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LLM Criminal Law and Criminal Justice – (LL.M.)
University of Leeds
Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law
| Location: | Leeds / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Leeds
The programme combines social science research methods, traditional legal research skills, and criminological explanation in order to study the nature, purposes, dynamic processes and outcomes of the criminal justice system.
The course enables you to pursue a career in legal practice, public service, or any other career where success is built upon the ability to understand, analyse and respond to developments in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice.
If you apply to this course, you should already have an understanding of how the criminal justice system operates, and be familiar with current policy debates, theoretical perspectives, and research techniques that can test theories about the criminal justice system and measure the efficacy of its processes.
Contents
Compulsory Modules
Criminal Justice Processes explores the complex and dynamic nature of the criminal justice process and the relationships that can exist between its components. You will investigate the different impact of the criminal justice process on specific social groups and examine the rights, and experiences, of individuals within criminal justice processes.
Research Methods focuses on the mechanics of the research process: how to formulate research questions, design research strategies and generally go about the process of 'researching.'
Criminal Law examines the key issues and fundamental principles of criminal law. You will study the most significant criminal offences in English law, and refine your ability to answer hypothetical legal questions involving criminal offences.
Dissertation allows you to tailor your own programme of training and research in consultation with a member of staff drawn from the school's MA/PhD supervisory panel.
Optional modules
* Criminal Justice Policies, Perspectives and Research
* International Criminal Justice
* Forensic Process
* Police Accountability
* Advanced Cybercrime: computers and crime in the information age
* Animal Law
* Family, Law and Society
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
A law degree, or closely-related social science degree.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
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