to provide information about a particular legal issue that is affecting them, so they can be empowered to understand and enforce their rights themselves. We also engage in policy research looking at what impact the law is having and how problems might be solved.

We currently advise on issues relating to:

• Family • Civil litigation/ Small claims • Wills and Administration • Community Economic Development • Windrush Compensation Claims

Why do we have a law clinic? You might be surprised to know that millions of people with a legal issue may fall into poverty if they had to pay for legal protection. This means that the Legal Advice Centre is a valuable resource for the local community. Law is not only an academic subject to be studied and understood, but also a tool that can be used to protect or enforce rights. Learning by doing is important, and by working in the LAC over three years you will have a chance to apply in practice what you have learned in the classroom and see how the law operates in the real world.

What are the law clinic modules?

How the Legal Advice Centre helps your development The practical skills you learn, and the contribution you make to access to justice by studying the law clinic modules, are valuable whatever you decide to do with your degree.

What skills will I learn? Client interview and attendance notes/legal analysis I Case matter analysis I Research I Writing I Drafting I Communication and presentation I Group working I Using legal technology I Confidence These are skills you need in any career, though of course they are particularly useful if you decide to be a legal professional.

Level 4 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT Within this module, you will examine employability and personal development through personal development planning (PDP) and work-related learning (WRL) via the Legal Advice Centre. The module will provide opportunities to observe and engage in a variety of learning activities within a number of different settings and enable you to learn about professional conduct and legal ethics.

OUR CLINIC TEAM RACHEL STALKER Subject Leader and Reader in Clinical Legal Education Rachel studied at Oxford University. She trained as a solicitor at Linklaters in London and worked in top 20 firms as a civil litigator specialising in banking and finance disputes before establishing the Legal Advice Centre at LJMU in 2014.

MARY MULLIN

Solicitor and Senior Lecturer

Level 5 ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND LEGAL SKILLS An optional module in Semester 1 of your second year. You will learn drafting, practical legal research, and interviewing skills, before working with your own client in the LAC alongside a qualified solicitor.

Level 6

Mary is an LJMU alumna and family law solicitor. She spent 18 years at National Youth Advocacy Service, first as Director of Legal Services and later as assistant Chief Executive Officer, returning to LJMU to work in the LAC in 2020.

LIZ JONES Solicitor and Senior Lecturer Liz is a graduate of Sheffield University. After qualifying as a family solicitor, she worked in private practice in several specialist firms, followed by 17 years working in the Childcare Team at Liverpool City Council.

DR MICHELLE WAITE

LEGAL PRACTICE AND SERVICE

Solicitor and Senior Lecturer

(YEAR LONG)

Michelle is a lecturer and solicitor with a specialism in housing matters. After working at the Rochdale Law Centre, her PhD from the University of Liverpool focused on Exceptional Case Funding and human rights.

This module you can choose to do during the whole of your final year, if you have successfully completed Access to Justice and Legal Skills module. You will carry out in-depth work with a range of clients and stakeholders across different areas of law, including cases where we are representing the client at court. You may also gain a placement which will allow you to be based at court helping people going to court who cannot afford a lawyer.

PAULA DORAN Solicitor and Senior Teaching Fellow Paula is an LJMU alumna and commercial property solicitor with previous experience in legal costs and defence civil litigation work.

JULIE O’HARE Solicitor and Senior Teaching Fellow

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Julie worked in private practice for 20 years specialising in civil litigation (including counter-fraud, defendant insurance and costs) with firms Mace & Jones, Weightmans LLP, DWF and Carpenters Group.

LAW, BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT BA (Hons) Explore the intersection of law, business and management. Designed for students who wish to pursue careers in the legal profession as well as commercial and business sectors.

MODULES

COURSE OVERVIEW

Year 1 • Global Business Management • Economics • Operations and Technology Management • Principles of Management • Law of Tort • Professional Development and the Commercial Environment • Foundations and Independent Learning

WORK RELATED LEARNING

Year 2 • Access to Justice and Legal Skills • Commercial Law • International Trade Law • Maritime Law • Managing People and Organisations • Managing Processes The following options are typically offered: Study Year Abroad Sandwich Year

Year 3 • Company Law • Law and Artificial Intelligence • Sustainable Management & ESG • Leadership and Change Management • Strategic Management

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• Combine the study of law with business and management expertise • Opportunities to gain practical experience in LJMU’s Legal Advice Centre • Strong links with the legal and business community • Employability and professional skills embedded throughout the degree

You will engage in activities that prepare you for the workplace, including placements, simulations, and work in the Legal Advice Centre. These experiences provide opportunities to develop key skills in client interaction, research, analysis, communication, and teamwork.

CAREER PROSPECTS Graduates may progress to professional training for careers as solicitors or barristers, or enter roles in management, consultancy, HR, finance, marketing, or the wider public and private sectors.

UCAS code: LBMD

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Typical Offer (UCAS tariff points): BBC (112) A levels minimum requirement: 2 A levels subject specific requirement: Not applicable General Studies acceptable? Yes BTEC Extended Diploma grades/subjects required: DMM if studied on its own or to the total of 112 points when combined with other qualifications GCSE/standard grade: Grade C/Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics. Equivalent qualifications may be accepted Interview required? Mature and non-standard applicants may be invited to interview DBS check required? No Course duration (Yrs): 3 FT Start month: September Campus location: Mount Pleasant Campus

OF STUDENTS SURVEYED FELT THE COURSE CHALLENGES THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR BEST National Student Survey 2026

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CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION SUITES The following programmes access the suites:

• BSc (Hons) Forensics, Policing and Investigations • LLB (Hons) Law • BSc (Hons) Policing and Investigations • BSc (Hons) Policing, Psychology and Investigations • BSc (Hons) Professional Policing

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POLICING, PSYCHOLOGY AND INVESTIGATIONS BSc (Hons) This degree is designed for those who are seeking a career in policing, the wider law enforcement sector, or associated fields in the criminal justice system and will engage you in the key strategies for effective crime scene management.

MODULES Year 1 • Introduction to Policing and Investigation Practice, Procedure and the Criminal Law • Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology: Relationships and Associations • Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Individual Differences • Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology: Testing for Differences • Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology • Skills for Success in Policing and Forensic Psychology Year 2 • Policing Communities • Psychology of Investigation • Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology: Advanced Quantitative Research Methods • Cognitive and Biological Psychology • Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, and Individual Differences

Year 3 • Approaches to Protecting Vulnerable People and the Management of Offenders • Research Project • Forensic and Investigative Psychology The following options are typically offered: • Comparative Studies in Policing • Policing, Security and Risk • Terrorism and Counter Terrorism

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• Investigative Skills • Application of Intelligence to Policing • Psychopharmacology and Addictive Behaviour • Face Perception: Processes and Disorders • Social Cognition • Work Psychology • Psychology of Sexual Violence

COURSE OVERVIEW • Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) • Access to the contemporary Crime Scene Suite facilities for practical scenario-based learning • Practical exercises and worked-based learning at the renowned Emergency Services Training Centre in Birkenhead (off-campus) • Innovative and thought-provoking modules both reflect and challenge current policing practices and debates • Students who aspire to policing will be afforded the opportunity to join the Special Constabulary and supported through the application process • Opportunities for graduate membership to the British Psychological Society (BPS)

You will be taught by lecturers with academic and professional backgrounds in policing and the use of forensic science. At the Emergency Services Training Centre students are supported by current practitioners providing input to contextualise theoretical learning and also to give the context of experience.

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UCAS code: MPPI (FOUNDATION ROUTE AVAILABLE) Typical Offer (UCAS tariff points): BCC (104) A levels minimum requirement: 2 A levels subject specific requirement: Not applicable General Studies acceptable? Yes BTEC Diploma grades/subjects required: D*D if no other level 3 qualifications are taken, or to the total of 104 UCAS points when combined with other qualification BTEC Extended Diploma grades/subjects required: DMM if no other level 3 qualifications are taken, or to the total of 104 UCAS points when combined with other qualification GCSE/standard grade: Grade C/Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics. Equivalent qualifications may be accepted Interview required? Mature and non-standard applicants may be invited to interview DBS check required? No Course duration (Yrs): 3 FT Start month: September Campus location: Mount Pleasant Campus; City Campus

The degree was not only fascinating to study, but also equipped me with critical thinking skills I will continue to use in my professional and personal life. Weronika Harrison Graduate

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POLICING AND INVESTIGATIONS BA (Hons) The professionally oriented BA (Hons) Policing and Investigations provides opportunities for you to gain relevant policing experience as part of your degree.

COURSE OVERVIEW MODULES Year 1 • Exploring Policing Studies - Skills for Success • Introduction to Policing • Practice, Procedure and the Criminal Law 1 • Technology and Policing • Introduction to Criminology for Policing • Professional Standards, Governance and Accountability Year 2 • Policing Communities • Conducting Investigations • Practice, Procedure and the Criminal Law 2 • Careers and Employability • Policy, Practice and the Evidence Base • The Psychology of Investigation Year 3 • Research Project • Approaches to Protecting Vulnerable People and the Management of Offenders • Applying Forensics to Investigations The following options are typically offered: • Comparative Studies in Policing • Terrorism and Counter Terrorism • Investigating Serious and Complex Cases • Application of Intelligence to Policing

• Licensed by The College of Policing, the professional Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB) for Policing

• Innovative and thought-provoking modules both reflect and challenge current policing practices and debates

• Taught by lecturers and practitioner academics, who are former serving officers of all ranks and roles, from Constable to Chief Constable

• Access our innovative Crime Scene Investigations facilities

• Field trips include Merseyside Firearms Training Centre and the Emergency Services Training Centre

• Opportunities to volunteer as a Special Constable in Merseyside Police and other local forces

WORK RELATED LEARNING Work-related learning is incorporated into every level of this programme so that once you graduate you will be equipped with a range of transferable skills and knowledge in analysis and interpretation, presentation, teamwork, initiative and research. You will be strongly encouraged to become a Special Police Constable, a police volunteer or to volunteer within the criminal justice field throughout your studies. Regular career workshops and symposiums delivered by police officers and police career specialists will prepare you for a career in policing, security, risk management or criminal justice

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Typical Offer (UCAS tariff points): BCC (104) A levels minimum requirement: 2 A levels subject specific requirement: Not applicable General Studies acceptable? Yes BTEC Extended Diploma grades/subjects required: DMM if studied on its own or to the total of 128 points when combined with other qualifications GCSE/standard grade: Grade C/Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics. Equivalent qualifications may be accepted Interview required? Mature and non-standard applicants may be invited to interview DBS check required? No Course duration (Yrs): 3 FT or 4/6 PT Distance Learning Start month: September

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I enjoyed the research side of the course - it’s made me consider the wider perspective. Sergeant Nick Kealey Merseyside Police, Graduate and Practitioner Fellow

ALL STUDENTS RECEIVE VITAL BLUE LIGHT TRAINING AT THE EMERGENCY SERVICES TRAINING CENTRE

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PROFESSIONAL POLICING BA (Hons) The defined pre-join qualification for a career in policing. This degree aims to make you an attractive recruitment option for police constabularies in England and Wales.

MODULES Year 1 • Introduction to Policing • Academic and Policing Studies Skills • Criminal Law, Practice and Procedure • Policing Standards, Governance and Accountability

• Evidence Based Policing • Criminal Justice Year 2 • Research methods • Victimology • Policing communities • Information and Intelligence • Offender management • Policing the roads Year 3 • Research Project • Career and employability • Conducting investigations • Response policing, leadership and team-working

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COURSE OVERVIEW • Licensed by The College of Policing, the professional Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB) for Policing

• Covers wide-ranging areas of law, social science, policy and research skills essential to a policing career

• Taught by lecturers and practitioner academics, who are former serving officers of all ranks and roles, from Constable to Chief Constable

• Field trips include Merseyside Firearms Training Centre and the Emergency Services Training Centre

• Opportunities to volunteer as a Special Constable in Merseyside Police and other local forces

WORK RELATED LEARNING The programme will equip you with the required level of professional knowledge and understanding to begin your policing career. It will also put policing in the wider context of society. Guest lecturers include speakers from the National Crime Agency and operational input from Merseyside Police - which includes stop & search scenarios with serving officers The final research project allows students to collect their own data to explore specific issues relevant for Merseyside police.

CAREER PROSPECTS

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Graduates find themselves working a variety of policing roles, such as operational officers, police staff, or wider law enforcement agencies.

Employability is a core module of the degree, where in your final year you will be encouraged and supported to consider your career path in policing. For graduates who wish to apply for police constable roles in England and Wales, need to do so within five years of graduating. Achieving this degree is a requirement but does not guarantee appointment to a police force. Recruitment and appointment is subject to the relevant regulations and requirements of police recruitment and selection processes. This includes medical and fitness testing along with background and security checks. Recruitment and selection processes are rigorous and may vary between forces.

Course duration (Yrs): 3 FT Start month: September Campus location: Mount Pleasant Campus

Candidates applying to join a police constabulary must also undertake a series of assessments including National Recruitment processes and Force vetting. Guidance on recruitment can be found on the College of Policing website.

PROFESSIONAL APPROVAL The College of Policing, the professional Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB) for policing, has licensed LJMU to run this degree as an entry level professional degree.

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PROFESSIONAL POLICING (ACCELERATED PRE-JOIN) BA (Hons) An accelerated degree in Professional Policing, which has been licensed by the College of Policing, the professional Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB) for policing.

MODULES Year 1 • Introduction to Policing • Academic and Policing Studies Skills • Criminal Law, Practice and Procedure • Policing Standards, Governance and Accountability

COURSE OVERVIEW • Two year accelerated degree in Professional Policing

• Licensed by The College of Policing, the professional Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB) for Policing

• Develops your knowledge and qualifies you to apply to the police service

• Evidence Based Policing • Criminal Justice

• Taught by lecturers with academic and

Year 2 • Research methods • Victimology • Policing communities • Information and Intelligence • Offenders management • Policing the roads

• Access to our innovative Crime Scene

Year 3 • Research Project • Career and employability • Conducting investigations • Response policing, leadership and team-working

professional backgrounds in policing and the use of forensic science Investigations facilities

WORK RELATED LEARNING This accelerated degree programme is delivered in Autumn, Spring and Summer semesters and will equip graduates with the required level of professional knowledge and understanding to begin their policing career. As part of this degree programme, you have access to our innovative Crime Scene Suites on campus and also take part in role-play and scenario tasks at the Emergency Training Centre in Birkenhead. You will be strongly encouraged to become a Special Police Constable, a police volunteer or to volunteer within the criminal justice field throughout your studies so that you can gain practical insight into operational practices, build professional relationships and enhance your employability skills for police and related criminal justice professions after graduation.

CAREER PROSPECTS On completion of this two-year accelerated degree programme, you will be eligible to apply within five years to police constabularies for appointment as police constables. Achieving this degree is a requirement but does not guarantee appointment to a police force. Recruitment and appointment is subject to the relevant regulations and requirements of police recruitment and selection

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processes. This includes medical and fitness testing along with background and security checks. Recruitment and selection processes are rigorous and may vary between forces. Candidates applying to join a police constabulary must also undertake a series of assessments including National Recruitment processes and Force vetting. Guidance on recruitment can be found on the College of Policing website.

PROFESSIONAL APPROVAL The College of Policing, the professional Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB) for policing, has licensed LJMU to run this degree as an entry level professional degree.

UCAS code: APP2 UCAS Tariff points required: BCC (104) A levels minimum requirement: 2 A levels subject specific requirement: Not applicable General Studies acceptable? Yes BTEC Extended Diploma grades/subjects required: DMM if studied on its own or to the total of 104 points when combined with other qualifications GCSE/standard grade: Grade C/Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics. Equivalent qualifications may be accepted Interview required? Mature and non-standard applicants may be invited to interview DBS check required? No Course duration (Yrs): 2/3 FT Start month: September Campus location: Mount Pleasant Campus

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FURTHER INFORMATION If you have any queries relating to courses, LJMU or university life in general please contact: Tel: +44(0)151 231 5090 Email: courses@ljmu.ac.uk Web: ljmu.ac.uk

The university offers the information contained in this brochure as a general guide only, to prospective undergraduate students wishing to apply for a place at the university. It does not constitute or form part of any contract and is not binding on prospective students, students or the university. The information in this brochure is correct at the time of going to press (September 2026) and the university hopes to provide the programmes and facilities set out in this brochure. However, some changes will inevitably occur in the interval between publication and the academic year to which the brochure relates and the university reserves the right to withdraw or make alterations to courses and facilities if necessary. Applicants and prospective students should not rely solely on this brochure and should use this brochure in conjunction with the most up-to-date information available on the university website www.ljmu.ac.uk This guide is available in different formats, please contact us for more information.

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