Criminology and Criminal Justice (Extended), BA Hons
University Of Greenwich
  • Mode of Study : FULL Time
  • Duration : 4 years full-time
  • Start Month : September
Price: GBP16,150 Years
International student course fee

About the Courses

The degree will give you an understanding of what causes crime, what its effects are, and how it can be prevented. You'll explore the latest social, cultural and political debates surrounding crime through subjects such as security and terrorism, and the criminology of war. This course is also your chance to enter the worlds of crime scene investigation, forensic psychology, and miscarriages of justice.

Our criminology graduates have taken up roles in the police, prison and security services, and Home Office.

The degree will give you an understanding of what causes crime, what its effects are, and how it can be prevented. You'll explore the latest social, cultural and political debates surrounding crime through subjects such as security and terrorism, and the criminology of war. This course is also your chance to enter the worlds of crime scene investigation, forensic psychology, and miscarriages of justice.

Our criminology graduates have taken up roles in the police, prison and security services, and Home Office.

Modules

Year 0

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

The Art of Communication (15 credits)

Study Skills (15 credits)

Academic Writing (15 credits)

Introduction to Social Sciences (30 credits)

Introduction to Criminology (30 credits)

Introduction to Ethics and Society (15 credits)

Year 1

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

Foundations of Criminology (30 credits)

Forensic Criminology (30 credits)

Understanding Deviance (30 credits)

Professional Practice in Criminal Justice (15 credits)

Criminal Justice Process (15 credits)

Year 2

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

Criminological Research Methods (30 credits)

Criminological Perspectives (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options.

Crime and the Media (15 credits)

Penology (15 credits)

Forensic Mental Health (15 credits)

The Criminologies of Disobedience (15 credits)

Inside and Outside Perspectives on Criminology and Criminal Justice (15 credits)

Crime Stories: The Inequality of Justice (15 credits)

Subcultures and Cultural Criminology (15 credits)

Drugs and Us: Crime, Health, Politics and Culture (15 credits)

Rehabilitation and Desistance (15 credits)

Youth, Crime and Justice (15 credits)

Year 3

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

Crime in the City, Crime and the State (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 90 credits from this list of options.

The Psychology of Terrorism (15 credits)

Criminology Undergraduate Dissertation Project (30 credits)

Policing (30 credits)

Women, Power, Crime and Justice (30 credits)

Criminology, the Community and Work Based Practice (30 credits)

Crimes of the Powerful (15 credits)

The Parameters of Hate (15 credits)

Perspectives on Violence (15 credits)

Gangs, Guns and Knife Crime (15 credits)

Restorative Justice: Theory and Practice (30 credits)