Course programme
Explaining Crime: An Introduction to Criminology (Core,20 Credits)
Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (Core,20 Credits)
Real World Research 1 (Core,20 Credits)
Thinking Sociologically 1 (Core,20 Credits)
Social Problems: Myths and Realities (Core,20 Credits)
Biography, Identity and Everyday Life (Core,20 Credits)
Academic Language Skills for Humanities & Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
Social Sciences Study Abroad (60 credit) (Optional,60 Credits)
Crime, Media and Film (Optional,20 Credits)
Gender, Crime and Victimisation (Optional,20 Credits)
Policing and Regulation (Core,20 Credits)
Prisons and Punishment (Core,20 Credits)
Race, Crime and Justice (Optional,20 Credits)
Sex Work: Theory, Practice, Regulation (Optional,20 Credits)
Youth Crime and Deviance (Optional,20 Credits)
Contemporary Social Theory (Core,20 Credits)
The Sociology of Education (Optional,20 Credits)
Global Poverty and Development (Optional,20 Credits)
Who Needs The Family? (Optional,20 Credits)
Sex and Gender in Society (Optional,20 Credits)
Consumption, Culture and Identities (Optional,20 Credits)
Real World Research 2 (Core,20 Credits)
Academic Language Skills for Humanities & Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
Social Sciences Work Placement Year (Optional,120 Credits)
Social Sciences Study Abroad Year (Optional,120 Credits)
Year in International Business (This is made up of 5 modules studied in Newcastle (Semester 1) & Amsterdam (Semester 2) (Optional,120 Credits)
Contemporary Policing and Security (Optional,20 Credits)
Crime and Society in Newcastle and Amsterdam (Optional,20 Credits)
Mentally Disordered Offenders (Optional,20 Credits)
Restoration, Rehabilitation and Desistance (Optional,20 Credits)
Work Experience Dissertation (Optional,40 Credits)
Deviant Leisure (Optional,20 Credits)
Understanding Extreme Violence (Optional,20 Credits)
Intimate Partner Violence (Optional,20 Credits)
Social Sciences Dissertation (Optional,40 Credits)
Radical Ideas in Sociology (Optional,20 Credits)
Images and Identity (Optional,20 Credits)
Global Exploitation, Conflict and Development (Optional,20 Credits)
Workers and 'Chavs': The British Working Class (Optional,20 Credits)
Making Sense of Happiness and Wellbeing (Optional,20 Credits)
Academic Language Skills for Humanities & Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
Explaining Crime: An Introduction to Criminology (Core,20 Credits)
Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (Core,20 Credits)
Real World Research 1 (Core,20 Credits)
Thinking Sociologically 1 (Core,20 Credits)
Social Problems: Myths and Realities (Core,20 Credits)
Biography, Identity and Everyday Life (Core,20 Credits)
Academic Language Skills for Humanities & Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
Social Sciences Study Abroad (60 credit) (Optional,60 Credits)
Crime, Media and Film (Optional,20 Credits)
Gender, Crime and Victimisation (Optional,20 Credits)
Policing and Regulation (Core,20 Credits)
Prisons and Punishment (Core,20 Credits)
Race, Crime and Justice (Optional,20 Credits)
Sex Work: Theory, Practice, Regulation (Optional,20 Credits)
Youth Crime and Deviance (Optional,20 Credits)
Contemporary Social Theory (Core,20 Credits)
The Sociology of Education (Optional,20 Credits)
Global Poverty and Development (Optional,20 Credits)
Who Needs The Family? (Optional,20 Credits)
Sex and Gender in Society (Optional,20 Credits)
Consumption, Culture and Identities (Optional,20 Credits)
Real World Research 2 (Core,20 Credits)
Academic Language Skills for Humanities & Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
Social Sciences Work Placement Year (Optional,120 Credits)
Social Sciences Study Abroad Year (Optional,120 Credits)
Year in International Business (This is made up of 5 modules studied in Newcastle (Semester 1) & Amsterdam (Semester 2) (Optional,120 Credits)
Contemporary Policing and Security (Optional,20 Credits)
Crime and Society in Newcastle and Amsterdam (Optional,20 Credits)
Mentally Disordered Offenders (Optional,20 Credits)
Restoration, Rehabilitation and Desistance (Optional,20 Credits)
Work Experience Dissertation (Optional,40 Credits)
Deviant Leisure (Optional,20 Credits)
Understanding Extreme Violence (Optional,20 Credits)
Intimate Partner Violence (Optional,20 Credits)
Social Sciences Dissertation (Optional,40 Credits)
Radical Ideas in Sociology (Optional,20 Credits)
Images and Identity (Optional,20 Credits)
Global Exploitation, Conflict and Development (Optional,20 Credits)
Workers and 'Chavs': The British Working Class (Optional,20 Credits)
Making Sense of Happiness and Wellbeing (Optional,20 Credits)
Academic Language Skills for Humanities & Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)