BA Sociology and Criminology
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: Early Years and Children's Play Learning and Development T Level: Merit overall All subjects considered Access to HE Diploma: Pass with 60 credits, 45 credits at level 3 Accepted subjects: Social Sciences or Humanities 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 & Criminology, covering sociology and criminological inquiry. Core topics include research methods, critical and analytical thinking, and social and cultural analysis. The final-year Integrated Research Project can take the form of a dissertation or a group social entrepreneurship project. An optional placement module requires a minimum of 128 hours with public and third sector organisations, and Birmingham features as a setting for applied urban sociology.
Modules
- City, Community and Culture
- Crime, Punishment and Society
- Sociological Imagination
- Politics and Society
- Becoming a Social Researcher
- Applied Sociological Research
- Contemporary Social Theory
- Race and Crime
- Experiencing Harm
- Youth Crime and Justice
- Media and Popular Culture
- Sociology Placement
- Gender and Crime
- Integrated Research Project
- Emotions in Crime and Criminal Justice
- Cybercrime
- Deviant Leisure
- Harms of the Powerful
- Local to Global Organised Crime
- Music and Society
- Activism, Social Movements and Social Change
- Black Arts Movement
- Gender & Sexuality
- Postcolionality
- Visual Cultures