BA (Hons) Criminology with Sociology

Entry Requirements

260 UCAS tariff points normally in a minimum of two subject areas plus Level 2 English and Maths.

*We also welcome applicants with no formal qualifications. These applications will be considered on an individual basis taking into account your professional/work/life experiences and your ability to engage with and benefit from the course.

International students:

• IELTS at 6.0 or above and a minimum of 5.5 for each of the 4 individual components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening). 

Curriculum

Year 1

• Introduction to Criminology
• Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
• Imprisonment
• Introduction to Policing
• Social Institutions

one option from

• Social Problems
• Social and Cultural Identities

Year 2

• Theories of Criminal Behaviour
• Policing and Police Powers
• Researching Crime and Criminal Justice
• Reflections on Work in the Criminological Field
• Media, Crime and Culture
• A Sociology of Deviance

Year 3

• Dissertation

Plus two criminology options from

• Philosophical Foundations of Criminology
• Comparative Criminology
• Critical Perspectives on Terrorism and Counter Terrorism
• Contemporary Issues in Policing
• Penology
• Victimology
• Cyber Crime
• Probation and Restorative Justice
• Neurocriminology
• A Psychology of Violent and Sexual Offenders
• Sexual Offences and Criminal Justice.

Plus two sociology options from

• Applied Sociology
• Collective Identities and Social Movements
• A Sociology of Sport
• Religion and Society
• Human Rights and Social Justice
• Gender and Sexuality
• Cyber Society
• Popular Culture