BSc Criminology
Entry requirements
We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below: A Level – grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required. BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required. T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required. International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points. No specific subject required. Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required. If you don’t meet the entry requirements above, we may be able to accept your prior learning or experience from outside of formal education. See our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) page to learn more. English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sociology, covering criminological, sociological and psychological perspectives on crime. Core topics include Research Methods and Ethics & Professional Practice. Crime, justice and punishment are examined at local, national and transnational levels. An optional professional placement year is available, and the course includes a Dissertation in Criminology.
Modules
- Crime and Disorder in Everyday Life
- Crime, Violence and Harm
- Crime: Representation and Reality
- Sociology of Deviance and Social Control
- Introduction to Social Science Research
- Questioning Society
- Policing, Crime Control and Prevention
- Criminal Justice: Theory, Policy and Practice
- Social Science Research Methods
- Exploring Violence
- Crime, Law and Society
- The Criminological Imagination
- Forensic and Investigative Psychology
- Geospatial Skills for Professional Practice
- Migration: Identity, Belonging, Citizenship and Security
- The Life Course: Ageing and Generation
- Social Problems, Social Divisions, Social Justice
- Law for Business Enterprise
- Work Placement
- The Psychology of Criminal Investigations
- Professional Placement Year
- Dissertation in Criminology
- Media, Sociality and Everyday Life
- Victims and Victimisation
- Terrorism Studies
- Punishment and Penology in Contemporary Society
- Young People, Identities and Subcultures
- Gender in Society: Critical Perspectives
- Community Engagement
- Narratives of Crime
- Unlocking Criminology
- Exploring Law in Business
- Culture, Risk and Environmental Justice
- Ethnicity and Society
- Cyber Security