Law with Criminology

Law with criminology at King's College London is a degree for students who want not only to understand how the law works but also to examine the deeper social and political questions it raises. The core components of a qualifying law degree, covering contract, tort, constitutional law, criminal law, and equity, are combined with detailed knowledge of how crime, criminal law, and the criminal justice system are shaped by broader political concerns about the causes of crime, patterns of criminality, and recidivism. The programme is designed for students interested in socio-legal questions that extend beyond the technical operation of specific legal instruments to questions about the construction of criminality, the processes of criminalisation, the legitimacy of state punishment, and differential access to justice.

The three-year full-time LLB at King's is studied full time and is recognised around the world as a qualifying degree for entry into the legal profession. The year abroad gives you the opportunity to study law in a different national or comparative context, which deepens your understanding of how different legal systems handle similar problems and enriches your thinking about the relationship between law and society. A typical entry tariff of 200 points reflects the highly competitive nature of admission to King's, one of the UK's most respected law schools.

Graduates pursue careers in legal practice as solicitors and barristers, as well as in policy roles, government legal service, the Crown Prosecution Service, academia, NGOs concerned with justice and human rights, and journalism. Many proceed to the Bar or solicitor training routes, and some go on to postgraduate study in law, criminology, or socio-legal studies.