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LLM
Crime and Litigation

Location
Southwark

Duration
1 year (full-time)
2 years (part-time)

Mode of study
Full-time
Part-time

Start date
September

Number of places
25

Simple timetable info
Full-time days
Part-time evenings

How to apply
Direct to LSBU

Course contact
Dr. Emmanouela Mylonaki
mylonake@lsbu.a.uk – 020 7815 5410

Non-standard entry requirements
Applications are also welcomed from those without the required qualifications who possess the work skills that would make them suitable

to study at this level.
Course units
3 core compulsory units:

– Research

– Criminal Justice

– Criminal Litigation

4 optional compulsory units:

– Terrorism

– Policing

– Evidence, Science and technology

– Case management

– Advocacy

– Sentencing and Proceeds of Crime

– Forensic Psychology

– Investigative Psychology

– Dissertation


Course description

The course provides graduates and others working within the criminal justice system with opportunity to further their academic knowledge of the principles that ground the criminal justice system through critical and comparative studies of justice and the criminal litigation process and develop professional knowledge and skills in classes taught by expert practitioners and academics. Graduates from the course will have a demonstrable understanding of the fundamentals of criminal litigation including a thorough knowledge of key concepts, issues, approaches and debates in the field of crime and litigation.

The course builds upon skills developed at the undergraduate level through an advanced research methods unit, practical oral assessments/presentations and the use of technology throughout the course in teaching/learning and communication strategies. Successful graduates will be suitably qualified to pursue MPhil/PhD degrees.

Career opportunities

For those wishing to practice law, theoretical and practical understanding of roles and responsibilities of various personnel within the criminal process and of the criminal litigation process in England and Wales will enhance potential for obtaining graduate legal positions. Via practical case studies the learner will enhance critical analysis and ability to deconstruct a problem or situation.

Typical background of applicant
Students on this course will have an Honours degree in law or related subject: Class 2:1 minimum.

Note: Students who have not studied law at an undergraduate level, but have a sufficient understanding of criminal law from their studies in a related subject, or have a sufficient practical understanding of criminal law from their non-academic experience, are also encouraged to apply.

Professional contacts/industry links

The Law Department enjoys strong links with the South London Law Society and together cooperate to provide a programme of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for local practitioners and members of the South London Law Society. Many members of the Law Department are practitioners who remain in practice or retain strong links with the legal profession.

Recent guest lecturers

– Geoffrey Bindman, Bindman and Partners

– Imran Khan, Imran Khan and Partners

– Roger Smith, Director of Justice

Additional information The course provides:

– Innovative teaching and assessment with an emphasis on creating the reflective student-practitioner

– Strong emphasis on Human Rights and development of International Criminal Law knowledge

– Emphasis on practical legal problem solving

– Leading practitioner insights into current legal and criminal justice practices/issues

– Strong links with the legal profession

– Supportive, blended, learning mode for legal practitioners.