Undergraduate study andCriminologyPolicing 2023/24
Why us? Check this out! Top 15 in the UK We’ve been ranked top 15 in the UK for Criminology in The Guardian University Guide 2022. Work experience All of our criminology and policing courses offer you the opportunity to undertake a 30-hour work experience, helping to give you the essential skills employers are looking for.* researchersOurExperiencetutorsareallactiveworkingacross crime, justice, security and policing. As a result, our teaching is always at the cutting edge of the discipline. Teaching Excellence Triple proof of teaching excellence: our staff rank in the top three in England for the proportion who hold doctorates, who have higher degrees, and hold teaching qualifications**. So, you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best. Open Days 2022 Saturday 2 July Saturday 24 September (online) Saturday 8 October Saturday 29 October Saturday 19 November Book now hud.ac.uk/open-days Scan to chat to studentsour *For up to date information about work placements, go to hud.ac/placements **HESA 2022
What’sinsideOurcourses 04 Criminology BSc(Hons) 05 Criminology with Law BSc(Hons) 06 Policing and Investigation BSc(Hons) 07 Your future 08 Global Professional Award 09 Open Days 11 Apply to us Start your journey with us hud.ac/apply 3
This course will help you to gain the skills and knowledge you need for a future career working with offenders, victims, criminal justice organisations, crime reduction roles, and many other exciting career paths.
You’ll study a wide spectrum of criminal behaviour and you’ll be encouraged to investigate why people commit crime, explore ways to explain crime, investigate crime, reduce crime and respond to crime. This exploration will provide you with a thorough understanding of the criminal justice system including the Police, the Crown Prosecution Service and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. Another aspect of this course is the chance to hear from guest speakers such as police officers, drug outreach workers and criminal justice staff. You’ll be taught by tutors who have a wide range of research specialisms and who are experts in their fields, many have worked in the criminal justice system or the voluntary sector, and they’ll use their expertise to give you practical examples of the work you could end up doing. We know that there is no substitute for gaining hands-on experience, so we give you the opportunity to undertake a compulsory 30-hour work experience in your second year. Previous students have worked with youth offending teams, in prisons, police stations and courts, as well as in voluntary agencies supporting offenders and victims in the community.
Example modules • Experiencing Punishment and the Penal System • Myths and Realities of Crime • Offenders and Mental Disorder • Serious Crime Investigation • Terrorism and Conflict Resolution • Violent Crime • Working with Offenders and Victims Course info Course length: 3 years full-time Entry requirements: BBC/DMM/112 inc. a grade B in an A Level or a Distinction in BTEC Subsidiary Diploma/Merit at T Level/Access to HE Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above “Our passion for research will give you a truly unique experience where you’ll be taught by academics who are currently working on a number of crime and security research projects.” Rachel Armitage, Professor of Criminology For more detailed course information visit courses.hud.ac.uk4
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you’ll have the opportunity to specialise in particular areas of interest in both criminology and law, such as violence, environmental and wildlife crime, and international crime. You can also explore the law relating to a range of concerns, such as medical, family and human rights law. You’ll be taught by experts from both disciplines who have a wide range of research and practice specialism, giving you an insight into what it’s like working in positions in the criminal justice or legal practice fields. You’ll also gain hands-on experience through a compulsory 30-hour work experience in your second year.
Example modules • Human Rights Law • Immigration and Asylum Law • Law in Society • Organised and International Crime • Substance Misuse and Crime Course info Course length: 3 years full-time Entry requirements: BBC/DMM/112 inc. a grade B in an A Level or a Distinction in BTEC Subsidiary Diploma/Merit at T Level/Access to HE Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above “My placement working in a support school for children who had behavioural and mental health issues or had been expelled helped prepare me for the workplace. I was required to remain calm and professional despite the frustrations of the currentessentialaresituations,empathywithdevelopedbehaviour.challengingIalsomypatiencethechildrenandfortheirskillswhichtransferableandinmyrole.” Georgia Shearman graduated from Criminology with Law BSc(Hons) in 2021 and is now working in the prison service Mock court room at the University For more detailed course information visit courses.hud.ac.uk 5
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As crimes exists where laws prohibit behaviours and make provision for a criminal justice response, criminology and law are natural partners. Through a critical social sciences perspective this course will enable you to study the foundations of criminology in partnership with your study of legal systems and processes, as well as a range of relevant specialist law modules. By studying criminology with law, you’ll explore key explanations for crime and offending, the work and practice of criminal justice systems and related organisations, as well as theories and practice of punishment and crime
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The growth in policing and investigation as an area of criminal justice work is now broader than just the police service. This course offers you the opportunity to critically explore and assess the nature and use of policing and investigatory work in a variety of social contexts. You’ll be supported to gain the knowledge and skills you’ll need to prepare for a future career working in organisations who engage with and in policing activities, including but not limited to local, national and international policing organisations, local councils, private and voluntary sector organisations. Please note, some of these careers will require further education or training.* This course will enable you to explore the different ways of understanding the work of the police and other policing and investigative agencies nationally, cross-nationally and internationally, as well as comparatively with other models of policing.
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You’ll benefit from guest lecturers and tutors who have worked in positions such as police officers, crime analysts, crime scene investigators, fraud investigators, as well as in the office of the police crime commissioner, local authority and many more. They’ll use their expertise to give you practical examples of the work you could end up doing. We know that there is no substitute for gaining hands-on experience, so we give you the opportunity to undertake a compulsory 30-hour work experience in your second year.
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*This course is not accredited through the College of Policing
Example modules Approaches to Policing Policing Crime Analysis to Policing and Investigation Serious Crime Investigation
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and is not a ‘pre-join degree’ programme, allowing direct entry into the police. It does prepare you well for one of the level 6 ‘top-up’ direct entry degrees that can be undertaken if you already have been awarded a degree. If you’re interested in one of the entry routes into policing, please visit the College of Policing website Course info Course length: 3 years full-time Entry requirements: BBC/DMM/112 inc. a grade B in an A Level or a Distinction in BTEC Subsidiary Diploma/Merit at T Level/Access to HE Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above “The course lecturers come from alwaysmoreandalsointeresting.makeandexperience,backgrounds,incrediblesotheiradviceknowledgethelecturesTheyareallreallyhelpfulguideyoutobecriticalanddoyourbest.” Lidia Kierat currently studying Policing InvestigationandBSc(Hons) For more detailed course information visit courses.hud.ac.uk6
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Hasan Sajjad graduated from Criminology with Law BSc(Hons) in 2021 and is now working in Business Administration at Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (Civil Service)
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Supporting you to become employable is right at the heart of our courses. Our criminology and policing courses are designed to give you the skills sought by a range of graduate recruiters.
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“My degree aided me in terms of career progression as I have completed a PGCE and now teach within uniformed public services in both at further and higher education. The knowledge I gained has helped me provide the most to my students. I have also taken a lot of tips from the lecturers on how to delivery certain content.”
When you graduate you’ll be well equipped to work in a range of different fields, both within and outside the criminal justice system. Our previous graduates have gone on to work in wide range of areas, including organisations such as West Yorkshire Police, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, UK Home Office and Lotus Sanctuary CIC or gone on to undertake further study.*
*LinkedIn Laura Coupland graduated from Criminology BSc(Hons) in 2020 and is now working as a Contact Officer for West Yorkshire Police and completing a Master’s degree in Psychology
Samantha Harrison graduated from Criminology BSc(Hons) in 2020 and now teaches within uniformed public services
“Studying Criminology at Huddersfield provided me with a wide range of knowledge and theory behind the organisations and roles within the Criminal Justice System, as well as a critical understanding of theories of crime and offending. This knowledge has helped me gain a job within the police, where I am also able to utilise transferable skills from studying the course.”
“My placement working as a General Assistant enabled me to acquire transferable skills which I use on a day-to-day basis. Not only did my placement provide me with an insight into the world of work, it enhanced my administration skills, professionalism and enabled me to develop the skills required to work collaboratively with both colleagues and clientele in my chosen career path.”
Completing the Award will support you to transform into a highly employable graduate who is: • Self-motivated • Enterprising • Resilient • Able to collaborate with others • A confident leader • Globally and socially aware
The Careers and Employability focus of the course helps you to understand what employers want in graduates and leaders, and gives you the opportunity to develop these skills and capabilities. The Wellbeing focus of the course provides you with the opportunity to develop tools that will contribute to your physical and mental health at university and as a graduate. The Enterprise focus nurtures your entrepreneurial spirit and helps you to develop the skills necessary to forge your own career path.
Becoming a highly employable graduate
You’ll be supported to complete the Award by staff who are specialists in the three areas of Careers and Employability, Wellbeing and Enterprise, plus the lecturers on your course and your PATs will help you to understand how you can get involved. Find out more about the Global Professional Award at hud.ac/gpa
The Global Professional Award also gives you the chance to get involved in projects and activities organised by external organisations, departments at the University and the Students’ Union, which is a fantastic way to meet new people and try new things.
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At Huddersfield we’re proud to inspire global professionals, which is why you’ll study the Global Professional Award alongside your undergraduate degree.* The Award is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (Level 5), meaning you’ll graduate with an additional internationally recognised qualification which will help to set you apart from other graduates, and develop valuable qualities that we know employers are looking for.
How do I complete the Award?
We make it as simple as possible. You’ll complete the Award through online sessions and activities. This will take approximately 1 hour per week, so you’ll still have plenty of time to focus on your degree and your social life.
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Where your course allows you to choose modules from a range of options, we will review these each year and change them to reflect the expertise of our staff, current trends in research and as a result of student feedback or demand for certain modules. We will always ensure that you have a range of options to choose from and we will let you know in good time the options available for you to choose for the following year.
Changes to option modules
We will always try to deliver your course and other services as described. However, sometimes we may have to make changes as set out below:
If you do not wish to take up any of the options that are made available to you, then you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the course without liability to the University for future tuition fees and you will be entitled to a refund of all course fees paid to date. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.
We will only make major changes to the core curriculum of a course or to our services if it is necessary for us to do so and provided such changes are reasonable. A major change in this context is a change that materially changes the services available to you; or the outcomes, or a significant part, of your course, such as the nature of the award or a substantial change to module content, teaching days (part time provision), classes, type of delivery or assessment of the core curriculum.
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This brochure was prepared in the spring of 2022 for courses starting in September 2023 and is up to date as at the date of publication. Any subsequent changes to information will be published in the course information listings on our website courses.hud.ac.uk , and you should check this for the latest information before you apply.
For example, it may be necessary to make a major change to reflect changes in the law or the requirements of the University’s regulators; to meet the latest requirements of a commissioning or accrediting body; to improve the quality of educational provision; in response to student, examiners’ or other course evaluators’ feedback; and/or to reflect academic or professional changes within subject areas. Major changes may also be necessary because of circumstances outside our reasonable control, such as a key member of staff leaving the University or being unable to teach, where they have a particular specialism that can’t be adequately covered by other members of staff; or due to damage or interruption to buildings, facilities or equipment. Major changes would usually be made with effect from the next academic year, but this may not always be the case. We will notify you as soon as possible should we need to make a major change and will carry out suitable consultation with affected students. If you reasonably believe that the proposed change will cause you detriment or hardship we will, if appropriate, work with you to try to reduce the adverse effect on you or find an appropriate solution. Where an appropriate solution cannot be found and you contact us in writing before the change takes effect you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the University without liability to the University for future tuition fees. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.
If we propose to make a major change to a course that you are holding an offer for, then we will tell you as soon as possible so that you can decide whether to withdraw your application prior to enrolment.
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Some of the images in this brochure were produced before, and during, periods where various restrictions were in place. To find out how we’re maintaining our Covid-secure campus, visit hud.ac/covid 10
In exceptional circumstances, we may, for reasons outside of our control, be forced to discontinue or suspend your course. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed and we will notify you as soon as possible about what your options are, which may include transferring to a suitable replacement course for which you are qualified, being provided with individual teaching to complete the award for which you were registered, or claiming an interim award and exiting the University.
If you want to start your course in September 2023, you can apply through UCAS any time from 1 September 2022 onwards. Please make sure UCAS receives your application by the first application deadline in January 2023. Please see hud.ac/faa for more information. Our institution code is HUDDS H60. Contact us Got a question? Get in touch with us. Tel. +44 (0)1484 957504 Email. hhsadmissionsinfo@hud.ac.ukhuddersfieldunihealthsocsci@UoHHealthSocSciHudHealthandSocialSciencesUniversityofHuddersfieldCriminology
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We hope you’ve found all the information you need to inspire you to become a student here at Huddersfield. Now all you need to do is apply.
If this is your first (undergraduate) degree and you want to study a full-time course, then you’ll apply via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) at ucas.com If you’re at a college or school right now, it’s probably already registered with UCAS. The best thing to do is ask your teacher or careers adviser to help with your application. Once you’ve applied we’ll keep in touch with you throughout the application process, so you’re up to speed with what’s going on.
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