LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology Bachelor's degree at Royal Holloway, University of London

Examines the UK's uncodified constitution, the main characteristics of the British system of government, the division of powers between the legislature, executive, and judiciary, constitutional concepts including Parliamentary sovereignty, conventions, the rule of law, and human rights protection, and how administrative law controls the actions of the government and public authorities.

Examines the legalities regarding the formation of contracts, capacity to contract and performance of legal obligations as well as remedies for breach of contract, including invitation to treat, offer and acceptance, consideration, implied and express terms, exemption clauses, unfair contract terms, mistakes, misrepresentation, duress, undue influence, frustration and force majeure, breach of contract and remedies, and third-party rights.

Provides a general introduction to criminology and forensic psychology, exploring official, populist, sociological and psychological meanings of crime through study of the development of criminology as a distinctive field of research and scholarship. Develops sociological understandings of crime and the history of punishment, and examines forensic psychology and its contribution to understanding offending behaviours, punishment and rehabilitation.

An intensive introduction to the fundamentals of the legal system and legal study, exploring elements of the historical, philosophical and social context of the English Legal Systems, including issues of law, morality and justice. Studies various sources of law, including at national and international level, and through treaties, statute and case law.

Focuses on employability by involving students in practical skills sessions such as mooting, client interviewing, and negotiation. Designed to develop core professional competencies that are required by the legal and non-legal professions.

Describes the key principles of academic integrity, focusing on university assignments. Plagiarism, collusion and commissioning are described as activities that undermine academic integrity. Activities, with feedback, provide opportunities to reflect and develop understanding of academic integrity principles.

Examines the various types of interests which can exist in land, including the rights and duties under these interests, how they can be protected against third parties acquiring other interests in the land, and how they can be transferred. Covers fundamental concepts, contracts relating to land, adverse possession, leases and licences, mortgages, co-ownership and the family home, freehold covenants, easements, and protection of interests in land.

Provides an introduction to the law of tort, focusing on general principles of tort liability in the law governing reputation and misuse of private information, negligence, intentional interference with the person and the law of nuisance. Develops understanding of the duty of care, breach, defamation, misuse of private information, trespass to the person, harassment, interference with property rights and enjoyment, nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher.

Develops understanding of the general nature of criminal law and how to apply the general principles of criminal liability, including the liability of accomplices. Looks at the elements of an offence and the various requirements for actus reus and mens rea. Examines selected principal offences against the person, including fatal and non-fatal offences involving physical violence and sexual violence, principal property offences including theft, burglary, robbery and deception, and inchoate offenc

Enables students to develop detailed and more critical understandings of core criminological theory and key issues within the discipline. Drawing on sociological, biological and psychological perspectives as a way of understanding criminal behaviour, considers key issues such as drug use, organised crime, white collar crime and terrorism. Lectures and seminars promote the application of these theoretical perspectives through case studies and empirical research.

Examines the role of the European Union in the free movement of peoples, goods, services and capital. Explores the legal enforcement of treaties on which the Union is based, with a consideration of both national and international systems. Examines the legal and policy-making powers of EU Institutions including the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Council and the Court of Justice of the EU.

Examines equity and its relationship with the common law. Explores the concept of a trust and the laws associated with governing the creation and administration of trusts. Explores the development of equity historically and explains how purpose trusts operate. Looks at how charitable trusts are created and considers the duties of trustees. Considers the nature and scope of fiduciary obligations and when those obligations might be breached.

Enables students to understand and think critically about how media and cultural representations of crime have been produced and consumed, and the values and messages they convey. Deepens students' understanding of cultural and visual criminological theory and research, particularly as they relate to the role of the mass media in shaping public attitudes, consumerism, and systems of crime control. Contains three components covering patterns and tropes of media representation of crime, consumptio

Provides students with an introduction to the study of global non-state terrorism. Examines the different perspectives relating to the history and development of terrorism and provides students with an insight into key debates within terrorism studies such as critical terrorism studies and the definition of terrorism. Draws upon different criminological sociological and psychological approaches to the study of terrorism, addressing questions relating to why and how people become terrorist actors

Explores the discourses of terrorism, radicalisation, extremism and counter-terrorism and their parameters. Explores the ideological motivations for terrorism and UK counter-terrorism responses. Scrutinises the legislative response to terrorism and considers the extent to which civil liberties and human rights have been preserved. Assesses the intelligence response, military responses to terrorism and the UK's Prevent strategy. Discusses state terror and concludes with a conceptual discussion as

Develops understanding of the role, function and operation of prisons in England and Wales. Enables students to think critically about the nature of imprisonment and the effectiveness of the prison system, using research, government reports, prisoners' accounts and other relevant sources to analyse recent policy initiatives.