BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice

BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice

As a criminology student, you’ll investigate the nature of crime and criminality, studying society’s response through the criminal justice system. You’ll learn how societies try to control and punish crime and disorder, gaining a theoretical and practical understanding of this fascinating subject. Criminology takes a social sciences approach by studying and classifying crime and exploring theories around criminal behavior. As well as the theory, you’ll learn how society deals with criminal behavior by studying institutions and roles such as the police, courts, prisons, and probation service.

Modules

Foundation Year (If Required)

If you don’t meet the entry requirements for a bachelor’s degree, you can study this course as an ‘extended’ four-year program. You’ll begin with a foundation year, which will prepare you for a successful transition to the degree course a year later. By the end of the degree, you’ll gain the same qualification as those obtaining direct entry to the course but you’ll take one year longer to complete your studies.

  • Knowledge, Skills, Practice and the Self: Professional Life: Mental Wealth
  • Exploring Communities as Social Scientists
  • Researching Changing Communities
  • Reimagining the Work of a Social Scientist
  • Crime, Justice, and Surveillance
  • Reading the Body
  • Psychosocially
  • Introduction to Digital Sociology
  • Globalization & Society

Year 1

  • Introduction to Crime and Punishment (Term 1)
  • Developing Skills for Justice (Mental Wealth) (Term 1)
  • Applied Criminology (Term 1)
  • Research Skills (Term 2)
  • Contemporary Issues in Criminology (Term 2)
  • Criminal Justice Process (Term 2)

Year 2

  • Theoretical Criminology (Term 1)
  • Crime and Social History (Term 1)
  • Essential Skills for Justice (Mental Wealth) (Term 1)
  • Crime Policy into Practice (Term 2)
  • Policing and Society (Term 2)
  • Applied Research & Evaluation (Term 2)

Year 3

  • Project (Term 1 & 2)
  • Leadership Skills for Justice (Mental Wealth) (Term 2)
  • Cybercrime (Term 1)
  • Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice (Term 1)
  • Youth Crime, Gangs and Sub-culture (Term 1)
  • Work-based learning (Term 1 and 2)
  • Policing and Criminal Investigation (Term 2)
  • Mentally-disordered defendants & suspects (Term 2)
  • Psychological Criminology (Term 2)

Employability

While a degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice is focused on your future career, it doesn’t limit your options. You’ll learn a host of skills that will appeal to many employers, including writing and presenting, the ability to make a case, meet deadlines, and work independently.
Students have found jobs in a number of related areas, such as:

▪ The police, prison, and probation services
▪ Central and local government
▪ Social work
▪ Voluntary organizations, including victim support groups.

Key Facts

Requirements

  • Must include passes at A2 in at least two subjects.
  • BTEC Extended Diploma or Diploma.
  • Diploma with 25 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level.
  • Overall IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 6.0 in Writing and Speaking; minimum 5.5 in Reading and Listening (or recognized equivalent).

Duration options

Full-time, 3 years

Start date
September

Fees and Applying

EU/Home – Tuition Fees:

  • Full-time: Course fees will be confirmed soon.

International –

  • Tuition Fees: Course fees will be confirmed soon.
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