Criminology BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Brighton

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Brighton

  • Duration

    3 Years

Studying Criminology at Sussex, you’ll apply key approaches to critical contemporary issues.
You’ll gain theoretical knowledge and learn to understand crime and the criminal justice system. On graduation, you’ll have the skills needed for a variety of careers.
You’re taught by experts who influence theoretical debates and inform policy and practice. They specialise on topics ranging from policing, terrorism, and victims of crime to capital punishment, and crimes against humanity – meaning that you'll focus on the real-world impact of criminology.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Brighton (East Sussex)
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Sussex House, BN1 9RH

Start date

On request

About this course

You should have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.

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Subjects

  • Criminology
  • Sociology
  • Teaching
  • Criminological
  • Criminal Justice System
  • Social research
  • Citizenship
  • Health
  • Lifecourse
  • Criminology Research

Course programme

Year 1 at sussex

Autumn teaching
  • Critical Reading and Writing for Criminologists
  • Themes and Perspectives in Sociology I
  • Thinking Like a Criminologist
Spring teaching
  • Criminological Classics
  • Themes and Perspectives in Sociology II
  • Understanding the Criminal Justice System
Customise your course

At Sussex, you can choose to customise your course to build the sort of degree that will give you the knowledge, skills and experience that could take you in any direction you choose.

Year 2 sussex

Autumn teaching
  • Criminology in Theory and Perspective
  • Doing Social Research: working with quantitative data
Spring teaching
  • Doing Social Research: working with qualitative data
Options

Autumn teaching
  • Beyond the Vote: Citizenship and Participation in Sociology
  • Health across the Lifecourse
  • Identity, Crisis and Transgression (Aut)
  • Race: Conflict and Change
  • Victims of Crime and Society (Aut)
Spring teaching
  • Policing and Society (Spr)
  • Punishment and Penology (Spr)
  • Resistance Movements in Conflict & War
  • Restorative Justice and Desistance
Customise your course

At Sussex, you can choose to customise your course to build the sort of degree that will give you the knowledge, skills and experience that could take you in any direction you choose.

Student abroad or Placement

Study abroad (optional)

Apply to study abroad – you’ll develop an international perspective and gain an edge when it comes to your career.

Placement (optional)

A placement is a great way to network and gain practical skills. When you leave Sussex, you’ll benefit from having the experience employers are looking for.

Year 3 at sussex

Autumn teaching
  • Criminology Research Proposal
Spring teaching
  • Criminology Project
Options

Autumn teaching
  • Alternatives to Incarceration
  • Crimes against Humanity (Aut)
  • Critical Perspectives on Terrorism
  • Surveillance, Security and Control
  • The Cultural Life of Capital Punishment (Aut)
Spring teaching
  • Alternatives to Incarceration
  • Crimes of Hate and Violence (Spr)
  • Medicine and the Body
  • Surveillance, Security and Control

Additional information

International students Fee :  £16,750 per year

Criminology BA (Hons)

£ 9,250 VAT inc.