BSc Criminology with Foundation
Entry requirements
A level: 32 points. 18 Unit BTEC National Diploma/QCF Extended Diploma: PPP-MMP 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 access course (any subject) plus GCSE English and Maths grade C / 4 or above or equivalent. T level: Pass in any subject. International Baccalaureate: 24-25 overall to include 4 at any subject at Higher Level. English and Maths accepted within: Higher Level = 4, Standard Level = 5. Other: New Irish Highers: Achieve Irish Leaving Certificate with 32 UCAS points. Other: Mature students with appropriate work experience are encouraged to apply. For those who do not meet the requirements, please enquire for further details. We encourage any candidate who is unsure about the suitability of their qualifications or experience to contact Admissions in the first instance, who will then liaise with the Admissions Tutor and Programme Lead.
About this course
BSc (Hons) Sociology, covering criminology and the criminal justice system. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The course includes crime scene investigation using the Murder House facility and work with the Plymouth Cold Case Unit. An optional placement year can be taken in the third year of the programme.
Modules
- School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Placement Year
- Academic Foundations
- Independent Project
- Crime and Deviance
- Human Rights and Social Justice
- Being a Criminologist
- Introduction to Criminological Theory
- Knife Crime to Terror Networks: 21st Century Crime
- Forensic Criminology: Criminal Investigations
- The Criminal Justice System: Police, Prosecution, Probation
- Into the Field, Researching Crime and Society
- 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
- Working for Justice
- Dissertation
- Global Conflict, Genocide and Crimes of the State
- Deviant Leisure
- Gender, Sexuality and Society
- Terrorism, Radicalisation and Extremism
- The Missing - Cold Case Investigations