BSc Criminology with Foundation Year
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 72 A level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at Level 2 as part of your course of study Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 0, Merit: 30, Pass: 15 English language: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sociology, with a focus on criminology and criminal justice systems. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Human Behaviour, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students complete a placement year with criminal justice agencies and an independent research project in the final year.
Modules
- Placement Learning and Professional Development
- Study Skills
- Law
- Fundamentals of Human Behaviour
- Sociology
- English
- Mathematics
- Culture and Ideas
- Political Studies
- Introduction to Criminological Theory
- Understanding Crime and Criminology
- The Criminal Justice System
- Undertaking Criminological Research
- Crime, Justice and Society
- ​​Investigating Society: Truth, Ethics and Justice​
- Policing and Society
- Penology: Punishment and Rehabilitation
- Themes in Forensic Psychology
- Victimology
- Effecting Change
- Qualitative Research: Methods, Ethics and Application
- Independent Study
- Youth Justice
- 6CJ535
- International Criminology
- Investigation of Crime
- Sexual Violence, Exploitation and Abuse
- Substance Misuse
- Murder: Dynamics, Pathologies and Investigation
- Advanced Knowledge Production
- Psychopathy
- Domestic Abuse
- Populism, Extremism & Violence
- The Psychology of Intimate Partner Abuse
- The Use and Abuse of Psychological Theory
- Psychological Perspectives of Serious and Dangerous Offenders