BA Criminology
About this course
BA (Hons) Criminology is an undergraduate sociology degree focusing on the study of crime, criminal justice systems, and societal responses to deviance. Core topics include Research Methods and Communication & Writing. Students undertake professional work placements and complete a final-year independent dissertation project. The first year introduces foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Introduction to Criminology, Violence in Society, Policing and Protecting the State, and Social Science Skills. The second year continues with core subjects including Crime, Media and Culture, Imprisonment to Rehabilitation, Victimology, and Research Methods and Professional Placement. The final year combines compulsory study like Dissertation and Professional Learning Through Work with a wide selection of optional modules covering areas such as justice, punishment, policing priorities, genocide studies, and organised crime.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 104 UCAS tariff points
What students say
Based on about 14 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 82%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 84%
- Organisation and management: 71%
- Learning resources: 81%
- Student voice: 70%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 20%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 12 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 100%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 25%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Protective service occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 30%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 25 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North East: 5%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 80%
- East of England: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Access course: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Criminology
- Violence in Society
- Policing and Protecting the State
- Social Science Skills
- Crime, Media and Culture
- Imprisonment to Rehabilitation
- Victimology
- Research Methods and Professional Placement
- Dissertation
- Professional Learning Through Work
- Justice, Punishment and Human Rights
- Crimes of the 21st Century
- Policing Priorities
- Gender and Society
- Genocide Studies
- Organised Crime
- Young People, (In)Justice and Crime
- Criminalised Women
- Breathing Criminology: Inside Perspectives
- Criminal Deaths and Society’s Grief
- Intelligence, Security and the British State
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminology at Leeds Trinity University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £17,500 after 3 years, £21,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,000 and £27,500. The £21,000 median after five years is £5,500 less than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Criminology at Leeds Trinity University do next?
100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Criminology at Leeds Trinity University?
82% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Criminology at Leeds Trinity University?
The average entrant had 116 UCAS points.
Does BA Criminology at Leeds Trinity University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Criminology at Leeds Trinity University?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.