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BSc Criminology and Psychology,

Swansea University

Institution
Swansea University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Criminology and Psychology, BSc (Hons)
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
5S26

About this course

BSc in Psychology and Sociology. Core topics include Statistics and Research Methods. The programme includes modules in cognitive and clinical psychology, brain and behaviour, and criminological theory, with a Psychology Work Placement Module available as a final-year option. Welsh-medium study options are offered for selected modules throughout the degree.

Modules

  • Introduction to Cognitive and Clinical Psychology
  • Academic Success: Skills for learning, skills for life
  • The Sociological & Criminological Imagination
  • Who makes the rules? Law, Decision-Making and Human Rights
  • Criminology, Crime and Society
  • Introduction to Psychological Academic Skills, Methods and Analysis
  • Sgiliau Academaidd a Chysyniadau Sylfaenol mewn Ystadegau a Dulliau Ymchwil
  • Professional Development, Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
  • Datblygiad Proffesiynol, Dulliau Ymchwil ac Ystadegau mewn Seicoleg
  • Criminological Theory: Content and Application
  • Brain and Behaviour
  • Penology and Punishment
  • Cognition II: Higher Level Processes
  • Psychological Research Methods I
  • Dulliau Ymchwil Seicolegol I
  • Crime, Drugs and Alcohol
  • The Criminal State: International Issues
  • Social and Developmental Influences on Behaviour
  • Critical Challenges in Justice for Children
  • Sexual Crimes
  • Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice
  • International Comparative Criminology
  • Core and Critical Issues in Policing
  • Homicide: Criminalising Death and Dying
  • Psychology Work Placement Module
  • Systematic Reviews in Psychology
  • Contemporary Issues in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice
  • Evolutionary Perspectives on Psychology
  • Understanding Neurodiversity
  • Cognitive Neuroscience in Clinical and Forensic Settings
  • Introduction to Environmental Psychology
  • Learning, Psychopathology and Gambling
  • Lifestyle and Environmental Factors in Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • Psychology of the Food System
  • Wellbeing Across the Lifespan
  • Understanding & Countering Terrorism & Violent Extremism
  • Social and Environmental Harms
  • Illegal Economies
  • Probation and Community Justice: Policy, Practice and Partnerships
  • Independent Research Project for Joint Honours
  • Prosiect Ymchwil Annibynnol ar gyfer Cydanrhydedd