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BSc Criminology with Psychology

UWE Bristol

Institution
UWE Bristol
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Criminology with Psychology
Duration
Three years full-time; four years sandwich; six years part-time
UCAS code
M9C8

Entry requirements

GCSE: Grade C/4 or above in English, Mathematics, or equivalent. Tariff points: 120 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 at English Language requirements. A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. BTEC: 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

BSc(Hons) in Psychology and Sociology. Core topics include research methods. The degree is split equally between criminology and psychology, allowing a choice of major in the later years. A supervised research project is completed in the final year.

Modules

  • Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • Introduction to Criminological Theory
  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Research Design and Analysis 1
  • Understanding Crime
  • Identities in Psychology
  • Contemporary Perspectives in Criminology
  • Criminology in Action: Engaging in the Real World
  • Nature and Use of Research (Criminology)
  • Angels or Demons? Understanding and Managing Youth Offending
  • Policing and Crime Prevention
  • Crime, Media and Culture
  • Criminal Psychology
  • 'Difference': 'Race', Ethnicity and Diversity in Contemporary Society
  • Drugs, Crime and Society
  • Mental Health, Crime and Criminal Justice
  • Transnational Crime and Comparative Criminology
  • Criminology Project
  • Gender, Sex and Social Control
  • Green Criminology: Environment, Crime and Justice
  • Hate Crime: Offenders, Victims and the Criminal Justice System
  • Missing People: Lost Identities and Social Harm
  • Organised Crime
  • Prisons, Punishment and Human Rights
  • Protest, Policing and Public Order
  • Risk and Risk Management
  • Terrorism: History, Myths and Policy
  • Victims and Victimology
  • Animal Behaviour and Cognition
  • Constructing Gender in Society
  • Developmental Psychology: Contexts, Neurodiversity and Complexities
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Health Psychology in Practice
  • Human Sexuality
  • Principles of Counselling and Psychotherapy
  • Psychology and Social Justice
  • Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • Psychology of Work
  • The Arts and Mental Health