BA Combined (Hons) Criminology with Police Studies
About this course
BA Combined (Hons) Combined (Hons) Criminology with Police Studies, a sociology and law degree centred on criminal behaviour, policing structures, and the criminal justice system. Core topics include Research Methods and Communication & Writing. Students complete a final-year dissertation project and undertake professional work placements. The first year establishes foundations through Introduction to Criminology, Violence in Society, Policing and Protecting the State, and Social Science Skills. The second year progresses to Tackling Crime and Policing Issues, Imprisonment to Rehabilitation, Victimology, and Research Methods and Professional Placement. The final year includes the compulsory modules Dissertation, Professional Learning Through Work, and Policing Priorities. Optional modules cover areas such as Justice, Punishment and Human Rights, Organised Crime, Genocide Studies, Young People, (In)Justice and Crime, Criminalised Women, Crimes of the 21st Century, 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: 104 UCAS tariff points
What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 86%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
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 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- No formal qualifications: 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
- Tackling Crime and Policing Issues
- Imprisonment to Rehabilitation
- Victimology
- Research Methods and Professional Placement
- Dissertation
- Professional Learning Through Work
- Policing Priorities
- Justice, Punishment and Human Rights
- Organised Crime
- Genocide Studies
- Young People, (In)Justice and Crime
- Criminalised Women
- Crimes of the 21st Century
- 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 Combined (Hons) Criminology with Police Studies 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 Combined (Hons) Criminology with Police Studies 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 Combined (Hons) Criminology with Police Studies at Leeds Trinity University?
83% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Combined (Hons) Criminology with Police Studies at Leeds Trinity University?
The average entrant had 100 UCAS points.
Does BA Combined (Hons) Criminology with Police Studies at Leeds Trinity University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Combined (Hons) Criminology with Police Studies at Leeds Trinity University?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.