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This programme aims to help you develop a systematic knowledge and understanding of the English Legal System, and key areas within these systems, specifically the Foundations of Legal Knowledge. It is designed to prepare you for a career in a law and policing context by developing your professional and intellectual skills, including critical thinking, complex problem solving, creativity and reflection.
You will develop a systematic knowledge and critical understanding of the institutions, practices, policies and processes relating to law, justice and punishment that evolve in response to crime, and how these have developed.
This degree will provide you with the foundations of law, alongside another discipline, as law firms require graduates to come with a wider understanding of the world in which they function, and we want to provide you with the knowledge and understanding of another discipline to widen your employment options. This is particularly useful if you aspire to following a career in the wider criminal justice system, such as the police, prison, probation and youth justice.
This course also aims to enhance your transferable skills in research, interpretation, critical evaluation and your ability to turn theory into practice.
These courses offer students the opportunity to study the foundations of Law alongside the fundamental workings of operational policing.
Law and Policing (BA)
UCAS Code: 972H
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Tuition Fees 2023/24:
Home (Full-time): £9,000 per year
Overseas (Full-time): £13,500 per year
Why choose this course?
- This course is designed for students who are interested in pursuing a career in the legal justice system or those interested in working in the public sector, for example, the Police force.
- The course has developed strong links with local organisations to allow for relevant and professional work experience. Giving our graduates the best possible springboard from the academic to the working world. Some of the volunteer work opportunities that have been developed will allow for students to play an integral part of a professional working environment and will give a clear and in-depth insight into the profession.
- The course team operates an open door policy allowing for a friendly and open environment for students to learn and develop. There is a learning support team who run regular workshops and tutorials in basic and advanced skill development. The excellent levels of student care are reflected in the NSS results of the course and students feel valued and supported throughout their university career.
What you will learn
This programme of study is designed to provide students who potentially want to go into the police force with the necessary skills to enter the police service and is designed in anticipation of the proposed ‘Policing Degree’ currently being considered by the College of Policing which, if introduced will form an essential criteria for those wishing to apply for the post of Police Constable.
Alongside this, the course will cover the foundations of Law which include, Criminal, Contract, Tort, Land, EU Law. Students wishing to go further with their legal professional studies will have the opportunity to gain exemptions for the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL).
Year One – Level 4 (CertHE, DipHE & BA)
- Behavioural Dynamics (20 credits; compulsory)
- Contemporary Challenges: Making a Difference (20 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module)
- Criminal Law (20 credits; compulsory)
- Learning in the Digital Era (20 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module)
- Legal Process (20 credits; compulsory)
- Public Law (20 credits; compulsory).
Year Two – Level 5 (DipHE & BA)
- Changemakers: Building your Personal Brand for Sustainable Employment (20 credits; optional; Graduate Attributes Framework module)
- Changemakers: Creativity and Value Creation (20 credits; optional; Graduate Attributes Framework module)
- Contract Law (20 credits; compulsory)
- Family Law and Practice (20 credits; compulsory)
- Terrorism and Public Service Responses (20 credits; compulsory)
- Tort Law (20 credits; compulsory).
Year Three – Level 6 (BA)
- Conducting Investigations (20 credits; compulsory)
- Equity and Trusts (20 credits; compulsory)
- Independent Project (40 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module)
- Property Law (20 credits; compulsory)
- Serious and Organised Crime (20 credits; compulsory).
The course will be assessed by a mixture of written coursework and exams. Each module is worth 20 credits which would equal two assessments per module with the equivalent of a 2,000 word assignment or an exam per 10 credits.
This Framework aims to develop your professional skills and competence alongside your academic subject knowledge. You’ll study up to 40 credits per level throughout your programme from the Graduate Attributes Framework.
The Graduate Attribute modules are designed to enable you to develop, and evidence, a range of career-focused skills related to your subject area. These skills include digital competency, research and project management, as well as such personal competencies as communication, creativity, self-reflection, resilience and problem-solving.
- Find out more about the Graduate Attributes Framework
Related Links
Swansea Business Campus
Volunteering with the South Wales Police
Key Information
- Bronwen Williams
- Jane Davies
- Laura Knight
- Louise Holmes
- Mike Durke
80 UCAS points.
The course team has developed very close links with a number of professional organisations in both the public sector and legal services fields. This has allowed for close consultation on the development of course content and the availability of unique work experience opportunities.
For those students who wish to pursue a career in the Police force then the course works closely with South Wales Police and Dyfed Powys Police and has developed a volunteer work programme for the students to gain valuable experience and insight into the profession.
This will put the students in a more advantageous position to gain employment in their chosen profession.
The course provides a good opportunity for students who would be interested in the Fast Track route into the Police.
The course works closely with other Public sector organisations, all of which have legal departments and the combination of both legal and public sector understanding and knowledge would be seen as a benefit to such a position.
The team has developed close relationships with local Law firms and developing work experience opportunities which would benefit the students if they chose to extend into further legal study.
This course has no additional costs.
You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit our Scholarships and Bursaries section.
In addition to our University Accommodation at Llys Glas, Swansea also benefits from a number of private student halls, all within a short walk, including:
Please get in touch with us if you have any questions related to the University or to this course in particular.
