Criminology

Taught by lecturers who are nationally and internationally renowned researchers, your degree is informed by cutting-edge criminological research and contemporary debates on crime, deviance and punishment.

You begin your degree exploring relevant contemporary criminological issues. Themes of your first-year course in Crime and Social Life include gathering and evaluating criminological evidence; how and why crime problems are defined and the merits of competing arguments about crime, deviance and punishment.

You will set issues in the context of class, gender, race and ethnicity, age, disability and sexuality. You will be introduced to key concepts in Criminology as an academic discipline.

In your second and third years, you will take modules in Criminological Thought, Understanding Criminological Fieldwork and Measuring Crime. You can also tailor your degree to areas of personal and professional interest by selecting from a range of options including Criminal Careers; Crimes of Power; Youth Justice and Police and Policing.

Alternatively, you can take modules from Law or other departments such as Sociology or Psychology.

In part two of your degree, you’ll also have an opportunity to write a crime related extended essay or dissertation on a topic of your choice, supported by a leading academic in the field.

Year 1

Core

• Crime and Social Life

Year 2

Core

• Criminological thought
• Measuring Crime
• Understanding Criminological Fieldwork

Optional

• Contemporary Crime Problems
• Crime, Poverty and Social Security
• Crime-related extended essay option
• Green Criminology
• Human Rights and Civil Liberties
• International Human Rights
• Issues in Cybercrime
• Understanding Criminal Justice
• Youth Justice

Year 3

Optional

• Crime and Criminal Justice
• Crime-related Research-based Dissertation
• Crimes of Power
• Criminal Careers
• Criminal Justice Research
• Criminological Aspects on Violence
• Drugs, Crime and Society
• Evidence
• Final Year Crime-Related Extended Essay
• Gender and the Law
• Hate Crime. A Global Perspective
• Historical and Philosophical Aspects of Punishment
• Responses to Massive Human Rights Violations

Requirements

• A Level AAA-ABB
• International Baccalaureate 36-32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 Higher Level subjects
• The Attestat is not sufficient for entry; applicants must complete an additional qualification such as a Foundation Year.
• IELTS 6.5 (with at least 6.0 in each component)

Scholarships

• Global Education