Criminology BSc(Hons)

BSc(Hons)

Your course

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