BSc Psychology with Criminology (with Foundation Year)
Entry requirements
GCSE: Grade C/4 or above in English and Mathematics, or equivalent. Tariff points: 48 Contextual tariff: See our contextual offers page. English Language Requirement: International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*). *The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you'll need in our English Language section. Please visit our English language requirements page. A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: No specific subjects required. For information on required Guided Learning Hours please see our minimum entry requirements page. Access: No specific subjects required. Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Irish Highers: A minimum of O4 in a Science subject. Welsh Baccalaureate: We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Cambridge Technical: No specific subjects required. T Levels: No specific subjects required.
About this course
BSc(Hons) in Psychology and Sociology. Core topics include research methods. The course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), and majoring in psychology provides the Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC), a requirement for practising psychology. Students complete an independent research project in their final year.
Modules
- Research Design for Psychology
- Psychology and People
- Essentials of Academic Practice
- Exploring the Social World and the Problems of Crime
- Introduction to Criminal Justice
- Introduction to Criminological Theory
- Introduction to Psychology and Crime
- Research Design and Analysis 1
- Understanding Crime
- Identities in Psychology
- Mind, Brain and Development
- Research Design and Analysis 2
- Angels or Demons?: Understanding and Managing Youth Offending
- Crime, Media and Culture
- Drugs, Crime and Society
- Mental Health, Crime and Criminal Justice
- Psychology Project
- Forensic Psychology
- Gender, Sex and Social Control**
- Organised Crime
- Prisons, Punishment and Human Rights**
- Risk and Risk Management
- Victims and Victimology
- Animal Behaviour and Cognition
- Clinical Aspects of Mental Health
- Cognitive Neuropsychology
- Developmental Psychology: Contexts, Neurodiversity and Complexities
- Health Psychology in Practice
- Human Sexuality
- Principles of Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Psychology and Social Justice
- Psychology of Appearance and Embodiment
- Psychology of Sport and Exercise
- Psychology of Work
- Psychopharmacology
- The Arts and Mental Health