Criminology and Criminal Justice

Bachelor's degree

In Telford

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Telford

  • Duration

    3 Years

Criminology and Criminal Justice

is the study of what crime is, why people commit crime and what happens when they do.

During your degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Wolverhampton, you will study all the main areas of the subject – including the police, prisons and theories of crime - and have the opportunity to choose cutting edge research-focused specialist modules that particularly interest you, for example, serious and organised crime, prostitution, terrorism, victimology or youth justice.

You will be taught by lecturers who are actively researching in their fields together with those working in the criminal justice system (such as the police and magistrates), and have opportunities to go on relevant trips in the UK and abroad, including prisons and courts.

Your degree is focused upon building your employability and transferable skills, and as part of that, completion of your modules will enable you to receive the University of Wolverhampton Employability and Enterprise Award at Silver Level. You will have the opportunity to undertake voluntary work modules as part of your degree at every level; the option of taking a sandwich year or a summer placement in the UK or abroad to gain further work experience; and you will also undertake a research project on an area of your choice which particularly interests you, or that you may wish to work in after graduation.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Telford (Shropshire)
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Level 3 Southwater One, Southwater Sqare, Southwater Way, TF3 4JG

Start date

On request

About this course

As a graduate of this course you will be able to demonstrate:

Knowledge, understanding and skills appropriate to graduate employment and specifically to employment within the criminal justice system and related areas.
Understanding of the key concepts and theoretical approaches that have developed and are developing in relation to crime, responses to crime and the practices of the criminal justice system.
A critical and reflective approach to criminological theory and the practices of the criminal justice system.
A broad range of transferable skills, both personal and academic, enabling you to maximise graduate employment opportunities.
The ability to undertake research using relevant research methodologies and communicate findings appropriately.
Critical awareness of social, political and cultural diversity in the context of criminological theories and the criminal justice system.


2019 Entry

‘A’ levels grades of BBC - CCC
BTEC QCF Diploma grade DD
BTEC QCF Extended Diploma grade MMM
Access to HE Diploma full award (Pass of 60 credits - of which a minimum of 45 credits must be at level 3 including 18 at Merit or Distinction).
If you've got other qualifications or relevant experience, please contact The Gateway for further advice before applying.
International entry requirements and application guidance can be found here
Successful completion of the International Foundation Year in Social Sciences guarantees entry on to this course

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  • Law
  • Police
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Course programme

Semester 1 Starters:

UNDERGRADUATE

Year 1

4SL010 The Media and the Manufacture of Deviance (20 Credits)

4CJ003 Thinking about Crime (20 Credits)

4CJ002 Criminal Justice 20 SEM2 Core (20 Credits)

4PO005 Campaigning and Citizenship: Women in Britain and its Empire from 1800 to 1950 or 4GK006 Success in Higher Education or 4WL002 Basic Language or 4WL003 Elementary Language or 4CJ006 Victimology or 4CJ005 Legal Issues and Human Rights (20 Credits)

4PO005 Campaigning and Citizenship: Women in Britain and its Empire from 1800 to 1950 or 4GK006 Success in Higher Education or 4WL002 Basic Language or 4WL003 Elementary Language or 4CJ006 Victimology or 4CJ005 Legal Issues and Human Rights (20 Credits)

4SL011 Volunteering in the Community or 4WL002 Basic Language or 4WL003 Elementary Language or 4SA008 Contemporary Social Policy (20 Credits)

Year 2

5LW002 Criminal Law (20 Credits)

5CJ002 Theories of Crime (20 Credits)

5SL007 Doing Quantitative Research (20 Credits)

5CJ003 Police and Society (20 Credits)

5CJ006 Punishment and Society or 5SL001 Racism, Diversity and difference in the British Context or 5WL001 Basic Language or 5WL002 Elementary Language or 5PO006 Contemporary Britain (20 Credits)

5WL001 Basic Language or 5WL002 Elementary Language or 5PH001 Law, Morality and Society or 5CJ009 Victims and Offenders or 5SA009 Communities in Social Policy or 5SL008 Volunteering in Action (20 Credits)

Year 3

6SL012 Qualitative Research Methods (20 Credits)

6CJ004 Counter-Terrorism: Law, Policy and Practice or 6CJ011 Serious and Organised Crime or 6SA005 Policy-Making in Britain or 6CJ006 Controlling Crime or 6WL001 Intermediate/Advanced Language (20 Credits)

6CJ004 Counter-Terrorism: Law, Policy and Practice or 6CJ011 Serious and Organised Crime or 6SA005 Policy-Making in Britain or 6CJ006 Controlling Crime or 6WL001 Intermediate/Advanced Language (20 Credits)

6CJ002 Prisons and Prisoners or 6SA001 Participation and Policy or 6CJ005 Contemporary Issues in Criminology or 6CJ014 Youth Crime and Youth Justice or 6WL001 Intermediate/Advanced Language (20 Credits)

6CJ002 Prisons and Prisoners or 6SA001 Participation and Policy or 6CJ005 Contemporary Issues in Criminology or 6CJ014 Youth Crime and Youth Justice or 6WL001 Intermediate/Advanced Language (20 Credits)

6CJ007 Criminology and Criminal Justice Project or 6LW011 Business and Community Link in Law (20 Credits)

Criminology and Criminal Justice

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