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Duration of programme: 4 years听
Award on successful completion: Bachelor of Laws (Honours) with Criminology听
Location of delivery: 麻豆原创, Bell Street, Dundee听
Accreditation: The Law Society of Scotland; The Faculty of Advocates听
Composition of the programme: 120 SCQF (Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework) credits in each academic year, delivered in modules of 20 credits each, with 3 modules taken in term 1, and 3 in term 2 each year. In years 3 and 4, modules in Criminology are taken along with accredited Law modules. A 40 credit independent dissertation is included in the final year. There also is the opportunity to undertake a work placement in the final year.听
Contact hours and workload: Each academic year typically requires 1200 hours of student effort; on average across the 4 years of this programme, 24% of that time is in lectures, seminars and similar activities; the remainder is independent study.听
Assessment methods: A variety of assessment methods are used, which include exams, class tests, coursework, presentations, mooting, and a range of practical oral and written assessments which develop students鈥� ability to present sophisticated arguments and complex information. 听Examinations or class tests feature in the majority of accredited subjects in Years 1-3. 听听
Academic staff: This programme is delivered principally by staff in the Dundee Business School in the Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business. 听Staff profiles can be viewed at /academic-faculties-and-graduate-school/faculty-of-design-informatics-and-business/听
Core modules in the programme:听
Other modules that are be offered, but are subject to change over time:听
Developments in the discipline:听The LLB (Hons) with Criminology degree is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland who may, from time to time, review core content of this degree. The core modules listed above comply with the current requirements (August 2022) of these professional bodies. The Faculty of Advocates also accredits core modules but will require entrants to pass further subjects when seeking admittance to Faculty. Current requirements (August 2022) are shown here and may be subject to change.