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BA Criminology and Sociology (with Foundation Year)

UWE Bristol

Institution
UWE Bristol
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Criminology and Sociology (with Foundation Year)
Duration
Four years full-time; five years sandwich; eight years part-time
UCAS code
ML3F

Entry requirements

GCSE: Grade C/4 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'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: 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, combining the study of society with criminological perspectives. Core topics include Critical & Analytical Thinking and Social & Cultural Analysis. The course includes a Social Project or Criminology Project module and work-based learning through partner organisations, with a sandwich year option available.

Modules

  • Essentials of Academic Practice
  • Exploring the Social World and the Problems of Crime
  • From Plato to Nato
  • Psychology, Policing and Society
  • Foundations in Social Theory
  • Introduction to Criminological Theory
  • Critical Thinking (Sociology and Criminology)
  • Becoming a Social Scientist: Introducing Social Research
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • Understanding Crime
  • Theorising Social Life
  • Research, Theory and Practice: Developing Skills for Life and Work
  • Policing and Crime Prevention
  • Gender and Society
  • Criminal Psychology
  • Drugs, Crime and Society
  • Crime, Media and Culture
  • Difference: 'Race', Ethnicity and Diversity in Contemporary Society
  • Mental Health, Crime and Criminal Justice
  • Mind, Emotion and Society: An Introduction to Psychosocial Studies
  • or
  • Transnational Crime and Comparative Criminology
  • Protest, Policing and Public Order
  • Stop, Look, Listen! A Sociology of Culture
  • Digital Media and Society
  • Sustainable Futures: Environment and Society in an Age of Crisis
  • Sociology of Human, Non-Human and Environmental Rights
  • Sociology of Sexes, genders, and Sexualities
  • Hate Crime and Criminal Justice System
  • Gender, Sex and Social Control
  • Green Criminology: Environment, Crime and Justice
  • Organised Crime