BA Criminology (with Foundation Year)
Entry requirements
GCSE: Grade C/4 or above in English, 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 will 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: No specific subjects required. 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
BA(Hons) in Sociology, examining crime, criminal justice and social issues. Core topics include Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme includes a Criminology Project, guest speaker sessions, and work-based learning through placements with organisations such as the Bristol Young Offenders Scheme and the Institute of Psychotherapy.
Modules
- Essentials of Academic Practice
- Exploring the Social World and the Problems of Crime
- From Plato to Nato
- Psychology, Policing and Society
- Introduction to Criminological Theory
- Introduction to Criminal Justice
- Understanding Crime
- Critical Thinking (Sociology and Criminology)
- Social Issues and Social Problems
- Researching Crime and Society
- Contemporary Perspectives in Criminology
- Criminology in Action: Engaging in the Real World
- Policing and Crime Prevention
- Nature and Use of Research (Criminology)
- Criminal Psychology
- Angels or Demons? Understanding and Managing Youth Offending
- Drugs, Crime and Society
- Crime, Media and Culture
- 'Difference': Race, Ethnicity and Diversity in Contemporary Society
- Mental Health, Crime and Criminal Justice
- Transnational Crime and Comparative Criminology
- Criminology Project
- Victims and Victimology
- Terrorism: History, Myths and Policy
- Risk and Risk Management
- Protest, Policing and Public Order
- Hate Crime: Offenders, Victims and the Criminal Justice System
- Gender, Sex and Social Control
- Green Criminology: Environment, Crime and Justice
- Prisons, Punishment and Human Rights
- Missing People: Lost Identities and Social Harm
- Organised Crime