Criminology, Social Policy and, BA

Modules in the first year

The programme comprises a number of core modules designed to develop student's knowledge and research skills and to support the progression to more independent forms of study.

Core modules

• Introduction to Social Policy
• Criminological Theory I
• Crime and Society
• Social Problems and Social Policy: Social Science in Action Part I
• Social Problems and Social Policy: Social Science in Action Part I
• Social Research I
• Social Research II
• Violence in a Global Context

Core modules

• Policy Analysis
• Social Research II
• Punishment in a Global Context
• Criminological Theory II

Optional modules

• Doing Justice*
• Comparative Social Policy
• Gender and Sexuality
• 'Sociology of Race’ and Ethnicity – A Global Perspective
• Terror, Threat and Security
• Managing Health and Social Care
• Contemporary Issues in Housing Policy
• Self and Society
• Media and Society
• Global Societies

*Places are limited on this module by the availability of placements.

Core module

• Dissertation

You need to select 40 credits from the following modules

• Harmful Societies: Crime, Social Harm and Social Justice
• Youth Crime and Justice
• Crime and the City

Plus 40 credits from the following:

• Prospects for Social Policy in the UK
• From Beveridge to May: The Political History of the Welfare State From the Second World War to the Present Day
• Quantitative Analysis I
• Quantitative Analysis II
• New Migration and Super Diversity
• Your Money and Your Life: From Welfare State to Personal Finance
• Sociology of Personal Life
• Divided Publics?
• Sociology of Health and Illness
• Political Sociology
• Technology and Society
• ‘Freedom’, Control and Critique
• Drugs, Society, Politics and Policy

Please note: The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2020. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to compulsory modules; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.