BA (Hons) Criminology & Sociology

Bachelor's degree

Distance

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Methodology

    Distance Learning

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Credits

    360

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

During our BA Honours Degree in Criminology and Sociology, you will learn the answers to these pressing questions by exploring the phenomenon of crime. Part of the School of Law and Social Services, you will explore its causes, consequences, enforcement and the social implications it has on society, all online through Distance Learning.

Delivered 100% online, Arden's Distance Learning Degree course can be studied at a time and place to suit you and provides you with course materials, tutorials and support, all completely online.

Studying both Criminology and Sociology with Arden University will give you an insight into the world of social values and behaviours, looking at crime in a wider social context by understanding how individuals and institutions respond to it.

About this course

The key skills you can develop include:

Analysis and evaluation of data
Effective written and verbal communication
Imaginative and creative thinking
Independent learning
Inter-disciplinary research
The ability to devise solutions to social issues
The presentation of research in a variety of formats

Career opportunities can be found within the specific fields of Criminology and Sociology, as well as prospects further afield, such as:

Social work
Counselling
Crime prevention
Community work
Court services
Mental Health
Human Resources (HR)
Central and Local Government
Research
Marketing
Advertising

To be eligible for Arden's BA (Hons) Criminology & Sociology Degree through the standard entry requirements you must have either:

Two subjects at GCE A-Level or equivalent, plus passes at grade C or above in three subjects at GCSE level or equivalent; OR
Completed a recognised Access Programme or equivalent.
For students whose prior learning was not taught in English, you must have IELTS 6.0 or equivalent (no less than 5.5 in any element).

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Subjects

  • Criminology
  • Sociology
  • Criminology & Sociology
  • Sociology BA
  • Crime & Society
  • Interdisciplinary Study
  • Criminal Justice System
  • Criminal Justice
  • Medicalisation
  • Contemporary Debates
  • Environmental criminology
  • Abnormality

Course programme

Modules

Level 4

  • Effective Interdisciplinary Study
  • Crime & Society
  • Criminal Justice System
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Medicalisation of the Self
  • Inequalities in the Modern World

Level 5

  • Research and Ethics in Action
  • Contemporary Debates in Criminology
  • Environmental Criminology
  • Abnormality & The Deviant Other
  • Policing and Police Powers
  • Protests, Mass Movements & Rebellion

Level 6

  • Cybercrime
  • Youth Justice
  • Consumer Society & The Commodification of Beings
  • Insecurity & Precariousness in the Globalised World
  • Research Planning & Project

BA (Hons) Criminology & Sociology

Price on request