B.Sc. Criminology and Forensic Studies

• Introduction to Criminology
• Introduction to Crime Scene Examination
• Introduction to Criminal Justice
• Forensic Science and Detection Methods
• Skills for Criminologists
• Researching Criminology 1

Core units:

• Researching Criminology 2
• Criminal Investigation
• Techniques of Scientific Investigation

Optional themes in year two may include:

• Punishing Offenders
• Police, Law and Community
• Criminal Law and Psychology
• Crime, Media and Culture
• Victims of Crime: Key Players in Criminal Justice
• Policing a Diverse Society
• Crimes of the Powerful
• Substance Use and Misuse
• Contemporary Terrorism and the Global Response
• Forensic Biology and Earth Sciences
• Global, State and Corporate Security
• Youth Crime, Youth Justice
• Crime Reduction, Partnerships and Community Safety
• Learning From Experience
• Languages

Core units:

• Dissertation/Major Project
• Crime Reconstruction and Offender Profiling
• Management of Criminal Investigations

Optional themes in year three may include::

• Safer Communities and Neighbourhood Policing
• Dangerous Offenders and the Criminal Justice System
• Fighting Fraud and Corruption
• Hate Crime
• Crime Analysis and Crime Mapping
• Advocacy, Presentation and Persuasion
• Crime, Exclusion and Mental Heath
• Forensic Psychology
• Treatment and Rehabilitation of Offenders
• Cyber Crime: Virtual-Realities, Control and Mitigation
• Miscarriages of Justice
• Forensic Photography
• Learning from Experience

*Please note that whilst a range of options will be offered, there will inevitably be some variation in the availability of individual units at any given time.