This joint honours degree is for students who want to understand both legal systems and the social forces that affect them.
You’ll study the foundations of legal knowledge alongside criminological theories of crime, justice and social inequality – giving you a broad, critical view of how the law works in practice.
At Kent, both Law and Criminology are taught with a shared ethos: questioning systems, challenging assumptions, and asking why things are the way they are.
You’ll join a supportive academic community where both schools work closely together to support your development.
With access to Kent Law Clinic, the outdoor clerking scheme, the Restorative Justice Clinic and other real-world opportunities, you’ll build the skills and confidence to take your degree in any number of directions – from justice and advocacy to policy, policing, or further legal training.
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The following modules are what students typically study, but this may change year to year in response to new developments and innovations.
Year 1
Compulsory modules currently include the following:
Institutions of Justice
Critical Introduction to Law
Public Law
Contract Law
Criminal Law
Theories of Crime and Harm
Year 2
Compulsory modules currently include the following:
Property Law
Equity and Trusts
EU Law
Contemporary Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Inequality, Crime and Justice
Optional modules may include the following:
Understanding the World’s Codified Legal Systems
Labour Law
Law and Medical Ethics
Jurisprudence: The Philosophy of Law
Justice: A Critical Examination of Law and Justice
The Skills of Argument: How to Argue and Win
International Law: Principles and Sources
Animal Law
Appropriate Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice
Criminal Forensic Evidence
Critical Issues in Policing Concepts, Theories and Debates
Crime and Punishment in Britain from 1750 to the Present
Prisons and Society
The Psychology of Criminal Justice
Year 3
Compulsory modules currently include the following:
Tort Law
Optional modules may include the following:
Advanced Topics in Property Law
Human Rights and Equality at Work
Banking Law
International Economic Law
The Law of Evidence
Tax Law
Law, Space and Power
Law, Science and Technology
Law and Social Change
The Vulnerable Person in the Criminal Trial
Privacy, Data Protection and Cyber Law
Advanced Topics in Privacy and Cyber Law
Law and the Political for the 21st Century
Music and Law
Asylum and Refugee Law
Advanced Topics in Law and Medical Ethics
Family Law
Social and Criminal Justice Practice
Drugs and Crime
Offender Rehabilitation in Prisons and Probation
Technology and Cybercrime
The Politics of Criminal Justice
Youth, Crime and Youth Justice
Violence and Society
Issues in Criminology: The Inside-Out Programme
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
University of Kent has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
For further information about applying to Kent as an international student you can visit our International student webpages: https://www.kent.ac.uk/international. From here you will find useful information on country entry requirements, scholarship information, events and application guidance.
Kent has dedicated support available to international students through groups, networks, English language and more specialist services through our Student Support and Wellbeing team. Visit our guide for international students to find out more on how we can support you during your time at Kent: www.kent.ac.uk/guides/support-for-international-students
Please visit our website for further information:https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements.html
As part of our commitment to widening participation at the University of Kent, we have a contextual admissions policy. We use data and indicators to help build a more rounded view of an applicant's achievements and potential, we are keen to ensure that we are able to identify talent using a range of applicant information in addition to prior attainment. We are also committed to ensuring that each applicant is assessed fairly. In general, contextual offers will be lower than our standard offer.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
All fees for 2026/27 are to be confirmed. Please see the programme page at www.kent.ac.uk for further information on fees and funding options.
Kent offers generous financial support schemes to assist eligible undergraduate students during their studies. See our funding page for more details - https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/fees-and-funding
Email:study@kent.ac.uk
Phone:01227 768896
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Phone:01227 768896
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