BA Criminology with Foundation
About this course
BA (Hons) in Criminology with Foundation BA (Hons), a sociology degree examining the relationships between crime, law, and society through interdisciplinary perspectives. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete a preparatory foundation year before progressing to the main degree, which incorporates off-site visits to locations such as the High Court of Justice and a prison, alongside an optional international field trip. The course begins with a foundation year featuring compulsory modules including Crime and Society, Critical Thinking in a Changing World, Introduction to Academic Practice, Law, Power and Authority, Rights and the Law, and Society, Risk and Crime: Sociological Perspectives. Year 1 builds foundational knowledge through compulsory modules like Controversies in Criminal Justice, Criminological Imagination, Criminological Perspectives, Justice and Human Rights, and Researching Crime and Justice, complemented by optional choices such as Crime and the London Underworld and Psychology and Crime. Year 2 advances into global and theoretical dimensions via compulsory modules including Globalisation, Crime and Control, Radical Criminology, Research Methods in Sociology and Criminology, and Work-based Learning, with options such as Forensic Criminal Psychology, Gender, Crime and Justice, Race, Power and Criminal Justice, and Youth, Crime and Justice. The final year centres on independent research through the compulsory module Dissertation in Criminology, alongside specialist optional modules including Critical Policing, Human Rights and Global Injustice, Immigration, Borders and (In)Justice, Issues in State Crime, Media and Crime, Psychology, Crime and the Popular Imagination, and Punishment and Modern Society.
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Entry requirements
A levels – DEE (56 UCAS Tariff points). T levels – 56 UCAS Tariff points. International Baccalaureate – 56 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme. International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme will be considered on a case-by-case basis. BTEC Extended Diploma – MPP. BTEC Diploma – MM. Access – 56 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course. If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS of 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component. We also welcome applications from students who are taking a combination of qualifications listed above. For further information, please contact Course Enquiries.
What students say
Based on about 53 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 80%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 100 students who started
- Continued on course: 73%
- Left higher education: 20%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 8%
What graduates do next
Based on about 22 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 15%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 170 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 84%
- South East: 8%
Who gets in
Based on about 75 students who started
- A levels: 93%
- Baccalaureate: 3%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Crime and Society
- Critical Thinking in a Changing World
- Introduction to Academic Practice
- Law, Power and Authority
- Rights and the Law
- Society, Risk and Crime: Sociological Perspectives
- Controversies in Criminal Justice
- Criminological Imagination
- Criminological Perspectives
- Justice and Human Rights
- Researching Crime and Justice
- Crime and the London Underworld
- Psychology and Crime
- Globalisation, Crime and Control
- Radical Criminology
- Research Methods in Sociology and Criminology
- Work-based Learning
- Forensic Criminal Psychology
- Gender, Crime and Justice
- Race, Power and Criminal Justice
- Youth, Crime and Justice
- Dissertation in Criminology
- Critical Policing
- Human Rights and Global Injustice
- Immigration, Borders and (In)Justice
- Issues in State Crime
- Media and Crime
- Psychology, Crime and the Popular Imagination
- Punishment and Modern Society
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminology with Foundation at University of Westminster earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £33,500. The £27,500 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Criminology with Foundation at University of Westminster do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Criminology with Foundation at University of Westminster?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Criminology with Foundation at University of Westminster?
The typical offer is DEE at A level. The average entrant had 85 UCAS points.
Does BA Criminology with Foundation at University of Westminster include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Criminology with Foundation at University of Westminster?
73% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.