Founded in 1901, the Department of Law and Criminology at Aberystwyth bases itself on a long, reputable and increasingly varied experience of legal education and academic work. Over the years a large number of well-known legal academics have taught in the Department and Aberystwyth law graduates have made their mark in a range of subsequent careers. The Department is confident in its distinctive identity and reputation for teaching of a high quality, linked to a vigorous research activity and carried out in a stimulating and friendly environment. The Department’s activities benefit from a mature and well-stocked library and generous and up-to-date information technology provision. The Department is committed to a policy of innovation and development in teaching and research and regularly reviews both the range and content of its degree schemes and its modes of teaching and assessment in order to respond effectively to the needs and expectations of its student body. The Department participates actively in international and European academic networks, for purposes of both student mobility and exchanges (for instance through the Socrates programme) and staff and postgraduate research. There is a strong international student profile in the Department and there are frequent visits academics and experts from other countries.

Currently the general requirements are : (as at January 2010)

ENTRY INTO YEAR 2 OR 3

• Students would have had to pass all subjects (in one sitting) for Year 1 at HELP, for entry into Year 2. 

• Students would have had to pass all subjects (in one sitting) for Years 1 & 2 at HELP, for entry into Year 3.