BA Criminology
About this course
BA (Hons) in Criminology BA (Hons), a sociology degree centred on the study of crime, deviance, and the criminal justice system. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course concludes with an independent investigation allowing students to focus on a sociological topic of their choice. The first year establishes foundational knowledge through compulsory modules such as Criminology Uncovered, Criminology of Everyday Life, Becoming a Social Scientist, Introduction to the Criminal Justice System, Losing the Plot: Debunking Media Myths, and Global Perspectives. Year two introduces methodological training via Qualitative Methods for Criminologists and Quantitative Methods for Criminologists, alongside career preparation in What’s Next in Your Career?. Students can also select from optional modules in this stage such as Crime to Court, Global Disaster, Cultures of Contemporary Policing, Police Custodial Practice, Life on the Margins: Inequality, Exclusion and Social Control, and World in Motion. The final year centres on the Applied Social Science Investigation module alongside a wide array of optional choices covering Prisons and Probation, Under Siege: Politics, (Mis)information and Social Threats, Communities, Justice and Social Change, Go Home: State, Society and Media Responses to Immigration, Crimetime Media, Critical Criminology, Sex Work, Green Crimes and Animal Harms, and Technology and Critique.
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Entry requirements
Minimum entry requirements: 104 UCAS Tariff points; and 3 GCSEs at grade C/4 (or equivalent) including English Language.
What students say
Based on about 19 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 84%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 97%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 71%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 65 students who started
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 6%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 9%
What graduates do next
Based on about 14 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
Most common jobs
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 30%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 20 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North East: 20%
- North West: 15%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 55%
- East Midlands: 10%
Who gets in
Based on about 60 students who started
- A levels: 97%
- Other HE qualification: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Criminology Uncovered
- Criminology of Everyday Life
- Becoming a Social Scientist
- Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
- Losing the Plot: Debunking Media Myths
- Global Perspectives
- What’s Next in Your Career?
- Qualitative Methods for Criminologists
- Crime to Court
- Global Disaster
- Quantitative Methods for Criminologists
- Cultures of Contemporary Policing
- Police Custodial Practice
- Life on the Margins: Inequality, Exclusion and Social Control
- World in Motion
- Applied Social Science Investigation
- Prisons and Probation
- Under Siege: Politics, (Mis)information and Social Threats
- Communities, Justice and Social Change
- Go Home: State, Society and Media Responses to Immigration
- Crimetime Media
- Critical Criminology
- Sex Work
- Green Crimes and Animal Harms
- Technology and Critique
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminology at York St John University earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £20,500 after 3 years, £23,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,000 and £29,000. The £23,500 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Criminology at York St John University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Criminology at York St John University?
84% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Criminology at York St John University?
The average entrant had 109 UCAS points.
Does BA Criminology at York St John University 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 at York St John University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.