BA Criminology with Forensic Science
Entry requirements
Most importantly, you need ambition. Together with our support and opportunities, you can go further than you ever thought possible. Our typical offer for this course is 96–112 UCAS points . Our contextual offer is 96 points. But there’s no ceiling on ambition. At least 80 points must come from A levels, BTEC, or other equivalent qualifications . Remember, we look at your whole application – not just grades. Achievements, work experience, extracurricular activities: they all count here. We also consider qualifications and experience from the UK and worldwide that may not exactly match those listed. Not sure if you’ll meet the entry requirements? Talk to our Admissions team today . We’ll look at your circumstances, give you personalised guidance and help you understand your options, one of which could be a Foundation Year . Alternative qualifications IB Diploma: 28 points Pass Access to HE Diploma overall with a minimum of 9-112 UCAS tariff points
About this course
BA (Hons) in Archaeology and Sociology. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Communication & Writing, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme includes a replica crime scene training facility on campus, field trips to courts and prisons, and a semester-long placement with Humberside Police. A final-year dissertation is completed as an independent research project.
Modules
- Preparing for Learning in Higher Education
- Foundation in Data Analysis
- Research in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Education
- Group Challenge (Humanities)
- Introduction to Social Science
- Academic Writing Skills
- Becoming a Criminologist
- Introduction to Forensic Science
- Introduction to Forensic Analytical Techniques
- Social Research in Practice
- Criminology in Late Modernity
- Current Challenges in Criminology
- Crime Scene Investigation
- Crime Scene to Courtroom
- Getting Ready for the Dissertation
- Exploring Murder
- Offending and Victimisation
- Punishment, Dangerousness and Risk
- Understanding Domestic Violence and Abuse
- Crime through Time
- Ritual Crime
- Newspapers to Netflix: Representations of Crime
- Sexuality, Deviance, and Race: Visuals of Society
- Think You Know Policing?
- Dissertation (Criminology)
- Advanced Forensic Science
- Terrorism and Cybersecurity
- Surveillance and Social Control
- Doin’ Time
- Histories of Punishment
- Criminal Justice and Community Safety Placements
- Specialist Forensic Science Techniques
- Policing Cross Border Crime
- Contemporary Imprisonment
- Modern Slavery in the UK
- Drug Use Today
- What Works Criminology
- Criminal Investigation