Criminology and Sociology - BA(Hons)

The modules aim to provide you with a comprehensive introduction to theory and research, its diverse frames of reference and its distinctive modes of analysis.

Year 1

• Foundations in Social Theory
• Introduction to Criminology Theory
• Introduction to Criminal Justice
• Critical Thinking
• Sociological Practice

Year 2

• Social Inequalities and Diversity
• Nature and Use of Research
• Developing Self and Society
• Policing and Prisons
• One optional module from the list below:

Optional modules

• Gender and Society
• The Sociology of 'Race' and Ethnicity
• Transgression
• Drugs Crime and Society
• Beliefs and Society
• Criminal Psychology
• Youth Crime, Youth Justice

Final year

• Social Sciences Project and Placement Module
• Critical Criminology
• One optional module from the list below:

Optional modules

• Stop, Look, Listen: A Sociology of Culture
• Protest, Policing and Public Order
• Childhood Disorder and Disordered Childhood
• Psychoanalysis, Society and the Irrational
• Digital Media and Society
• Bodies, Technology and Society
• The Sociology of Madness and Mental Disorders
• Religion and Society
• Politics and Society in the Global Age
• Family Problems - Problem Families: Psycho-Social Perspectives on Family and Community Life

Plus one optional module from the following:

• Comparative and Transnational Criminology
• Terrorism
• Victims and Victimology
• Representations of Crime and Deviance
• Protest, Policing and Public Order

This structure is for the full-time course delivery only. For part-time delivery, the same modules will be studied. However, the structure will differ.

The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we will inform you.

Criminology

You will experience lectures, seminars, workshops, ICT based learning technologies and independent project work. Assessment includes essays, seminar presentations, timed assignments, group and individual projects, web-based assignments, formal unseen exams and computer-based conferencing.

Sociology

Teaching is carried out by a team of experienced, enthusiastic and supportive lecturers dedicated to translating aspects of their research into their teaching. Our teaching makes a difference by offering you various ways of learning that address all of your different learning styles. You will experience lectures, seminars, workshops, ICT based learning technologies, media presentations, independent project work and reflexive diaries through which you will develop both academic and practical skills.

For more details see our full glossary of learning and teaching terms.

We guarantee at least 12 contact hours of teaching and related academic activities.

Criminology
Assessment includes essays, seminar presentations, timed assignments, group and individual projects, web-based assignments, formal unseen exams and computer-based conferencing.

Sociology
Assessment includes essays, seminar presentations, timed assignments, group and individual projects, literature reviews, and computer-based assessment. We are moving towards 'seen' examinations as we believe that by providing you with the questions in advance we are eliminating 'luck' in the assessment process about which questions will come up and also enabling you to engage more deeply with the material and so improve your performance.

For more details see our full glossary of assessment terms.