Why choose this course?

About the course

Here in the School of Law and Criminology, we want to help you become an able and employable graduate and give you an interesting and challenging study experience.

The knowledge and skills you'll gain from this degree will improve your chances of finding a job in the area of crime and justice. If you're already employed in the sector, the advanced understanding you'll develop on this degree will enhance your career prospects and enable you to do better in your current job.

We have two full sized courtrooms so you can train in a realistic environment - for instance, you'll take part in simulations such as jury decision making. We also have an interview suite, where we can observe interviews in practice and a crime house.

Throughout the degree you'll make strong links between the complex theories and the demands of practice, so you'll be able to really understand systems of criminal and community justice.

As well as traditional lecture and tutorial sessions, there's a strong practical element. You'll get the chance to develop your legal, investigative, management and general skills through activities such as interviewing, negotiation, decision making, research and argument.

You'll be going on fieldtrips to courts, prisons and youth offender training centres, so you'll see for yourself what it takes to meet the day to day challenges of a criminal justice practice. You'll also attend a two day murder hunt residential where you'll find out about the process of solving crimes.

For more information about the course, entry requirements, fees and the University of Derby -www.derby.ac.uk/law/crimeandjustice-ba