About the Courses
The BA Criminology program focuses on crime, criminal behavior, and the criminal justice system. Students study theories of crime and investigation techniques. They learn about criminal law, forensic science, and victimology. Through research and practical exercises, students analyze behavior patterns and develop skills for careers in law enforcement, probation, forensics, victim advocacy, or policy research. The program prepares graduates to contribute to crime prevention, investigation, and justice.
The BA Criminology program focuses on crime, criminal behavior, and the criminal justice system. Students study theories of crime and investigation techniques. They learn about criminal law, forensic science, and victimology. Through research and practical exercises, students analyze behavior patterns and develop skills for careers in law enforcement, probation, forensics, victim advocacy, or policy research. The program prepares graduates to contribute to crime prevention, investigation, and justice.
Modules
Full-time three year Criminology
UCAS code: M900
Designed by expert criminologists, this three year degree programme will allow you to look at areas such as drugs, cybercrime, migration, mass incarceration, terrorism, and trafficking in detail. You’ll get to consider how these areas are viewed by groups from various backgrounds and with different outlooks, including how gender, race and cultural perspectives and issues can impact opinion.
This course is particularly interesting if you’re looking to work in the criminal justice sector or associated fields. You’ll benefit from learning in various ways, giving you a well-rounded understanding of both the theory and practice of criminology. This will enable you to develop a comprehensive understanding of criminology and apply this to current socio-economic policies and conditions.
You will learn through a variety of group sessions, workshops, digital media and a wide range of learning resources, completing a research methods module and a dissertation or research project in your final year. In addition to your knowledge of criminology, you will gain a wide range of analytical, research, problem solving and communication skills, which are in high demand by employers.
Foundation Year (Four year)
UCAS code: M910
You can choose to take an additional Foundation Year before you start your course. This introductory year focuses on developing the key skills required to study at degree level. You will study six modules and on successful completion progress onto any of our
three year degrees.
Programme Demands
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