BSc Criminology and Sociology
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 (6,5,5 HL) BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDM BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus one A level at Grade B BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades BB
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Criminology and Sociology, a sociology degree examining the causes of crime, criminal justice agencies, and broader societal structures and inequalities. Core topics include Research Methods, Statistics, Data Analysis, Policy Analysis, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The curriculum combines compulsory foundations in research and criminal justice with advanced study in areas such as youth justice and penal theory. The first year introduces foundational perspectives through modules like Sociological Imagination in the Contemporary World, Introduction Criminology, An Introduction to the Criminal Justice System, Social Research, and World Inequalities and Polarisation, alongside optional choices including Self and Identity and Gaming Cultures. The second year develops methodological and thematic depth via compulsory modules such as Advanced Research Methods A, Crime Prevention, Doing Quantitative Research, and Understanding Punishment, with options like Social Theories and Criminological Theory. The final year focuses on advanced societal responses and recovery through compulsory modules including Sociological Futures, Youth Justice, and Rehabilitation and Recovery. Students can also choose from optional modules spanning forensic psychology and sociology, and undertake a substantive independent research project through either the Sociology Project Dissertation or Criminology Dissertation.
Modules
- Social Research
- Sociological Imagination in the Contemporary World
- Introduction Criminology
- An Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
- World Inequalities and Polarisation
- Self and Identity
- Gaming Cultures
- Politics and Government
- Sociology, Culture and Public Life
- Social Harm, Crime and Policy
- Families, Relationships and Communities
- University-wide Language Programme
- Advanced Research Methods A
- Crime Prevention
- Doing Quantitative Research
- Understanding Punishment
- Social Theories
- Criminological Theory
- Political Psychology
- Your Future Career: Preparing for the World of Work
- Critical Security Studies
- Women and Crime: Victims, Offenders and Survivors
- Psychological Disorders in Society
- Media, Culture and Crime
- Inequalities Across the Life Course
- Intoxication and Society
- Digital Lives and Society
- University-wide Language Programme
- Sociological Futures
- Youth Justice
- Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Sociology Project Dissertation
- Criminology Dissertation
- Gender, Intersectionality and Society
- Forensic Psychology
- Documenting the World
- 'Race', Racism and Social Justice in the Modern World
- Health, the Body and Culture
- Consumption, Culture and Everyday Life
- Poverty, Pay and Living Standards
- Violence and Violent Crime
- University-wide Language Programme