Criminology and Law (Placement Year) at Lancaster University
Criminology and Law (Placement Year) (BA (Hons), MM16) at Lancaster University asked for 120–122 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~122 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 120 - 122 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check lancs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 122
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 4% had fewer than the 122 asked.
325 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 2%, an Access course 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- MM16 · M1 law by area + M6 law, unlisted subject
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
94%
still studying
UK 86%
5%
left higher education
UK 9%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
305 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%89%
Learning opportunities84%85%
Assessment and feedback73%81%
Academic support90%89%
Organisation and management89%84%
Learning resources94%90%
Student voice72%79%
170 final-year students · 61% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£24.5k5 years£32.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working18% working and studying11% studying2% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
74%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 69%
82%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
66%
use what they learned
UK 63%
- Legal professionals41%
- Business and public service associate professionals14%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Protective service occupations5%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 120 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 4YW
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster University | Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) | 120 - 123 points | 128–143 |
| Lancaster University | Criminology and Law (Placement Year) this course | 120 - 122 points | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Psychology and Sociology BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies and Sociology BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Management and Criminology BA/BSc (H) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Sustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology, and Systems Change BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | — |
| Cardiff University | Sociology and Education BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 128–143 |
| City St George's, University of London | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Criminology BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Derby | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
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