BA (Hons) CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Bachelor's degree

In London

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    4 Years

If you’re interested in the problem of crime in contemporary societies, our Criminology and Criminal Justice course is for you.

As a criminology student you’ll investigate the nature of crime and criminality, studying society’s response through the criminal justice system. You’ll learn how societies try to control and punish crime and disorder, gaining a theoretical and practical understanding of this fascinating subject.

Criminology takes a social sciences approach by studying and classifying crime, and exploring theories around criminal behaviour. As well as the theory, you’ll learn how society deals with criminal behaviour by studying institutions and roles such as the police, courts, prisons and probation service.

The course offers a wide choice of options in your final year and you’ll be expected to undertake an independent piece of research on a relevant topic of particular interest to you.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Docklands Campus, University Way, E16 2RD

Start date

On request

About this course

We recently revised this course to ensure you benefit from the most up-to-date ideas, concepts and research in this evolving field of study.

In the first two years you’ll gain a solid grounding in the subject through an introduction to criminology and criminal justice. You’ll study contemporary issues in criminology, the legal framework, research methods, applied criminology and professional practice, and crime, deviance and social history.

In your last year, you’ll be able to research a relevant topic of your choice in a final project. Recent student projects include the impact of police stop-and-search policies in ethnic communities and the psychology of serial killers. The choice is yours.

You’ll also be able to choose from a wide variety of optional modules, including drug trafficking, mentally disordered offenders, terrorism, prison studies and football hooliganism. You can also choose to take a work-based learning module, where you will apply learning from volunteering or work experience to your academic studies.

UEL Criminology graduates have found work in a wide variety of roles. Some have pursued a career in a related field while others have used the transferable skills they have learnt in other areas.

The course has a strong focus on preparing you for the world of work, with a specific employability module in year two. This is geared towards providing you with the best advice on preparing yourself for the job market and applying for jobs.

While a degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice is focused on your future career, it doesn’t limit your options. You’ll learn a host of skills that will appeal to many employers, including writing and presenting, the ability to make a case, meet deadlines and work independently.
Students have found jobs in a number of related areas, such as:

▪ The police, prison and probation services
▪ Central and local government
▪ Social work
▪ Voluntary organisations, including victim support groups.

While these roles are particularly suited to students with a criminology degree, our graduates have also found employment in fields such as market research, journalism and the public sector. Some have also gone on to postgraduate study.

To enhance your career prospects, we run a dedicated employability programme for students in the School of Business and Law. Called 'Employ', it includes employability workshops, skills training sessions, guest speaker events, voluntary work, student ambassador roles and work experience opportunities.

FROM
A LEVEL
Must include passes at A2 in at least two subjects.
FROM
BTEC
Extended Diploma or Diploma
FROM
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
Diploma with 25 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level.

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Course programme

WHAT YOU'LL STUDY AND WHEN

FOUNDATION YEAR (IF REQUIRED)

If you don’t meet the entry requirements for a bachelor’s degree, you can study this course as an ‘extended’ four-year programme. You’ll begin with a foundation year, which will prepare you for a successful transition to the degree course a year later.

By the end of the degree you’ll gain the same qualification as those obtaining direct entry to the course but you’ll take one year longer to complete your studies.
  • Knowledge, Skills, Practice and the Self: Professional Life: Mental Wealth
  • Exploring Communities as Social Scientists
  • Researching Changing Communities
  • Reimagining the Work of a Social Scientist
  • Crime, Justice and Surveillance
  • Reading the Body
  • Psychosocially
  • Introduction to Digital Sociology
  • Globalisation & Society
YEAR 1
  • Introduction to Crime and Punishment (Term 1)
  • Developing Skills for Justice (Mental Wealth) (Term 1)
  • Applied Criminology (Term 1)
  • Research Skills (Term 2)
  • Contemporary Issues in Criminology (Term 2)
  • Criminal Justice Process (Term 2)
YEAR 2
  • Theoretical Criminology (Term 1)
  • Crime and Social History (Term 1)
  • Essential Skills for Justice (Mental Wealth) (Term 1)
  • Crime Policy into Practice (Term 2)
  • Policing and Society (Term 2)
  • Applied Research & Evaluation (Term 2)
YEAR 3
  • Project (Term 1 & 2)
  • Leadership Skills for Justice (Mental Wealth) (Term 2)
  • Cybercrime (Term 1)
  • Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Justice (Term 1)
  • Youth Crime, Gangs and Sub-culture (Term 1)
  • Work-based learning (Term 1 and 2)
  • Policing and Criminal Investigation (Term 2)
  • Mentally-disordered defendants & suspects (Term 2)
  • Psychological Criminology (Term 2)

BA (Hons) CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

£ 9,250 VAT inc.