Our LLB Law with Criminal Justice degree will provide you with a strong foundation in the core areas of English law, combined with opportunities to develop critical understanding, practical skills and professional awareness. It also offers focused study of the criminal justice system and its operation in practice, enabling you to explore issues relating to crime, policing, criminal process and the wider social and policy contexts of justice.
In your first year you’ll be introduced to the key principles of public and private law, alongside the development of essential legal skills such as legal research, case analysis and statutory interpretation. And in your second and third years, you’ll have the opportunity to tailor your studies through a range of optional modules relevant to Criminal Justice.
You'll be combining academic theory and real-world legal practice through placements, mentoring, and opportunities to work with legal professionals. And you'll be building your experience, awareness and confidence in unique law facilities, from iconic 19th-century courtrooms to contemporary spaces purpose-built for 21st-century education. Law definitely feels different when you’re learning in spaces that are part of its history.
There are also industry experience opportunities throughout, including our: Bar Futures Programme for those interested in the Bar, Panel Talks with legal professionals, Speed Interviewing with solicitors and barristers, Law Link Mentorship Scheme, and Tigers Temple – a chance to pitch solutions in exchange for a mentoring or work experience prize.
Most of our Law degrees have a common first year, after which you can continue on your first choice or switch to one of our specialist degrees that best fits with your interests and career goals:
Law LLB
Law LLB with Business Law
Law LLB with Criminology
Why choose DMU to study a Law degree
No 1 in the East Midlands for teaching Law – don’t take our word for it, listen to our students (NSS, law subject area, 2026)
Boost your CV with the Law Lab Enterprise – get real-practice experience for a head start in your legal career
No 2 in the UK and 13th in the world for legal research quality (Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026)
Less stress, less overload – study one block at a time, giving you more time to focus, understand and apply the law
Get experience in the Justice Clinic – provide supervised legal advice to real clients, building your confidence, professional ID and a powerful sense of purpose
Internationalise your DMU degree - Study abroad for a year at one of DMU’s partner universities across the globe
Future proof your career – 96.2% of students agree that our course developed the knowledge and skills they needed for the future (NSS, law subject area, 2026)
Textbook costs None – we provide all the textbooks you’ll need online through Oxford Law Trove, free for you at DMU
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