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Criminology and Psychology BSc (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Sheffield ()

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£ 3,000 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Duration

    Flexible

- Study in a department that has received the British Society of Criminology award for teaching excellence.
- Become prepared for a career in criminology, criminal and community justice areas.
- Improve your employability by working on real life work placements and case studies.

About this course

Gain a criminological and psychological perspective on the causes and consequences of crime and offending behaviour and consider ways of treating and managing offenders. By studying both criminology and psychology,

you will gain a broad multi-disciplinary understanding of the real life applications of criminological and psychological theory to life experiences, human behaviour and work experiences.

To maximise your career prospects in the area, you have various opportunities for work related learning. during the course. Employability and placement opportunities are embedded across all three years of the degree course. These include student placement modules and activities with criminal justice/third sector agencies, project work with external agencies, simulation modules, voluntary work through our employability fair and possible opportunities to work on clinical modules in our law clinic. You also have access to degree-specific careers advice and support.

This must include at least two A levels or equivalent BTEC National qualifications. For example:BBC at A Level.DMM in BTEC Extended Diploma.A combination of qualifications, which may include AS Levels, EPQ and general studies.

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Subjects

  • International
  • Criminology
  • Psychology
  • Teaching
  • Perspective
  • Justice
  • Social Justice
  • Criminal Justice
  • Law and Criminology
  • And human rights
  • Career in criminology

Course programme

How you learn

You benefit from teaching staff who are active in criminological and psychological research and supported through research centres such as the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice. Thanks to this involvement we can offer teaching and course content that is up-to-date and of a very high standard.

You learn through
  • lectures and seminars
  • class
  • based discussion and debate
  • group tasks
  • projects
  • simulation and case study analysis
International opportunities

You have the opportunity to study abroad.

Networking opportunities

This course benefits from its links with the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice - a leading centre for social justice and human rights situated within the Department of Law and Criminology, which provides a vibrant environment at the cutting edge of legal and criminal justice practice and helps to place research-informed teaching at the heart of the course.

Criminology and Psychology BSc (Hons)

£ 3,000 VAT inc.