B.A. Criminology and Cultural Studies (Hons)

The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation.

Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you may also have the option to take ‘wild’ modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.

Possible modules may include:

• Introduction to Criminology
• Crime, Culture and Control
• Modern Culture
• Contemporary Culture
• Fundamentals of Sociology
• Sociological Theory: The Classics

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

Possible modules may include:

• Criminal Justice in Modern Britain:Development, Issues and Politics
• Sociology of Crime and Deviance
• Popular Culture, Media and Society

The Year Abroad option available with this degree programme is an excellent opportunity to experience learning in a different cultural context and educational setting; providing the opportunity to develop your skills, confidence and networks internationally.

The Year Abroad is subject to availability and you must also meet the academic and attendance requirements, usually achieving an average mark of 60% at Stage 2, plus satisfactory attendance and coursework submission records.

See our A-Z course list for more details or contact our Go Abroad team. Subject to availability, work placements can be undertaken anywhere in the world.

Possible modules may include:

• Crime , Media and Culture
• Digital Culture
• Cultures of Embodiment
• Crime , Media and Culture
• Cultural Studies Research Dissertation
• Drugs, Culture and Control
• War, Atrocity and Genocide
• The Sociology of Imprisonment
• Forensic Psychology: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives