Law, Policing & Investigation
A law degree brings with it prestige, good career prospects and the possibility of an attractive salary, but more than this, it opens a route into the legal profession, where decisions which change society are made.
At Teesside University you study the essential components of law which allow you to achieve a Qualifying Law Degree, as well as choosing from a number of optional modules as diverse as Human Rights Law, International Law, Family Law and Discrimination Law.You learn key skills which you can use in any career – critical appraisal, logical argumentation, research skills and fluent communication – and you get a taste of practising law in our replica Court Room.
Undergraduate Courses
- Crime and Investigation, BSc (Hons)
- Investigative Skills,* Cert HE
- Law, LLB (Hons)
- Police Studies, FdSocSci
- Policing and Investigation (Top-up), BSc (Hons)
- Professional Policing, FdSocSci
- Protective Security,* Cert HE
Postgraduate Courses
- Criminal Investigation, MSc
- LLM, Master of Law
- LLM (Business and Commercial Law), Master of Law
- LLM (Criminal Law), Master of Law
- LLM (International Law), Master of Law
- LLM (Medical Law), Master of Law
Short Courses
- Contemporary Policing and Investigation, UCCE
- Emergency Services Tutoring, UCPD
- Introduction to Police Intelligence and its Operational Uses, UCPD
- Introduction to Terrorism and Counter Terrorism, UCAPD
- Policing and Security (Commissioned Service) RAF, UCAPD
- Professional Investigation (Service Police: Serious Crime in Practice), UCPD
- Professional Investigation (Service Police: Serious Crime), UCAPD
- Professional Investigation (Service Police: Volume Crime), UCPD
- Professional Policing (Community Support) , UCPD
- Protective Security (RAF), UCAPD
- Special Constabulary Programme, UCPD
* Subject to University approval
Factfile
- Law students have consistently given Teesside a score of 95% or above for overall student satisfaction putting us in the top ten nationally (National Student Survey 2009)
- An active law and mooting society offers you the opportunity to take part in internal and external competitions
- Our LLB (Hons) courses are qualifying law degrees and provide exemption from the academic stage of legal training for the Bar Council and Law Society Examinations
- You use our superb facilities, which include a Court Room, mock police station and 30-room Crime Scene House Laboratory
- We have strong links with organisations including the Citizens Advice Bureau, local firms of solicitors and the judiciary
- Guest lecturers enhance your learning experience and broaden your legal education

If you require more information about our courses or the University, please register with our enquiry service.
