BA Criminology
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 35 points overall BTEC: DDD We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example: Distinction, Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus A at A Level Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus AA at A level Distinction, Distinction in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus A at A level
About this course
BA (Hons) Criminology is a sociology and social policy degree exploring the causes of crime, deviance and responses within society. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can choose to add an optional placement year or year abroad to the three-year degree. The first year establishes foundations through modules such as Foundations in Social Psychology, Explaining Crime and Deviance, Criminal Justice and Inequality, and The Criminal Justice System. The second year examines contemporary crime and globalization through modules like Understanding Contemporary Crime, Doing Research, Crime, Control and Globalisation, and Crime and the Life Course, alongside optional choices such as Working in the Criminal Justice System. The final year involves an independent dissertation alongside studies on criminological theory and specific penal policies, with further optional modules covering areas such as policing, prisons, drugs, and environmental justice.
Modules
- Foundations in Social Psychology
- Explaining Crime and Deviance
- Criminal Justice and Inequality
- The Criminal Justice System
- Social Harm and Injustice
- Understanding Contemporary Crime
- Doing Research
- Crime, Control and Globalisation
- Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice
- Crime and the Life Course
- Working in the Criminal Justice System
- Victimology and Victimization
- Dissertation
- Influencers and Ideas in Criminology
- Crime and Justice in Online Space
- Drugs: Prevalence, Policy and Practice
- Prisons and Penal Policy
- Vulnerability, Deviancy and Social control
- Gender, Violence and Justice
- Policing and the Police
- Environmental Justice, Harm and Policy
- Crime, Gender and Sexuality