SOCIOLOGY AT NORTHUMBRIA
Welcome to Sociology at Northumbria University BSc (Hons) Sociology BSc (Hons) Criminology and Sociology Presenter Role
YOUR COURSE
Why Sociology or Criminology & Sociology at Northumbria? ▪ Studying at a University which is 7th in the UK for graduates in employment. ▪ Strong partnerships with Northumbria Police, Voluntary Service Overseas and The Youth Offending Team. ▪ Opportunity to further enhance your CV through optional work experience and placements, for instance, in a prison or police station. ▪ Both Criminology and Sociology staff produce research outputs of international quality according to the UK’s most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014.
Sociology and Sociology & Criminology at Northumbria Sociology Develop a global understanding of society, social dynamics and modern life whilst developing expertise in research and analysis by getting into a community to see the ‘real issues’ and get involved in making a change. Sociology and Criminology Offers synergised breadth and depth across both disciplines and get the opportunity to study other modules in thought-provoking specialisms within criminology (e.g. victimisation, sex work) and sociology (e.g. happiness, international development).
Discipline Themes Sociology ▪ Identity ▪ Culture Power ▪ Inequalities ▪ Politics ▪ Exploitation ▪ Media
Criminology ▪ Crime ▪ Offending ▪ Victimisation ▪ Punishment ▪ Violence
Research-Informed Teaching Examples of key staff publications
Sociology / Criminology & Sociology Examples of Current Modules
Y1
Y2
Y3
SEMESTER 1 Thinking Sociologically 1 Social Problems, Myths and Realities Global Explaining Crime: Transformations An Introduction to Criminology
SEMESTER 2 Thinking Sociologically 2 Real World Research 1 Biography, Identity Introduction to the and Everyday Life Criminal Justice System
Contemporary Social Theory Sociology and Police and Social Inequalities Regulation Option
Real World Research 2 Activism and Prisons and Advocacy Punishment Option
Radical Ideas Option
Dissertation (including work placement) Option Option Option
DISCLAIMER: Please note that information, advice and guidance received at the Open Day is accurate as of today, and is subject to change as we review our courses and our offers to ensure that you are receiving the best possible educational experience. The University continues to monitor guidance in relation to Covid-19 to ensure compliance with government requirements and to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. Our website is the most up to date place to review our information.
Examples of Optional Modules Sociology
Criminology and Sociology
Y2
▪ Families and Households: Value, Place and Culture ▪ Growing Up: Youth and Education ▪ Sex and Gender in Society ▪ Global Poverty and Development
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Y3
▪ Global Exploitation, Conflict & Development ▪ Radical Ideas ▪ Intimate Partner Violence ▪ Making Sense of Happiness and Wellbeing ▪ Workers and ‘Chavs’: The British Working Class
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Gender, Crime and Victimisation Youth, Crime and Deviance Race, Crime and Justice Sex Work, Theory, Practice and Policy
Deviant Leisure Understanding Extreme Violence Mentally Disordered Offenders Crime and Society in Newcastle and Amsterdam ▪ Contemporary Policing and Security ▪ Crime, Animals and the Environment ▪ Life After Crime: Restoration, Rehabilitation and Desistance
DISCLAIMER: Please note that information, advice and guidance received at the Open Day is accurate as of today, and is subject to change as we review our courses and our offers to ensure that you are receiving the best possible educational experience. The University continues to monitor guidance in relation to Covid-19 to ensure compliance with government requirements and to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. Our website is the most up to date place to review our information.
Teaching and Assessment Teaching ▪ Courses are split into modules worth 20 or 40 credits. ▪ You study for 120 credits per year, split into two 60 credit semesters (September – January and February – June). ▪ Mixture of core (mandatory) modules, specialist and optional modules. ▪ Lectures (large group teaching), seminars (small group discussions), workshops (interactive, practical sessions) and dissertations (large scale research project). ▪ Small group activities: role play, posters, debates, presentations. ▪ Virtual learning environment – Blackboard. ▪ Focus on discipline and discipline skills. ▪ Applied education.
Dissertation Examples ▪ Is India’s caste system a relic of the past? ▪ The responses of young women to celebrity feminism. ▪ Reading the Referendum: A socio-cognitive discourse analysis of the 2016 EU Referendum. ▪ How is gender relevant in the academic workplace? ▪ Poor youth mental health and wellbeing. ▪ What are the social factors affecting a reported rise in knife crime in the UK? ▪ Why are young people in the UK amongst the unhappiest in the western world?
If you are joining us in September 2020 ▪ Your health and wellbeing are our priority – but so is your education, and we will work tirelessly to deliver our quality learning experience safely. ▪ If you can travel safely to us, we will welcome you from 21st September 2020 for your induction programmes; teaching will start from 28th September. If you can’t travel to us safely, you will start online and join us when you can. ▪ Learn on campus with fellow students, as appropriate, through small group teaching, with access to digital hubs, classrooms, laboratories, studios and clinics, and with full access to the University Library – one of the best academic libraries in the UK. ▪ On-campus learning will be combined with flexible online study; with online lectures (both live and prerecorded), interactive activities, webcasts, seminars, workshops, discussion groups and more. You will experience a truly blended learning experience. ▪ Online learning will be collaborative and engaging – designed for a virtual experience and tailored to you and your subject and delivered through our user friendly learning environment – Blackboard Ultra – providing access to virtual classrooms, laboratories, studios, clinics and our library online. ▪ Taught, directed and independent learning activities will be clearly communicated week by week, developing your critical thinking and enabling you to challenge yourself and each other, and apply your learning.
Our Staff The Social Sciences team have wide ranging professional experience and research specialisms, which are aligned to the courses to inform teaching.
What our Students say
Criminology and Sociology
Sociology
“The lecturers have lots of industry contacts, so if you’re trying to gain extra experience they can provide you with fantastic opportunities to enhance your employability.”
“100% of students said that this course has provided them with opportunities to bring information and ideas together from different topics.” (National Student Survey, 2019)
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“The lecturer is very passionate about the topic and wellinformed.” “I think all the topics were really engaging and interesting and there weren't any that bored me. Also really liked the essay questions set.”
“Very informative, always learn something new and interesting.”
“The whole dissertation was one of the best experiences as it let you tackle any area you want, it was ideal.”
“The topic is extremely interesting and very well taught.”
Social Sciences Foundation Year ▪ Fully integrated four/five year route for our Sociology and Criminology & Sociology programmes that includes a preparatory Foundation Year alongside the standard programme. ▪ Dual offer scheme – automatic offer change if grades are lower than predicted. ▪ Opportunity to consolidate skills, develop subject knowledge, experience and skills to prepare you for progression to an honours degree. ▪ Alternative route for candidates without the required entrance profile for an honours degree.
Entry Requirements ▪ Level 4 (BSc) entrance requirements are 120 UCAS tariff points, will also require GCSEs in Maths and English Language at grade 4 or C, or the equivalent. ▪ Foundation Year entrance requirements are 80 UCAS tariff points, will also require GCSEs in Maths and English Language at grade 4 or C, or the equivalent.
▪ Dual offer scheme – all candidates that are made a BSc offer are automatically reserved a place on the four/five year route, which includes the Foundation Year, should you miss our entrance requirements. ▪ We accept a combination of Level 3 qualifications, including A level, BTEC Diplomas/Extended Diplomas, Scottish and Irish Highers, Access to HE Diplomas or the International Baccalaureate.
▪ Find out how many points your qualifications are worth using the UCAS Tariff calculator: www.ucas.com/ucas/tariff-calculator
YOUR EXPERIENCE
Placement Opportunities ▪ An optional placement or study abroad year is available on these courses and highly recommended.* ▪ Students can also undertake a placement as part of the Dissertation Module.
▪ A placement allows students to put their theoretical and academic knowledge into practice, earn a salary. ▪ Placement examples: ▪ NEPACS ▪ Changing Lives ▪ HMP Holme House ▪ HMP Durham ▪ HMP Kirlevington Grange ▪ Northumbria Police ▪ Newcastle City Council (Housing Advice Centre) *Subject to government guidance during Covid-19.
Placement Year Profile ▪ Criminology and Sociology Student ▪ NEPACS ▪ Probation Service shadowing home visits and school meetings ▪ Shadowed Operations Manager ▪ Visitors Centre ▪ Courts Project ▪ Family Support @HMP Durham ▪ Mental Wellbeing training ▪ Family Day @HMP Low Newton ▪ Nominated for Shining Star Awards for Volunteer of the Year ▪ Continue to Volunteer at NEPACS
Study Abroad ▪ A variety of opportunities and locations are available to study abroad as part of your course.* ▪ We offer a Year in International Business, and will also be offering a Year in International Multidisciplinary Innovation, as part of most of our undergraduate programmes, the second semester of which takes place at our Amsterdam Campus, as an extra year to your degree.* ▪ Reasons for Study Abroad include: ✓ increased cultural awareness and skill set. ✓ the opportunity to study in a different academic environment.
✓ increased chances of graduate employment. ✓ achieve a higher classification of degree. ✓ learn a new language or improve on existing language skills. ✓ travel to new countries.
*Availability based on student demand and application process, as well as government guidance during Covid-19.
YOUR CAMPUS
Our Facilities ▪ Northumbria are 11th in the UK for Facilities.*
▪ Major campus investment in recent years – Sport Central, Student Central, Digital Commons, Architecture Studios, Computer and Information Sciences Building. ▪ One of the best academic libraries in the UK, held Customer Service Excellence (CSE) accreditation since 2010, and with 24/7 access.*** ▪ Our IT, library and course resources are all ahead of sector for satisfaction.** *Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018 ** National Student Survey 2019 *** Digital library is currently 24/7, access to library learning spaces reviewed in line with Covid-19 guidance.
YOUR FUTURE
Life after Northumbria (1) Critical thinking
Project management
Work experience
Problem solving
Transferable skills
Time management
Empirical and theoretical knowledge
Team work
Communication skills
Life after Northumbria (2) Careers via additional qualifications: ▪ Teaching ▪ Social work and probation ▪ Legal professions
Postgraduate study: ▪ Masters Degrees ▪ PhD programmes
Managerial/professional posts in public or voluntary sectors: ▪ Local/central government, civil service ▪ Police, probation, prisons ▪ Health agencies ▪ Charities, voluntary sector organisations ▪ Think tanks, research institutions
Business, including management training: ▪ Retail sector ▪ Media and IT ▪ Marketing and advertising
Career Success at Northumbria ▪ 95.5% of our undergraduate leavers are progressing straight on to professional level employment or graduate level further study within six months of graduating (DLHE Survey 2016/17). ▪ We are 7th in the UK for the total number of graduates in professional or managerial roles (DLHE Survey 2016/17). ▪ Praise from Which? University Student Survey 2018 which ranked us as one of the top rated universities for ‘job readiness’ in the UK.
▪ Northumbria is ranked 2nd in the UK for graduate start-ups based on turnover (HEBCIS Survey 2018/19). ▪ Graduate Futures - our Careers and Employment service will help at every stage, from finding part-time jobs that fit alongside your studies and volunteering opportunities, through to finding your first full-time job after graduation.
Where do our Graduates go? Sociology ▪ Researcher
Criminology and Sociology ▪ Case Officer with the Information Commissioners Office
▪ Youth Support Worker and Engagement Co-ordinator
▪ Graduate Scheme for Unlocked
▪ HR Assistant
▪ Legal Researcher
▪ Political Researcher
▪ Recovery Worker
▪ Deputy Managing Director
▪ Prison Officer
▪ Social Worker
▪ Finance Manager
▪ Graduate Trainee Schemes
▪ Government Equality Department
THANKS FOR WATCHING. What’s Next? ▪ Have any questions? Why not speak to our academics who are live right now, using our LIVE CHAT feature on the bottom right? ▪ To explore our other live events, presentations and live talks go back to the main event menu or view ‘My Itinerary’ ▪ For Application queries email bc.applicantservices@northumbria.ac.uk ▪ For Course queries email edmund.coleman-fountain@northumbria.ac.uk
DISCLAIMER: Please note that information, advice and guidance received at the Open Day is accurate as of today, and is subject to change as we review our courses and our offers to ensure that you are receiving the best possible educational experience. The University continues to monitor guidance in relation to Covid-19 to ensure compliance with government requirements and to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. Our website is the most up to date place to review our information.