BSc Psychology with Criminology
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Psychology with Criminology, a psychology with criminology degree centred on the scientific study of mental processes alongside criminal justice and societal responses to crime. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Research Methods, Human Behaviour, and Global & Comparative Perspective. This BPS-accredited course includes an optional placement year and offers an opportunity to undertake an empirical final-year research project. The first year covers academic foundations through Professional Skills for Psychologists, Cognition, Brain, and Development: Research and Theory, Contemporary Issues in Criminology, and Psychology, Core Areas and Research Methods 2. The second year continues with Mind, Brain and Behaviour, Psychology Across the Lifespan, and Personality and Social Psychology, alongside optional module choices from criminology and psychology. The final year involves core studies in Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology, Employability Skills and Psychology, Emerging Issues in Criminology, Psychology project, Disability and Inclusivity in Society, and Psychology & Culture: Global Issues & International Perspectives. Optional modules in the final year include Counselling Psychology, Cognitive Neuropsychology, Wellbeing and Positive Psychology, Introduction to Data Science for Psychologists, Loss, Grief and Bereavement: Cultural, Social, and Therapeutic Perspectives, Psychology of Addiction, Psychology of Human Rights, Activism and Social Justice, and Psychology and Culture: Global Issues and International Perspectives.
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Entry requirements
UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM Contextual Offer: DMU operates a generous contextual offer for students from underrepresented backgrounds in Higher Education. This is a minimum of one to two grade reduction from our typical offer and full details including eligibility criteria can be found at dmu.ac.uk/contextual T Levels: Merit Access to HE: Pass with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit International Baccalaureate (IB): 26 GCSEs: 5 x GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.5 overall is essential.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 95%: 200 offers from 210 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 77%
- Assessment and feedback: 76%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 80%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 58%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 40 students who started
- Continued on course: 70%
- Left higher education: 25%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 50 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 68%
- Working and studying: 9%
- Further study: 11%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 16%
- Caring personal services: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 9%
- Administrative occupations: 8%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 7%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 190 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 53%
- West Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 16%
- South East: 7%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 90%
- Access course: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Professional Skills for Psychologists
- Cognition, Brain, and Development: Research and Theory
- Contemporary Issues in Criminology
- Psychology, Core Areas and Research Methods 2
- Mind, Brain and Behaviour
- Psychology Across the Lifespan
- Choice of modules
- Personality and Social Psychology
- Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
- Employability Skills and Psychology
- Counselling Psychology
- Cognitive Neuropsychology
- Wellbeing and Positive Psychology
- Introduction to Data Science for Psychologists
- Loss, Grief and Bereavement: Cultural, Social, and Therapeutic Perspectives
- Psychology of Addiction
- Psychology of Human Rights, Activism and Social Justice
- Psychology and Culture: Global Issues and International Perspectives
- Emerging Issues in Criminology
- Psychology project
- Disability and Inclusivity in Society
- Psychology & Culture: Global Issues & International Perspectives
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Psychology with Criminology at De Montfort University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £21,000 after 3 years, £26,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £31,500.
What do graduates of BSc Psychology with Criminology at De Montfort University do next?
88% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Psychology with Criminology at De Montfort University?
83% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BSc Psychology with Criminology at De Montfort University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 85 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Psychology with Criminology at De Montfort University?
95% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 200 offers from 210 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Is BSc Psychology with Criminology at De Montfort University accredited?
Yes. Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Does BSc Psychology with Criminology at De Montfort University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BSc Psychology with Criminology at De Montfort University?
70% of students continued into their second year, and 25% left higher education.