BA Criminology and Sociology 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
BA (Hons) in Sociology, combining sociological and criminological perspectives. Core topics include Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Historical Research, and Social & Cultural Analysis. The programme includes a placement year between the second and final stages, and students undertake an independent research project in their final year.
Modules
- Placement Learning and Professional Development
- Study Skills
- Culture and Ideas
- Political Studies
- Sociology
- English
- Mathematics
- History
- Law
- Urban Crime: Criminological Questions, Sociological Answers
- Introduction to Criminological Theory
- Making Modern Britain
- Crime, Justice and Society
- Patterns of Inequality
- ​​Investigating Society: Truth, Ethics and Justice​
- Social Theory, Activism and Change
- The Sociology of Diverse Societies
- Effecting Change
- Qualitative Research: Methods, Ethics and Application
- Policing and Society
- Globalisation and Social Change
- Penology: Punishment and Rehabilitation
- Victimology
- Independent Study
- Green Criminology and Global Communities
- Sexual Violence, Exploitation and Abuse
- Crime, Media and Culture
- Youth Justice
- World in Conflict: War, Terrorism and Societies
- The Sociology of Politics and Protest
- Working with Young Offenders
- Populism, Extremism & Violence
- Domestic Abuse
- Digital Futures and the Global Networked Society