BA (Hons) Criminology

Criminology is a rapidly developing field that draws on insights and methods from disciplines such as law, social sciences, and psychology to explore crime, crime control, and justice from a range of perspectives. You will examine such issues as the impact of crime on society and victims. You will be able to gain insights into a range of topics which may include how society responds to crime through systems of crime control, the workings of our criminal justice institutions, as well as through media representations. You will gain a critical understanding and detailed insight into the politics and development of criminal justice policy. You will learn about the nature and causes of crime and offending and explore the methods used to collect and analyze criminological data, vital skills for a future career in a range of sectors, including criminal justice.

Year 1

COMPULSORY MODULES

• Understanding Crime
• Murder
• Psychology and Crime
• Criminal Justice: Process, Policy, Practice
• Investigating Crime: Criminological Perspectives
• Punishment: Beyond the popular imagination

Year 2

COMPULSORY MODULES

• Crime and Justice in a Global Context
• Policing and the Police
• Mental Health and Offending
• Working for Justice
• Research Methods in Criminology

OPTIONAL MODULES

• British Government and Politics
• The International Politics of the Middle East: A Century of War and Diplomacy
• Contemporary Social Theory
• Probation, Resettlement, Rehabilitation, and Desistance
• Social Movements

Year 3

COMPULSORY MODULES

• Dissertation for Criminology – ISP

OPTIONAL MODULES

• State crimes and crimes against humanity
• Youth Justice and Crime
• Israel/Palestine: Key Debates and Issues
• Home: belonging, locality, and material culture
• Prisons and Imprisonment
• Living with ‘Aliens’: Immigration, Crime, and Social Control
• Race, Politics, and Education
• Understanding Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
• Modern Russia
• Celebrity

Employability:

A Criminology degree from Keele opens up a wide range of career options in the fields of crime reduction, offender rehabilitation, or community safety. It provides an entry to further study or training to allow you to work as a probation officer, social worker, youth worker, prison officer, or solicitor. You can also aspire to work in areas such as victim support, penal reform, and advocacy, the courts, or in local or central government

Previous employers

• Addiction
• Brighter Futures
• NHS
• Her Majesty’s Prison Service
• HMRC
• Metropolitan Police Force
• Police Now
• Probation Office
• Local Government