Criminology

Beata Kozlowska

Legal Executive at Maguire McClafferty Solicitors

“I consider my Abertay experience the most important time of my life. Starting my course as a mature student allowed me to spend my formative years in a foreign country; being exposed not only to a different language and culture, but also to a different way of learning, western philosophy and thinking. “

Choose to study one of Abertay’s Criminology and Sociology degrees and you’ll dig deeper into human behaviour and actions, uncovering how individuals shape and are shaped by the social contexts they inhabit.

These exciting degrees provide you with a wide range of transferable skills giving you the ability to interrogate ideas and generate creative ways of dealing with challenges in any industry.

Our approach means you can keep your options open until you’ve learned more about what really interests you. Having gained two years of knowledge, at the end of year two you choose from one of these pathways: • Carry on studying BA (Hons)

Criminology • BA (Hons) Criminology and Policing • BA (Hons) Criminology and

Sociology

Your chosen course will be reflected in your degree title e.g., BSc (Hons) Criminology and Policing.

BA (Hons) Criminology

Criminology is a social science examining the nature of law making and how society is ‘policed’. You’ll study all aspects of crime, learning how it is controlled and regulated in modern societies.

This degree delivers up-to-the-minute knowledge from experts at the leadingedge of their fields. It introduces you to key criminal issues and shapes your understanding of the relationship between crime, society, politics, the media and criminal justice policy. In years three and four you will specialise, working with our academics to explore: • Contemporary criminological theory • Crime, policing and police work • Penal institutions

MODULES

Year 1

Crime and Punishment Contemporary Social Issues Introduction to Law Criminal Justice Processes History and Social Change Abertay 101 - Being Successful at Abertay MySuccess Modules*

Year 2

Criminological Theories I: The Positive Criminal Classical Social Theory CAREER PATHS

• Policing • Prison Service • Social Work and

Probation • Community Work • Teaching

UCAS CODE: M9M9

DURATION: 4 years (full time)

Criminalisation in the 21st Century Crime, Media and the State Criminological Theories II: Crime, Power and Social Change Microcredentials***

Year 3

Gender and Crime Police, Policing and Police work Researching Society Penal Institutions Option modules

Year 4

Honours Project Contemporary Issues in Criminological Research Policing and Criminal Justice in the 21st Century Option modules

Advanced entry is available with appropriate qualifications. Please find further information on our website.

Please note: All modules shown in this booklet are indicative only and reflect the course structure in the current academic year. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study.

*MySuccess Modules aim to introduce you to the expectations of university, successful student behaviours, growth mindset, your strengths, and your areas for development.

** An option module is a module related to the main subject area. ***Microcredentials allow you to explore a number of topics that appeal to you. STANDARD ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS Higher: ABBB A Level: BCC ILC (H): H2H3H3H3 International Baccalaureate: 29 BTEC Extended Dip: DMM

Please see abertay.ac.uk for a comprehensive list of entry requirements

ESSENTIAL SUBJECTS Literate subject (e.g. English).

If you have other qualifications, please see abertay.ac.uk for more info.

FULL COURSE DETAILS

VISIT: abertay.ac.uk/M9M9