BSc (Hons) Criminological Psychology with Foundation Year

Bucks New University

Bachelor's degree

In High Wycombe

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    High wycombe

  • Duration

    4 Years

The Foundation Year will allow you to develop your academic study skills and build confidence in your abilities, identifying your own strengths and development needs for progression onto an undergraduate degree.

Have you ever wondered what drives a person to crime? If criminal minds intrigue you, then this course will give you some of the answers. Criminological Psychology combines studying the core areas of psychology with applied areas of forensic psychology, victimology and psychology in the criminal justice system.

This course looks at how psychology furthers our understanding of criminal behaviour. It’s an opportunity to become involved in contemporary research in the social, developmental, cognitive, individual differences and biological dimensions of behaviour. You’ll also immerse yourself in the psychology present at every stage of the criminal justice system (crime, policing, legal system, prison, probation and rehabilitation).

Where the Foundation Year is taught at University Campus Aylesbury Vale all subsequent years will be taught at High Wycombe Campus.

Facilities

Location

Start date

High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire)
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High Wycombe Campus, Queen Alexandra Road, HP11 2JZ

Start date

On request

About this course

We’ll also prepare you for work beforehand, with special Skills for Work training, further boosting your CV, and building skills employers will value. In recognition of the value we place on these skills we have incorporated this experience into your study time.

Taking this course will make you eligible (subject to achieving a 2:2 or above) to apply for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society. It’s the first step to starting postgraduate study in any area of practice (including clinical, educational, forensic, counselling, health, cognitive neuropsychology and sports psychology).

We’ll help you find the sort of career that suits you with advice and talks that cover both voluntary work and full-time employment. Additionally, a number of speakers will be invited to talk about their experience in Forensic, Clinical and Counselling Psychology (eg MSc students, Forensic Psychologists in Training etc.).

After you graduate, you won’t be limited to psychology careers. The skills that you gain are wonderfully transferable skills for diverse areas such as health, education, sports, and local government.

Typically, however, Graduates from this course gain immediate employment working with offenders either in an interventions or rehabilitative capacity, or as part of HM Prison Service. In addition to prisons, there are other opportunities in the public and ‘not for profit’ sector. Some of the key employers may be the Civil Service, Local Government, NGOs, the NHS, Probation Service (NPS and CRCs), Social Services, Housing Associations, social research, the education sector and legal system.

Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements for the 3-year undergraduate programme, or those who do not feel fully prepared for a Level 4 course, will be considered for the 4-year programme including a Foundation Year. If you wish to enquire further, please send your query along with any academic evidence or references to admissions@bucks.ac.uk

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Subjects

  • Psychology
  • Criminology
  • Biological
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Developmental
  • Research
  • Biopsychology
  • Qualitative
  • Quantitative

Course programme

This module map provides a list of the modules that make up your course.

Each module is worth a specified number of credits (typically either 15 or 30 credits for undergraduate courses). Compulsory (or ‘core’) modules cover key subject knowledge, while ‘option’ modules enable you to develop your own interests. For a full-time course you must take modules worth a total of 120 credits at each level of the course. The number of option modules you can take depends on the number of compulsory modules at each level. You can find more information about how your course is structured via the Academic Advice pages.

Our teaching is informed by research and employer requirements, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the subject area. In addition, where we have insufficient numbers of students interested in an option module, this may not be offered. If an option module does not run, we will advise you as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

The modules available on this course are as follows:

Foundation Year Modules
  • Preparing for Success Knowledge and Creativity
  • Preparing for Success Self-development and Responsibility
  • Inquiry Based Learning
  • Foundations of Psychology
Year 1 Modules
  • Introduction to Criminology: The History of Punishment
  • Introduction to Criminology: The History of Punishment
  • Introduction to Biological Psychology and Cognitive Psychology
  • Introduction to Cross-Disciplinary Psychology
  • Introduction to Developmental and Social Psychology
  • Introduction to Personality and Applying Psychology
  • Psychological Research Methods
Year 2 Modules
  • BioPsychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Psychological Perspectives on Criminal Behaviour
  • Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology
  • Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology
Year 3 Modules
  • Empirical Dissertation
  • Issues in Personality and Individual Differences

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BSc (Hons) Criminological Psychology with Foundation Year

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