BSc Crime and Security Science
Entry requirements
A level: AAB (WJEC Level 3 Applied Diploma in Criminology is acceptable in lieu of one A level subject.) IB: 36 points (A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.)
About this course
BSc in Crime and Security Science, a sociology and social policy degree focused on scientific and analytical approaches to crime and security challenges. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The curriculum spans three academic years and concludes with a substantial independent research project. The first year covers foundational principles through Psychology and Crime, Introduction to Security and Crime Science, and Programming for Crime Scientists. The second year introduces spatial and digital investigations via Crime Mapping, Situational Crime Prevention, and Cybercrime, while optional study allows selection from areas such as Forensic Psychology and Organised Crime. The final year addresses advanced topics through Terrorism, Data Science for Crime Scientists, and Criminal Investigation and Intelligence. Students can further tailor their studies in the final year by choosing from optional modules such as Computer Simulations in Science and Engineering and The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, alongside the core Security and Crime Science Research Project.
Modules
- Psychology and Crime
- Introduction to Security and Crime Science
- Probability, Statistics and Modelling I
- Qualitative Methods
- Systems and Problem Solving
- Understanding the Crime Event
- Crime and Society
- Programming for Crime Scientists
- Crime Mapping
- Situational Crime Prevention
- Probability, Statistics and Modelling II
- Introduction to Research
- Cybercrime
- Forensic Psychology
- Professional Development
- Security Technologies
- Project in Investigative Decision Making
- Professional Practice in the Workplace
- Project in Security and Crime Prevention
- Organised Crime
- Project in Policing
- Policing: Theory and Evidence
- Terrorism
- Data Science for Crime Scientists
- Criminal Investigation and Intelligence
- Security and Crime Science Research Project
- Computer Simulations in Science and Engineering
- Ethics and Society
- Environment and Society
- Geopolitical Events
- Science, Warfare and Peace
- Philosophy of Information
- Law for Managers
- The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
- Perspectives on Clinical Psychology
- International Conflict and Cooperation