BSc Criminology with Psychology
Entry requirements
112-120 UCAS points required from level 3 qualifications. These can include: A-Levels at grade B, B and C, or above BTEC Extended Diploma with Distinction, Merit, Merit Access to HE Diploma T Levels You also need GCSE English and Maths (grade 9-4 / A*-C) or Level 2 equivalents.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Psychology and Sociology, combining criminology with psychology. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Legal Analysis, Human Behaviour, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme features a year-long dissertation and provides opportunities for work or volunteering within the criminal justice system. Students have access to research facilities including EEG and eye-tracking equipment, and the course has links with international agencies for comparative law study.
Modules
- Introduction to Criminology
- The Criminal Justice System
- Introduction to Forensic Psychology
- Police Powers
- Imprisonment
- Introduction to Criminal Law
- Criminal Process and Responsibility
- Understanding Ourselves and Others
- Criminological Theory
- Victims of Crime: Safeguarding Society
- Researching Criminal Worlds
- Policing Society
- Explaining Criminal Behaviour
- Policing and Society
- Real World Criminology
- Serial Killers
- Researching Crime and Criminal Justice
- Mental Disorders and Crime
- Cybercrime and Cyber Security
- Criminal Justice in Practice
- Methods and Analysis in Criminological Practice
- Global and Environmental Crime
- Dissertation
- Psychology of Crime
- Understanding and Preventing Corruption
- Penology
- Victimology
- Crime and the Media
- Critical Perspectives on Terrorism and Counterterrorism
- Cybercrime
- Race, Ethnicity and Popular Culture
- Applied Intelligence Analysis
- Punishment, Rehabilitation and Offender Management
- Understanding and Preventing Corruption: Theory and Practice (A)
- Critical Perspectives on Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism (A)
- Criminal Law and Youth Justice (A)
- Mental Health, Wellbeing and Resilience in Criminal Justice (B)
- Law and Court Room Skills: Expert Evidence Testimony (B)
- Drugs and Crime in Criminal Justice (B)
- Hate Crime (B)