B.A. Criminal Justice and Criminology (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:

• Legal Process for Criminal Justice
• Reading Law
• Introduction to Sociology
• Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Introduction to Contemporary Britain: Economic and Social History from
• Social Problems and Social Policy (UKM)

Possible modules may include:

• Research Methods in Sociology
• Issues in Criminal Justice
• Crime and Punishment in England, 1750-1900
• Criminal Justice Practice
• Restorative Justice: Concepts, Issues, Debates
• VisualSociology
• The Politics of Criminal Justice
• Contested Cities
• Youth, Crime and Criminal Justice
• Drugs - Production and Use in their Cultural Context
• Women, Crime and Justice
• Prisons, Probation and Offender Rehabilitation
• Principles and Practice of Social Policy
• Key Welfare Issues
• Criminal Law
• Social Ethics
• Britain on Film 1930-1960

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

The placement year is taken between Stage 2 and 3 and is an opportunity to apply your criminological learning in practice. You will learn about the pragmatic contexts in which state, private or voluntary sector providers of justice operate and also develop your knowledge about employment opportunities in these areas. Not only will a placement year help you to gain work experience and contacts, it will also encourage you to look at your studies in a new light. The option of a placement year is open to students on the Criminal Justice and Criminology degree programme who have attained a good academic record at Stages 1 and 2, and have successfully completed an interview process.

A year abroad 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.

Possible modules may include:

• Contemporary Issues in Policing: Concepts, Theories, Debates
• Human Rights and English Law
• BSC Social Sciences Dissertation (UKM)
• Criminal Law
• Principles and Practice of Social Policy
• Key Welfare Issues
• Drugs - Production and Use in their Cultural Context
• Prisons, Probation and Offender Rehabilitation
• Women, Crime and Justice
• Social Ethics
• Restorative Justice: Concepts, Issues, Debates
• Women and Work: Britain 1850 - 1975