Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2016 | Page 138

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Law and Criminology
Overview

The Law and Criminology programme provides a
strong foundation for those interested in developing
their understanding of, and building towards
a career in, criminal justice and related areas.
Academics in law and criminology have international
research reputations and specialise in areas such as
policing, prisons, punishment, transnational crime,
safeguarding (children and adults), criminal evidence
and community safety, as well as criminological
theory, human rights, international law, healthcare
law, research methods, comparative criminology and
the history of crime and punishment. You will follow
the relevant modules from each discipline to build an
intellectually exciting and coherent programme that
will encourage you to think critically about the world.

Electives include:
• Policing and the Police
• Mental Health and Offending
• Law and Ethics
• Law, Science and Society
• Criminal Law: Foundations and Principles
• Criminal Law: Offences
• Law in Action
• Public International Law
• Working for Justice

Course content

• Corporate Crime

Plus two electives designed to broaden your studies.

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Second year
Core modules: Research Methods in Criminology
and Crime and Justice in a Global Context.

• Crime, Culture and Conflict 1700-1914

First year
Core modules: Legal Skills, Public Law 1; Legal
Systems, Public Law 2; Understanding Crime and
Criminal Justice; Process, Policy and Practice

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Both subjects are rated highly in terms of student
experience and research, enabling you to learn
from leading academics at the cutting edge of their
respective disciplines. We work hard to contextualise
your studies and support your understanding of law
and criminology. Public Law students visit the Houses
of Parliament and you’ll benefit from the expertise
and regular support of alumni from the legal and
other professions. You will enjoy a high quality
education across law and criminology, with excellent
professional connections delivered in a beautiful and
supportive campus environment.
Law and Criminology at Keele is designed to
provide a strong foundation in the core legal and
criminological subjects, alongside exposure to a
broad range of electives. The exciting combination
of core and elective modules offered by both
academic disciplines enables you to pursue
individual interests as well as taking advantage of
an integrated employability skills programme with
a focus on working in the criminal justice sector.
Our programme, with its social scientific tradition
and philosophy, provides you with opportunities
to develop skills to enhance employability in a
wide range of occupations and contexts including
in business, charitable organisations, international
relations, teaching and many more.

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• Crime, Morality and the Media
• Study Abroad
Third year
Our portfolio of third year modules is continually
updated to reflect new areas of expertise amongst
staff as well as new emerging areas of law,
criminological research and criminal justice policy.
It is your chance to specialise.
Modules include:
• Company Law
• Drugs: High Crime or misdemeanours?
• Evidence
• Environmental Crime
• Gender, History and Punishment 1486-1955
• Gender, Sexuality and the Law
• International Human Rights
• Popular Culture and Crime
• Power, Process and Victimisation
• Prisons and Imprisonment
• Risk and Criminal Justice
• Transnational Organised Crime
• The Politics and Cultures of the Death Penalty
in the 21st Century
You may also take (equivalent to two modules):
• Research Dissertation
• Criminology Work Placement