BSc Sociology and Criminology

University of Southampton

Bachelor's degree

In Southampton

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Southampton

  • Start date

    September

Introducing your degree
Uncover the next breakthrough in the relationship between social behaviour and crime. Who commits crime and why? Are some groups more likely to engage in criminal behaviour than others? Why are some behaviours classified as crimes and social problems but not others? Enrol on our BSc Sociology and Criminology degree and investigate criminal justice studies and how these link to social inequalities and difference. Our graduates go onto a variety of careers, from roles within the criminal justice system to youth and social work.
The degree offers a high degree of flexibility allowing you to develop your own specialist research interests in the second and third years. Its prepares graduates for a career in a range of sectors, particularly in the management, planning and delivery of social and public services, as well as the criminal justice sector. It also offers an excellent foundation for professional training and postgraduate study.

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Southampton (Hampshire)
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University Road, SO17 1BJ

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Subjects

  • Criminology
  • Credit
  • Sociology

Course programme

Year 1

Our first year programme will introduce you to sociology and criminology as academic disciplines; students will explore how "social problems" are constructed and how policies are chosen to address them. "Crime" is one key social problem. You will discuss how societies respond to it. You will also start your thorough study of social theory and research methods.

In addition to this, our Curriculum Innovation Programme offers our students the chance to take optional modules outside their core disciplines. This allows you to personalise your education, to develop new skills and knowledge for your future.

Optional modules in semester 1 or 2

In addition to the compulsory modules below you will chose two modules in Semester 1. Your available optional modules may come from disciplines across the university for example anthropology, sociology, social policy, demography, economics, politics and international relations, social statistics modern languages, law, psychology, physics, history etc.

Semester OneCore [?]

A core module is a module which must be taken and passed.

CRIM1003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Introduction to Criminology

CRIM1004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Criminal Justice Studies

SOCI1002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Transformations of The Modern World

SOCI1014Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Foundations in Social and Anthropological Theory

STAT1003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Introduction to Quantitative Methods

SOCI1003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Social Problems and Social Policy

Compulsory

SOCI1001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Understanding Everyday Life

Optional

ARCH1001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Human Origins

PAIR1001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Introduction to International Relations

ECON1009Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Introduction to Economics For Non-Economists

DEMO1003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Population and Society

Year 2

In your second year you will take four compulsory modules. In these you will study in detail qualitative and quantitative methods in order to be well prepared for your final year when you will conduct your own research as part of your dissertation. You will also study social theory and your criminology modules will illuminate how crime and deviance has been perceived and addressed in modern society.

In addition you will have the opportunity to take four optional modules from a list, one in the first semester and three in the second. One of these will need to be a Criminology module, one a Sociology module the remaining two will come from a broad range of disciplines across the university.

Semester OneCompulsory

CRIM2001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Perspectives in Criminology

SOCI2020Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Qualitative Research: Foundations, Principles and Skills

SOCI2031Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Social Theory

STAT2009Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Research Methods in The Social Sciences

Optional

CRIM2006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Criminology: Policy & Practice

CRIM2002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Crime and Criminal Justice: Historical Perspective

SOCI2003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Gender & Society

SOCI2033Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Environment, Development and Society

SOCI2017Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Class Structure and Social Inequality

CRIM2008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Criminological Psychology

SOCI2035Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Children and Society

SOCI2036Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Globalisation, Inequalities & Power

Year 3

In year three you will compare how different countries developed into industrial societies and how globalization changes them further; such processes produce social inequalities and in your criminology modules you will study how groups and societies identify victims. You will also conduct your individual research project in a double-module dissertation. In addition you will be asked to chose four modules from a wide range of options, most of which will be taught in student-led seminars.

Semester OneCore [?]

A core module is a module which must be taken and passed.

SOCI3033Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Dissertation

Compulsory

SOCI3001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Comparative Sociology

CRIM3002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Issues in Law Enforcement and Social Control

Optional

SOCI3073Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Cyber Lives? New Technologies and Social Change

CRIM3001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Penology

CRIM3006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Global Crime and Justice

ANTH3002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Sexuality and Intimacy

CRIM3012Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Youth, Crime and Society

CRIM3014Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

The Deserving and Undeserving: Victims and Scroungers in Criminology and Social Policy

SOCI3002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Comparing Welfare States - Evolution, Politics & Impact

SOCI3079Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Focusing on Families

SOCI3084Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Environment, Development and Society

SOCI3086Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Children and Society

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