BA Sociology and Criminology
Bachelor's degree
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
3 Years
About the course
There can be no crime without society
Combining the specialist study of criminology with a broad approach to sociological questions, our course emboldens you to study crime, criminals, and criminal justice within wider social contexts
Guided by our expert staff who specialise in terrorism, prisons, drug abuse, and crime in the media, you explore how criminal activity interlinks with age, gender, and social concepts such as power and identity
You will study areas including:
Social divisions, inequality, the nature of work and commercial culture
Culture, identity and subjectivity
Public policy regarding health, the environment, crime and aging
Visual criminology
Social history and crime
You also have the opportunity to complete a supervised dissertation on a topic that inspires you, encouraging you to think differently and connect with live issues and debates, and preparing you for your graduate career
Our BA Criminology is run by the Department of Sociology, which was rated top 10 in the UK for research quality (REF 2014)
We consistently receive strong student satisfaction scores, including 91% overall student satisfaction in 2014
Study abroad
Your education extends beyond the university campus
We support you extending your education through providing the option of an additional year at no extra cost
The four-year version of our degree allows you to spend the third year studying abroad, while otherwise remaining identical to the three-year course
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Subjects
- Media
- Criminology
- Voice
- Sociology
- Teaching
Course programme
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Researching Social Life I
Introduction to Crime, Law and Society
The Sociological Imagination
Media, Culture and Society (optional)
Year 2
Continuity and Controversy in Sociology: Sociological Analysis II
Researching Social Life II
Sociology of Crime and Control
Policing, Punishment and Society (optional)
Final year
Current Disputes in Sociology: Sociological Analysis III
Globalisation and Crime
Research Project: Sociology
Psychiatry and Mental Illness (optional)
Placement
On a placement year you gain relevant work experience within an external business or organisation, giving you a competitive edge in the graduate job market and providing you with key contacts within the industry. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Year abroad
On your year abroad, you have the opportunity to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree. Our Programme Specification gives more detail about modules on your year abroad.
Teaching
Teaching is arranged to allow a lot of freedom in how you organise your learning experience, with a focus on discussion and problem-solving
Lab sessions to improve technical research skills
Assessment
Assessed through a combination of written coursework and end-of-year examinations
Weighting is 50% coursework and 50% examinations
Complete a supervised dissertation on the topic that most inspires you
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BA Sociology and Criminology