BSc Criminology
Entry requirements
A level: 104 points from a minimum of 2 A levels. Excluding general studies. 18 Unit BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM in any subject. BTEC National Diploma modules: If you hold a BTEC qualification it is vital that you provide our Admissions team with details of the exact modules you have studied as part of the BTEC. Without this information we may be unable to process your application quickly and you could experience significant delays in the progress of your application to study with us. Please explicitly state the full list of modules within your qualification at the time of application. All Access courses: Pass a named Access to HE Diploma in any subject with at least 33 credits at merit/distinction. T level: Merit in any subject. International Baccalaureate: 26 overall. English and Maths accepted within: Higher Level = 4 Standard Level = 5. Other: 14-19 Diploma a ccepted – please enquire. Other combinations and non-A level qualifications also considered.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sociology, combining criminological theory with forensic investigation and crime control. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Ethics & Professional Practice. Students may undertake an optional placement year of up to 48 weeks and complete an independent dissertation in the final year. The programme features live-action and virtual reality crime scene exercises, cold case investigation work through the Plymouth Cold Case Unit, and suspect interview practice.
Modules
- School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Placement Year
- Being a Criminologist
- Into the Field, Researching Crime and Society
- Introduction to Criminological Theory
- Knife Crime to Terror Networks: 21st Century Crime
- Forensic Criminology: Criminal Investigations
- The Criminal Justice System: Police, Prosecution, Probation
- Critical Perspectives on Crime Control
- Forensic Criminology: Social Investigations
- Security and Policing Today: Debates and Issues
- Designing Research from Questions to Proposals
- Beyond the Mainstream, Critical and Alternative Perspectives
- Stage 2 Professional Development, Placement Preparation and identifying opportunities
- Crime, Criminology and Film
- Working for Justice
- Dissertation
- Security Management
- Global Conflict, Genocide and Crimes of the State
- Green Criminology: Climate Justice and the Planetary Crisis
- The Missing - Cold Case Investigations
- Deviant Leisure
- Gender, Sexuality and Society
- Terrorism, Radicalisation and Extremism