BA (Hons) Criminology and Psychology

• A Level: Must include passes at A2 in at least one subject.
• BTEC: Extended Diploma (QCF) or Diploma (QCF)
• International Baccalaureate: Diploma with 24 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level.
• Other equivalent qualifications accepted by the university.

Note: We would normally expect you to have Grade C in GCSE English and Maths (See below for accepted equivalences)

English Language Requirements:

• Overall IELTS 5.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in Writing and Speaking; minimum 5.5 in Reading and Listening (or recognised equivalent).

In the first two years you’ll gain a solid grounding in both subjects, with introductions to the main aspects of criminology, criminal justice and psychology.

For the criminology part of the course, your studies will include contemporary issues in criminology, key theories, the legal framework, the characteristics of the criminal justice system and the historical context of crime and punishment.

In psychology, you’ll gain knowledge and understanding of key and highly relevant areas such as developmental psychology, social psychology and forensic psychology, which is the study of criminal conduct.
As you progress into your final year you’ll have a huge choice of around 27 options across both subjects to tailor your degree to areas of particular interest to you.

The modules you can choose from include Mentally Disordered Defendants and Suspects, Psychological Criminology, Preventing and Correcting Offending Behaviour and Mental Distress in Context. You’ll also work on an in-depth project, carrying out your own research on a topic of your choosing.

Year 1

• Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice 
• Contemporary Issues of Youth Justice and Criminology 
• Perspectives on Behaviour: Biological, Social and Differential
• Introduction to Cognitive and Developmental Psychology

Year 2

• Research Methods in Criminology
• Applied Criminology & Professional Practice
• Applications of psychobiology, individual differences and social psychology
• Topics in Cognitive and Developmental Psychology 

Year 3
Optional:

• Forensic Psychology: Criminal Conduct 
• Project 
• Global Illicit Drug Trafficking 
• Mentally-disordered Defendants & Suspects 
• Preventing and Correcting Offending Behaviour 
• Prison Studies        
• Terrorism Studies 
• Psychological Criminology 
• Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Justice 
• Youth Crime and Sub-culture 
• Work-based learning 
• Football Hooliganism 
• Surveillance, Technology and Society 
• Psychosocial Perspectives on Criminal Behaviour
• Occupational Psychology 
• Health Psychology 
• Psychological Perspective on Power Politics and Political Violence
• Psychology of Choice: Decision Making and Risk Perception 
• Applied Child Psychology 
• Applied Child Psychology with Placement
• Drugs and Addictive Behaviours
• Psychoneuroimmunology 
• Psychology of Emotions
• Mental Distress in Context 
• Evolutionary Psychology
• Frontiers in Cognitive Science: Issues in the study of mind, embodiment, and consciousness
• Psychology, Identity and Society
• Wellbeing and Resilience in the face of conflict disaster
• Psychology of Belief 
• Anomalistic Psychology