Criminology BA (Hons)

Entry Requirements

• A-levels: BBB.
• BTEC: DDM.
• International Baccalaureate: 30 points.
• Access to HE Diploma: pass with 60 credits overall. Sociology or law units preferred. At least 45 credits at level 3, with 18 credits at merit or above.
• GCSE (minimum grade C): at least three subjects including English language and mathematics or a social science.

English language requirements:

• IELTS 6.0 overall, with 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in the other elements.

Curriculum

Year 1

• Introduction to Research Methods
• Introduction to Criminal Justice Studies
• Explaining Crime and Criminals
• Theories of Crime
• Criminology in Action
• Contemporary Social Inequalities

Year 2

• Community Engagement: Theory into Practice or Critical Analysis
• Researching Social and Cultural Life
• Introduction to Criminal Law
• Criminologies of Crime Control
• Critical Perspectives on Criminal Justice
• Policing and Society

Year 3

• Dissertation
• Cross-cultural Criminology
• Global Issues: Crime, Power, Harm
• Contemporary Studies in Crime and Justice