This module takes a practical approach to exploring the key legal principles required to prove criminal liability for a variety of specific offences in the jurisdiction of England and Wales. It will also consider the defences available to individuals accused of a specific offence.

This module develops on the skills obtained from students undertaking both Contract Law and Property Law at Level 4. The module takes a problem-based approach to introduce you to the key principles which underpin the law of tort in England and Wales. The most extensive aspect of the module is the most significant of the torts : the tort of negligence. You will explore key principles of the tort of negligence such as the duty of care, the standard of care, breach of the standard of care and the requirements for causation of damage. You will also explore the principles of other torts such as the torts of trespass to the person: assault, battery and false imprisonment and the tort of private nuisance.

This module builds on the Legal System, Skills and Profession Development module, and centres on developing key academic and professional skills, including academic conduct and legal skills essential for a legal career or related professional career. It promotes critical reflection of existing skills and knowledge to identify strengths and areas that need improvement. Students will participate in skills and professional development sessions to develop strategies to enhance their future career prospects.

This module aims to enhance students’ prospects of gaining graduate level employment through engagement with a range of legal employability events, activities or placement opportunities, which will enable them to:

• Develop their understanding of workplace practice and lifelong learning;
• Enhance their work readiness and employability prospects through development of transferable skills;
• Take responsibility for their own learning and acquisition of employability skills;
• Articulate, in writing, their employability skills.

This module aims to give students a comprehensive introduction to the key issues and debates in criminological scholarship. These will include such issues as the nature of 'crime', its distribution and patterning, major conceptual paradigms and the effects of crime. Students will learn about how crime, deviance and harm can be argued to be social constructs. We will consider some of the different ways that 'crime' is defined in criminology and the difficulties involved in measuring crime.

This module develops on from LA5103 so that students can use the skills and knowledge gained in LA5103 and apply it to the realities of the administration of Criminal Justice in England and Wales. The module will look at different models of criminal justice, the structure of the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales, Police and policing, Pre-trial processes and the courts, Post-trial processes and punishment. Students will review case studies relating to miscarriages of justice in order to evaluate and critique the functioning and administration of Criminal Justice in England and Wales.