Law LLB with Criminology with Foundation Year

Investigate crimes and challenge injustice with our hands-on Law with Criminology degree

Construct arguments, evaluate ethical dilemmas, and make life-changing decisions with our Law with Criminology degree. You will learn to solve and prevent crimes through:

• analysing criminals and their motives

• assessing current trends

• understanding the impacts of crime

• evaluating punishment and rehabilitation methods.

You will also build detailed and analytical knowledge of the law, covering areas such as:

• criminality

• human rights

• business

• the healthcare sector.

Our law programmes are Qualifying Law Degrees (QLD). After successfully completing this course, you can become a barrister through the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) or a solicitor through the Solicitor’s Qualification Exam route (SQE).

96% of St Mary's students are in employment, vocation, or further study within 15 months of graduation (HESA, 2024).

Hands-on learning
With our undergraduate Law with Criminology course, you will learn through diverse hands-on experiences, such as:

• simulated negotiation exercises

• moot court

• pro bono initiatives.

Learn in Legal London
St Mary’s is only a 30-minute train ride to London’s legal district, so you’ll have numerous opportunities to visit:

• The Supreme Court

• Old Bailey

• Royal Courts of Justice

• The Law Society

• Parliament

• The Inns of Court.

Real-world experience
You can be part of an active law clinic, where you'll help our local community and:

• deal with real cases, building practical work experience

• work with large law firms, charities, and other partners

• enter the legal field as a competent, experienced professional.

You can complete a work placement in the local or wider London area. Previous LLB Law students have worked at:

• private and sole practitioner solicitor firms

• barristers' chambers

• charities

• The Youth Justice Board

• Kingston Crown Court.

Devoted and experienced lecturers
You will learn from experienced and enthusiastic staff here to support your personal and professional growth. Our student, Sebastian, tells us that our “outstanding lecturers […] go the extra mile to help students accomplish their goals”.

Another student, Sophie, explains that St Mary's is "passionate about students being a name not a number" and she "feels as though [she] can speak to the lecturers at any time".

About the Foundation Year
Our four-year degree programmes (including a foundation year) provide an alternative route to undergraduate study at university if you do not have the grades to access higher education in the traditional way.

Hear from our students
Eleanor, Law graduate "The support from St Mary’s really helped me take that step into the legal profession. The lecturers offered great mentorship, which had such a positive impact on me."

Why St Mary’s?
You will gain skills and support to make a positive impact – for yourself and for others – through high-quality teaching, real-world experience, and a community that lifts each other up. Our campus is a London oasis – blending city energy with open green spaces to think, connect, and grow.

The Foundation Year modules are Personal Learning Competencies, Taking a Professional Approach, The Individual Project, Rights and Responsibilities I, Rights and Responsibilities II and Thinking Critically, Creatively and Ethically