BSc Psychology 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: 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: 6.5 (with at least 6.0 in each skills area)
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Psychology and Sociology. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme includes a placement year typically undertaken between the second and final stages of the degree. Training covers both quantitative and qualitative research methods, culminating in an independent final-year project conducted under academic supervision.
Modules
- Placement Learning and Professional Development
- Introduction to Social and Cognitive Psychology
- Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- Introduction to Biological and Developmental Psychology
- The Criminal Justice System
- Introduction to Criminological Theory
- ​​Investigating Society: Truth, Ethics and Justice​
- Biological and Developmental Psychology
- Social and Cognitive Psychology
- Qualitative Methods: The Individual in Society
- Animal Behaviour
- Psychopathology
- 5PS513
- Cyberpsychology
- Psychology, Nature and Wellbeing
- Individual Differences and Quantitative Methods
- Themes in Forensic Psychology
- The Psychology of Health
- Policing and Society
- Penology: Punishment and Rehabilitation
- Victimology
- Effecting Change
- Qualitative Research: Methods, Ethics and Application
- Independent study in psychology
- Addictive Behaviours
- Positive Psychology
- Applied Psychology of Human Performance
- Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD
- Behaviour Change
- Clinical Applications of Psychology
- Employability and Work Placement
- Forensic Applications of Psychology
- Human Behaviour and Evolution
- Neuropsychology
- Psychology Literature Review Project
- Psychology of Eating Behaviours
- Psychology of Illness
- Psychology of Parenting
- Psychology of Sexuality and Gender
- Psychology of Thinking
- Sport and Exercise Psychology
- The Dark Side of Psychology
- The Psychology of Pain
- Psychology of Communication
- Psychology in Education
- 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
- Independent Study