BA Criminology, Policing and Investigation
Entry requirements
Standard offer: 112 UCAS Tariff points. Learn more about UCAS Tariff points . Accelerate offer: 80 UCAS Tariff points. Find out more about BCU Accelerate . This course does not require evidence of GCSE qualifications. Please see A Level, BTEC and other level 3 requirements below. A Level / AS Level: A Level: 112 UCAS Tariff points / BBC (or equivalent) AS Level: Must be in a different subject to A Levels A maximum of four subjects will be considered Pearson BTEC (Diploma / Extended Diploma/ Extended Certificate): 112 UCAS Tariff points Diploma accepted with one A Level or equivalent level 3 qualifications Extended Certificate accepted with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications Excluded subjects: Health and Social Care pre-2016 syllabus T Level: Merit overall All subjects considered Access to HE Diploma: Pass with 60 credits, 45 credits at level 3 Accepted subjects: Social Sciences, Humanities or Law OCR Cambridge Technical qualifications: 112 UCAS Tariff points NCFE CACHE Level 3 qualifications: 112 UCAS Tariff points WJEC Level 3 qualifications: 112 UCAS Tariff points Considered with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s) Irish Leaving Certificate (Highers): Minimum of 112 UCAS Tariff points, achieved in five Higher level subjects Scottish Higher / Advanced Higher: 112 UCAS Tariff points from three Advanced Highers (CCD) or two Advanced Highers (CD) plus two Highers (CC) Welsh Baccalaureate: 112 UCAS Tariff points. Considered with three A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications
About this course
BA (Hons) Sociology and Law, applying sociological and legal perspectives to crime, policing, and security studies. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, and Project Management. The course maintains close ties to the West Midlands Police Force and other criminal justice agencies, with opportunities for work experience and an optional international study period. A final-year Extended Project enables independent investigation of a topic in criminology, policing, or security studies.
Modules
- Crime and the Media
- Crime, Punishment and Society
- The Criminal Justice System
- Policing and Investigation
- Security, Conflict and Justice
- Issues in Criminal Investigation
- Policing Priorities
- Research Proposal
- Youth Crime and Justice
- Critical Perspectives on Terrorism
- Race and Crime
- Making Sense of Homicide
- Substance Use, Crime and Deviance
- Lie to Me: Essential Criminal Justice Interviewing Techniques
- The Extended Project
- Everyday Surveillance
- Local to Global Organised Crime
- Deviant Leisure
- Gender and Crime
- Cybercrime
- Hate Crime
- Harms of the Powerful