The School of Law and Criminology offers a dynamic and up-to-date range of undergraduate courses crafted to empower students with the knowledge and skills needed to engage with and excel in the modern world. Each course challenges you to engage with core concepts that matter, to challenge your own assumptions, research the facts and to discover your place within the wider landscape of the legal and criminal justice professions.
Guided by a strong sense of community, purpose, and service, our courses encourage you to explore questions of meaning, responsibility, and citizenship while developing a refined and research-informed understanding of legal and social systems. Here, learning supported by pastoral relationships and shaped by our mutual commitment to the common good, ensuring you grow not only in knowledge but in your capacity to contribute to a more just society.
Explore the courses below to uncover more about the pathways waiting for you.
Crime and society's response are key issues today. Criminology looks at why crime happens, its effects, and how we can prevent it. At Liverpool Hope University, you'll explore how crime is defined. You'll learn who makes these decisions and why people commit crimes. You'll also study what happens in the criminal justice system.
Law shapes our society and affects our daily lives. It defines our duties and legal needs, regulates relationships, and offers solutions when issues arise. Studying law at Liverpool Hope means diving into a complex subject. You’ll explore the rules, principles, and policies that shape our society. This degree provides a theoretical and philosophical basis in law, along with practical study and application.
Our law degree gives you a strong foundation in both theory and practice. You will learn about the key principles and theories that form the law in England and Wales. You will also study how Public Law creates the framework for government and administration. This includes the values of democracy, constitutionalism, and the rule of law that uphold our system.
The School of Law and Criminology offers a dynamic and comprehensive range of postgraduate programs designed to equip students with advanced knowledge and skills in legal and criminological disciplines. Our programs are meticulously crafted to foster critical thinking, analytical abilities, and practical expertise, preparing graduates for diverse and impactful careers in academia, legal practice, public policy, and beyond.
LLM Legal Practice (SQE)
This is a career-focused LLM for graduates who want a direct, structured and supportive pathway towards qualification as a solicitor in England and Wales. Delivered in collaboration with The College of Legal Practice, the course brings SQE1 and SQE2 preparation into a full LLM, giving students the opportunity to prepare for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination while gaining a high-quality postgraduate qualification.
MRes Green Criminology and Environmental Crime
Green criminology is an expanding area of interest that speaks to contemporary concerns about sustainability, climate change, environmental justice, biodiversity, and nonhuman animal harm. The MRes in Green Criminology and Environmental Crime draws on Liverpool Hope University's significant research strength in green criminology, and offers an innovative programme for aspiring academic researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners with an interest in a subject at the cutting edge of contemporary criminology.
MA International Criminology and Security Studies
The MA in International Criminology and Security Studies draws on Liverpool Hope's significant research strength in extremism studies, green criminology, and transnational crime to offer an innovative programme for aspiring academic researchers, policy makers, and practitioners with an interest in subjects at the cutting edge of contemporary criminology.
MRes International Terrorism and Extremism
The MRes in International Terrorism and Extremism Studies draws on Liverpool Hope's significant research strength in this field, and offers an innovative programme for aspiring academic researchers, policy makers, and practitioners with an interest in a subject at the cutting edge of contemporary criminology.
MRes Transnational Crime
Transnational crime has become a major concern among policy makers around the world and its significance is growing rapidly among scholars as well. The MRes in Transnational Crime draws on Liverpool Hope's significant research strength in this field, and offers an innovative programme for aspiring academic researchers, policy makers, and practitioners with an interest in a subject at the cutting edge of contemporary criminology.
