BA Criminology & Criminal Justice
About this course
BA (Hons) Criminology & Criminal Justice is an undergraduate degree in the Sociology and Law subject area, examining the causes of crime, legal institutions, and responses to deviance. Core topics include Research Methods and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students can complete a professional placement through the Work-Based Learning module and complete an independent final-year dissertation. The first year establishes academic foundations and introduces core concepts through compulsory modules such as Study Skills in Higher Education, Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Signal Crimes and Criminals, alongside optional modules covering topics like drugs, forensic psychology, and social policy. The second year shifts focus to empirical methods and social inequality via compulsory modules including Research Methods, Criminology, Crime and Criminal Behaviour, and Social Difference and Inequality, with optional choices in criminal law and custodial settings. The final year involves advanced study and independent research through compulsory modules such as Dissertation and Control, Justice and Punishment, alongside optional modules exploring terrorism, youth justice, and policing contemporary communities.
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Entry requirements
The academic requirements for the course are 96-112 UCAS tariff points at GCE A-level or equivalent. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance (previously known as CRB) may be required for placement activity on optional Work-Based Learning module.
What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 97%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 95%
- Academic support: 97%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 21 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 90%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
Most common jobs
- Welfare Professionals: 28%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 22%
- Caring personal services: 13%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 125 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 10%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 1%
- South East: 1%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 81%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 70%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 20%
Modules
- Study Skills in Higher Education
- Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Signal Crimes and Criminals
- Drugs, Alcohol and Crime
- Crime, Society and Social Policy
- Introduction to Forensic Psychology
- Attachment, Trauma and Crime
- Research Methods
- Criminology
- Crime and Criminal Behaviour
- Social Difference and Inequality
- Work-based learning
- Working in Custodial and Community Settings with people who have offended
- Criminal Law and the Criminal Justice Process
- Dissertation
- Control, Justice and Punishment
- Multi-Agency Working to Manage Risk and Dangerousness
- Youth Justice
- Terrorism
- Policing Contemporary Communities
- Constructing Guilt and Innocence
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminology & Criminal Justice at Wrexham University earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £22,000 after 3 years, £26,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,000 and £32,000. The £26,000 median after five years is £500 less than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Criminology & Criminal Justice at Wrexham University do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Criminology & Criminal Justice at Wrexham University?
97% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Criminology & Criminal Justice at Wrexham University?
The average entrant had 110 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Criminology & Criminal Justice at Wrexham University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.