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BSc Criminology and Psychology with a Year in Industry

Royal Holloway, University of London

Institution
Royal Holloway, University of London
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Criminology and Psychology with a Year in Industry
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
LC38
Typical offer
A-level AAB, IB 34

Entry requirements

A level: AAB-ABB (Required subjects: We require English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4 (C)) IB: 6,6,5 at Higher Level subjects or with a minimum of 34 points overall.

About this course

BSc in Psychology and Sociology, co-taught by the Department of Law and Criminology and the Department of Psychology. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Human Behaviour, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The degree is accredited by the British Psychological Society, with graduates eligible for Graduate and/or Chartered Membership. An optional industry placement year is available, and an empirical dissertation project is required for BPS membership.

Modules

  • Understanding Individuals and Groups
  • Understanding Neuroscience
  • Criminal Justice System
  • Introduction to Criminology
  • Understanding Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • Understanding Perception and Cognition
  • Academic Integrity
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Personality and Individual Differences
  • Key Perspectives and Debates in Criminology
  • Brain and Behaviour
  • Social Psychology
  • Research Methods and Data Analysis for Psychologists
  • Year in Industry
  • Dissertation
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Adult Psychopathology
  • Advanced Developmental Psychology
  • Communication in the Social World
  • Crime and Literature
  • Crime, Media and Culture
  • Drugs, Crime and Society
  • Occupational and Organisational Psychology
  • Psychology of Brain Injury
  • Psychology of Love, Death and Meaning
  • Sentencing and Penal Policy
  • Terrorism Studies Part 1
  • Youth in Society: Deviance and Delinquency
  • Community Sentences and Community Safety
  • Health Care: Criminological and Sociological Perspectives
  • Race, Crime and Justice
  • Criminal and Forensic Psychology
  • Criminologists in Action
  • Cybercrime
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Educational Psychology
  • Health Psychology and Wellbeing
  • Social Psychology in the Real World
  • Social and Affective Neuroscience
  • Terrorism Studies Part 2
  • Youth in Society: Culture, Subculture & Transgression
  • Children, Society and Risk
  • Crimes of the Powerful
  • Gender, Sexuality and Crime
  • Interpersonal violence and harm
  • Policing Turning Points: Scandals and Reform
  • Prisons
  • Race, Ethnicity and Migration
  • Victims and Witnesses