BSc Criminology and Sociology
Royal Holloway, University of London
Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBB (Required subjects: We require English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4 (C)) IB: 6,5,5 at Higher Level subjects or a minimum of 32 points overall.
About this course
BSc in Sociology, integrating criminological study with sociological analysis of crime and social behaviour. Core topics include research methods, social and cultural analysis, and global and comparative perspectives. Specialist study areas include youth crime, terrorism and forensic psychology, and the final year requires a dissertation on a chosen topic.
Modules
- Criminal Justice System
- Introduction to Criminology
- Introduction to Sociology
- Social Problems and Social Policy
- Academic Integrity
- Key Perspectives and Debates in Criminology
- Research Methods for Social Scientists
- Sociology of Contemporary Society
- Criminologists in Action
- Sociology of the Family
- Crime and the Law
- Youth and Crime
- Crime and Literature
- Crime, Media and Culture
- Drugs, Crime and Society
- Housing and Homelessness
- Sentencing and Penal Policy
- Sociology of Health and Illness
- Terrorism Studies Part 1
- Dissertation
- Race, Crime and Justice
- Cybercrime
- Lost in Music: The Sociology of Popular Music
- 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
- Madness and Society
- Policing Turning Points: Scandals and Reform
- Prisons
- Race, Ethnicity and Migration
- Victims and Witnesses