BA Criminology with Social Psychology

Bachelor's degree

In Colchester

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    3 Years

About the course
How do we understand crime? How can it be prevented? Why should criminals be punished, and how should we go about it? Why are certain groups of people more likely to become offenders, and why are some more likely to be caught? Why are so many people fearful of crime, and yet simultaneously fascinated by it?
Our course provides a thorough training in the foundations of criminology, exploring the nature of crime, criminals, and criminal justice within wider social and psychological contexts

Social psychological approaches are increasingly crucial in understanding the interpersonal dynamics in crime control organisations, as well as exploring questions of criminal motivation


You will explore topics including:
Crime and its control
Power
Identity
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), and 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

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Criminology
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Social Anthropology
  • Teaching
  • Human Behaviour
  • Social Psychology
  • Skills and Training

Course programme

Example structure
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
Discovering Psychology: The Science Behind Human Behaviour
Researching Social Life I
Introduction to Crime, Law and Society
The Sociological Imagination
Year 2
Researching Social Life II
Social Psychology (Sociology): Self and Interaction
Sociology of Crime and Control
Race, Class & Gender (optional)
Final year
Psychiatry and Mental Illness (optional)
Globalisation and Crime
Research Project: Sociology
Mass Media and Modern Life (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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Additional information

Studying abroad allows you 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 Placement year You can also undertake a placement year in which you gain relevant work experience within an external business, giving you a competitive edge in the graduate job market and providing you with key contacts within the industry You will be responsible for finding your placement, but with support and guidance provided by both your department and our Employability and Careers Centre Training social scientists of the future We offer you the opportunity to follow a specialised pathway that embeds quantitative methods in your degree Successful completion of specified modules entitles you to receive the qualifier ‘(Applied Quantitative Methods)’ at the end of your degree title, for example BA Sociology (Applied Quantitative Methods) and this will appear on your transcript You can also receive student bursaries to go on work placements, helping you stand out when applying for jobs Our expert staff You are taught by a team of award-winning internationally renowned scholars widely regarded as leading experts in their fields Criminology at Essex is led by Professor Nigel South, Professor Eamonn Carrabine, Professor Pamela Cox, Professor Pete Fussey, Dr Darren Thiel, Dr Jackie Turton and Dr Isabel Crowhurst All lecturing staff are actively researching at the cutting edge of their respective disciplines and bring the very latest research findings into the classroom All are prominent writers and the criminology team collectively authored the best-selling criminology textbook, ‘Criminology: A Sociological Introduction’, used on undergraduate courses across the country Our staff have worked at local, national and international level with bodies like local councils, the Home Office, Amnesty International and the United...

BA Criminology with Social Psychology

£ 9,250 + VAT