Law with Criminology with a Year in Industry

Law with criminology is a combination that examines both the formal legal framework through which society regulates itself and the academic discipline that studies crime, criminal behaviour, and the criminal justice system. The Department of Law and Criminology at Royal Holloway has a reputation for high quality research and teaching. Whilst studying law and criminology, you will explore the fundamental principles of justice, equity, and equality within the framework of English and European law.

You will be introduced to the discipline of criminology and will review some of the key debates around the causes of crime, the effectiveness of punishment, the experience of victims, and the operation of policing, prosecution, and imprisonment.

At Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, this four-year full-time programme includes a year in industry and a year abroad, giving you both direct professional experience in a legal, criminal justice, or related setting and an international perspective on the legal and criminological questions you are studying. You will be equipped with a wide range of transferable skills that are highly sought after by employers across many sectors, including legal analysis, critical reasoning, research, and written and oral communication. The combination of legal knowledge and criminological understanding gives you both the technical competence of legal training and the broader social science perspective on how crime and justice operate in practice.

With a typical entry tariff of 136 UCAS points, this is a well-regarded programme at a research-active institution. Graduates pursue careers in law and legal practice, the probation service, police and crime analysis, policy, the civil service, human rights organisations, journalism, social work, and the many roles in the public and voluntary sectors that engage with criminal justice. This degree also suits those interested in the legal system and the ways in which laws are made and upheld alongside the study of crime.

Many graduates continue to postgraduate study in law, criminology, or professional legal practice.