Criminology BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Brighton
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Brighton
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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.
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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
Autumn teaching
- Critical Reading and Writing for Criminologists
- Themes and Perspectives in Sociology I
- Thinking Like a Criminologist
- Criminological Classics
- Themes and Perspectives in Sociology II
- Understanding the Criminal Justice System
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
- Criminology in Theory and Perspective
- Doing Social Research: working with quantitative data
- Doing Social Research: working with qualitative data
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)
- Policing and Society (Spr)
- Punishment and Penology (Spr)
- Resistance Movements in Conflict & War
- Restorative Justice and Desistance
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 PlacementStudy 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
- Criminology Research Proposal
- Criminology Project
Autumn teaching
- Alternatives to Incarceration
- Crimes against Humanity (Aut)
- Critical Perspectives on Terrorism
- Surveillance, Security and Control
- The Cultural Life of Capital Punishment (Aut)
- Alternatives to Incarceration
- Crimes of Hate and Violence (Spr)
- Medicine and the Body
- Surveillance, Security and Control
Additional information
Criminology BA (Hons)