Your future

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.

A selection of companies that have previously employed Huddersfield criminology graduates include Lancashire Constabulary, West Yorkshire Police, West Yorkshire Probation Trust, Offploy C.I.C, the National Probation Service, HM Prison Service Leeds, NHS, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust, YMCA, Warrington Community Living, Yorkshire Ambulance Service, British Transport Police, Leeds City Council, and the UK Ministry of Justice.*

*LinkedIn and Graduate Employment Market Statistics (GEMs).

“The criminology degree has helped me immensely by putting the theories, knowledge and information I gained into practice. I conducted my work placement at West Yorkshire Police where I was a police support volunteer. It was a great insight into how a large organisation deals with diverse crimes.”

Louise Flint graduated from Criminology BSc(Hons) in 2017 and is now an Operational Security Grade at HM Prison Leeds

“The criminology department takes extra care to ensure that the graduates are prepared for work in the criminal justice system as well as many other areas involving ex-offenders and victims. These skills coupled with the expert knowledge provided by teaching staff have made me feel more than ready to enter work in a variety of areas.”

Tim Roebuck graduated from Criminology BSc(Hons) in 2017 and is now a Social Policy and Research Officer at Offploy C.I.C

“My degree has prepared me for the world of work as it allowed me to develop useful skills for the future, and students are provided with endless opportunities including volunteering which increases their chances of employment in the future. I had an amazing opportunity to attend the British Conference for Undergraduates and present my research on ‘Repeat Victimisation and Social Class’.”

Pervisha Khan graduated from Criminology BSc(Hons) in 2017