Overview

Law with Criminal Justice (Hons) from University of Chester allows you to tailor your studies to your interests. Gain a rich understanding of key concepts in your first year of study and experience our Experiential Law module in your second year. In your final year, you will have the opportunity to focus your studies on areas of Law that particularly interest you, developing your skills within your chosen specialist modules before you graduate.

Career:

The course’s rich blend of teaching, assessment, and skills-focused learning ensures that students graduate with the knowledge, confidence, and professional attributes required for today’s competitive legal sector. Our curriculum is designed to develop the core legal reasoning, research, advocacy, and professional communication skills that prepare graduates for the next stages of solicitor and barrister training.

Over 90% of the graduates enter high- and medium-skilled employment, reflecting the course’s strong focus on employability, practical legal skills, and career readiness. Every year, our students progress into a wide range of legal and public sector careers. Graduates go on to work as solicitors, barristers, legal advisers, paralegals, and in diverse public service roles across government, regulation, policy, and community-focused organisations.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Contract Law

Public Law

Legal System, Skills and Professional Development

Law in Context

Law, Ethics and Morality

Principles of Property Law

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Criminal Law Criminal Justice View 113 other Bachelors in Criminal Justice in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Typical Entry:

120 UCAS points

GCE A Level:

BBC-BBB

International Baccalaureate

30 points

Foundation Year:

72 UCAS points

GCE A Level:

72 points overall, including grade D in A level

International Baccalaureate

24 points

Students from countries outside the UK are expected to have entry qualifications roughly equivalent to UK A Level for undergraduate study and British Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) for postgraduate study.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

14950 GBP / year

≈ 14950 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

≈ 9790 GBP / year

Additional Details

Foundation Year:

National:£5,760 full-time fee for the first foundation year/ £10,050 full-time fee per year from the second year onwards
International:£11,250 full-time fee for the first foundation year/£14,950 full-time fee per year from the second year onwards

Living costs

Chester

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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