BA Criminology with Foundation Year
About this course
BA (Hons) Criminology with Foundation Year is an undergraduate degree in sociology that examines the causes of crime and society's response to offending. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, and Communication & Writing. This four-year course begins with a foundational year designed to build academic confidence before progressing into undergraduate study. The initial foundation year covers core academic competencies through modules such as Academic Skills and Studying with Confidence, Professional Development and Project, Foundations in Sociology and Policing, and Foundations in Criminology. The first undergraduate year explores core criminological perspectives through modules like Introduction to Criminology, Violence in Society, Policing and Protecting the State, and Social Science Skills. The second year examines specific contexts and methods via Crime, Media and Culture, Imprisonment to Rehabilitation, Victimology, and Research Methods and Professional Placement. The final year centers on independent research and practical experience through modules including Dissertation and Professional Learning Through Work. Students can further tailor their studies by choosing from various optional modules such as Justice, Punishment and Human Rights, Crimes of the 21st Century, Policing Priorities, Genocide Studies, Organised Crime, Young People, (In)Justice and Crime, Criminalised Women, Breathing Criminology: Inside Perspectives, Criminal Deaths and Society’s Grief, and Intelligence, Security and the British State.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 48 UCAS tariff points Applications are welcome from mature students with few formal qualifications. Any previous relevant work experience and learning will be assessed and, where appropriate, we may offer an alternative way to assess suitability to study. This course is not available to students on a Student Route Visa.
What students say
Based on about 24 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 60%
- Left higher education: 40%
What graduates do next
Based on about 20 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Protective service occupations: 10%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
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 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Academic Skills and Studying with Confidence
- Professional Development and Project
- Foundations in Sociology and Policing
- Foundations in Criminology
- 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
- 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 with Foundation Year 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 with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Criminology with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Criminology with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University?
The average entrant had 53 UCAS points.
Does BA Criminology with Foundation Year 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 with Foundation Year at Leeds Trinity University?
60% of students continued into their second year, and 40% left higher education.