BA Criminology
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff points: 112 A-level: BBC BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM T-level: Merit
About this course
BA (Hons) in Sociology, focused on criminology and criminal justice. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Legal Analysis, and Policy Analysis. Assessment throughout the course is based on case reports, presentations, and consultancy projects, with no final examinations. The programme concludes with a criminology dissertation on a topic of the student's choosing.
Modules
- Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Professional Skills, Practice and Research in Criminology
- Social Justice
- Introduction to Criminal Legislation Policy
- Introduction to Criminal Law
- Optional modules offered by the Centre for Academic English and Skills/Institute of Education
- Building on Theory and Research in Criminology
- Probation, Penology and Rehabilitation
- Contemporary and Global Issues in Criminology
- Constructing Crime – Criminology and Media
- Victimology
- Policing in England and Wales
- Optional modules offered by the Centre for Academic English and Skills/Institute of Education
- Criminology Dissertation
- Youth Justice and Crime
- Intimate Partner Abuse: Impact and Response
- Organised Crime, Terrorism and Gangs
- Mental Health and Substance Use in the Context of the Criminal Justice System
- Cybercrime
- Work Based Learning
- Criminal Profiling
- Psychology and Law
- Understanding Trauma and Violence
- Law and Order