Linguistics and Criminology BA(Hons

Your course Language is central to the way all aspects of society are conducted, including crime and the criminal justice system. This course enables you to investigate language using some of the techniques and frameworks of modern linguistics and help you to understand how English functions in so many diverse ways and in different contexts. You will develop a thorough understanding of the major criminological concepts, theories and perspectives.

You will learn how language is central to both understanding the workings of the criminal justice system and crime. So, for example, the module in forensic linguistics brings together both fields to understand how analysing linguistic evidence (e.g. recordings of interactions) can be used in solving crime. The course aims to equip you for the real world by educating you to understand, analyse and critique the communication going on around you with particular relevance to the criminal justice system.

Example modules • Myths and Realities of Crime • Phonetics and Phonology • Substance Misuse and Crime • Forensic Phonetics and

Forensic Linguistics

Your future

Careers that relate most closely to this course lie in the police and criminal justice system as well as in forensic linguistics and speech analysis. A selection of companies that have previously employed Huddersfield graduates include Securitas UK, West Yorkshire Police, the National Probation Service, Prison Advice and Care Trust, the NHS, and the UK Ministry of Defence.*

*LinkedIn and Graduate Employment Market Statistics (GEMs)

Course info

Course length:

3yrs full-time 4yrs inc. placement yr 4½-6yrs part-time

Entry requirements:

ABB/DDM/128