Criminology Joint Honours

You can study Criminology as either a joint, major or minor subject. This will determine how many modules you’ll study at each stage. Please check your other subject to ensure it is possible to create your chosen combination.

You can study Criminology as a major, joint or minor subject. You will take 120 credits per year drawn from modules in Criminology and your other subject.

You'll study modules such as:

• The Criminal Justice System
• Introduction to Theoretical Criminology
• Offending and Offenders
• Study Skills and Criminological Research
• Crime, Justice and Society
• Undertaking Criminological Research

You'll study modules such as:

• Social Research Methods
• Real World Criminology
• Themes in Criminal Psychology
• Policing and Society
• Penology: Punishment and Rehabilitation
• Victimology

If you are taking Criminology as a major or joint combination in your joint honours scheme you will choose a specialist pathway such as:

• Working with Offenders
• Investigation of Crime
• International Criminology
• Criminology: Theory and Practice

If you are taking Criminology as a minor pathway you'll choose from modules such as:

• Crime, Media and Culture
• Cybercrime
• Domestic Abuse
• Populism, Extremism and Violence
• Mentally Disordered Offenders
• Murder: Dynamics, Pathologies and Investigation
• Psychopathy
• Sexual Violence, Exploitation and Abuse
• Substance Misuse
• Working with Young Offenders
• Youth Justice