BA Criminology and Sociology
Entry requirements
GCSE: Grade C/4 in English, or equivalent. Tariff points: 112 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
BA(Hons) in Sociology and Criminology, studying the connections between society, crime and justice. Core topics include Social & Cultural Analysis and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The course includes work-based learning through partnerships with organisations such as the Bristol Youth Education Service and Avon and Somerset Police, and a final-year project module.
Modules
- 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
- Mind, Emotion and Society: An Introduction to Psychosocial Studies
- Criminal Psychology
- Drugs, Crime and Society
- Crime, Media and Culture
- Difference: 'Race', Ethnicity and Diversity in Contemporary Society
- Mental Health, Crime and Criminal Justice
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- Transnational Crime and Comparative Criminology
- Stop, Look, Listen! A Sociology of Culture
- Digital Media and Society
- Sociology of Human, Non-Human and Environmental Rights
- Sociology of Sexes, Genders, and Sexualities
- Sustainable Futures: Environment and Society in an Age of Crisis
- Hate Crime: Offenders, Victims and the Criminal Justice System (CJS)
- Gender, Sex and Social Control
- Green Criminology: Environment, Crime and Justice
- Protest, Policing and Public Order
- Organised Crime