BSc Media and Criminology
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 112 A level: BBC T Level: Merit BTEC: DMM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 15, Merit: 24, Pass: 6 English language: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sociology and Film Studies. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. An optional placement year is available between the second and final stages for professional development. The degree culminates in an independent research project based on the student's own academic interests.
Modules
- Placement Learning and Professional Development
- The Criminal Justice System
- Introduction to Criminological Theory
- Undertaking Criminological Research
- Media Industries
- Analysing Media
- ​​Investigating Society: Truth, Ethics and Justice​
- Newswriting
- Podcast Professional
- Real World Criminology
- Celebrity Media and Culture
- Curating Contemporary Television
- Effecting Change
- Qualitative Research: Methods, Ethics and Application
- Themes in Forensic Psychology
- Policing and Society
- Penology: Punishment and Rehabilitation
- Victimology
- Print Design and Production
- Writing for Impact
- Media Research
- Technology, Surveillance and Screen Media
- Independent Study
- Cybercrime
- Youth Justice
- Green Criminology and Global Communities
- Sexual Violence, Exploitation and Abuse
- Substance Misuse
- Criminal Intelligence Analysis
- Offenders with Mental and Intellectual Disabilities
- Murder: Dynamics, Pathologies and Investigation
- Working with Young Offenders
- Psychopathy
- Domestic Abuse
- Applied Working with Offenders
- International Criminology
- Investigating Crime
- Media Dissertation
- Gendered Cyberspace
- Start Up Journalism
- Data Science and Data Journalism