Criminology, Sociology and, BA with Year Abroad

Bachelor's degree

In Birmingham

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Birmingham

The Sociology and Criminology with Year Abroad BA programme combines two distinct disciplines which provide insights into the nature of social deviance.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Birmingham (West Midlands)
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Birmingham B15 2TT

Start date

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2020

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Subjects

  • Global
  • Sociology
  • Social Policy
  • Criminology

Course programme

Modules for Year 1

Core modules

  • Social Research I Part 1
  • Social Research I Part 2
  • Criminological Theory I
  • Violence in a Global Context
  • The Sociological Imagination
  • Introduction to Social Divisions
  • Social Problems and Social Policy: Social Science in Action Part I
  • Social Problems and Social Policy: Social Science in Action Part II
Modules for Year 2

Core modules

  • Modern Sociological Theory
  • Social Research II
  • Punishment in a Global Context
  • Criminological Theory II

You must then choose one of the following modules:

  • Sociology of Race and Ethnicity - A Global Perspective
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Poverty, Class & Inequality

Choose one of the following optional modules:

  • Doing Justice*
  • Comparative Social Policy
  • Changing Behaviours: A History
  • Terror, Threat and Security
  • Managing Health and Social Care
  • Contemporary Issues in Housing Policy
  • Self and Society
  • Media and Society
  • Global Societies

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

Year 3

Your third year will be spent abroad at a university in the EU or elsewhere in the world. After completing your year abroad, you will return for your fourth and final year to the same BA degree programme. You will be required to choose from a range of modules provided by the host institution and which must be agreed by the exchange tutor.

There are a wide range of countries and universities from which you can choose. As well as a range of European universities, you may also choose from a range of current institutional partners worldwide. These include countries in which a variety of languages are spoken, including universities at which courses are taught in English. In recent years, students in the department have taken their year abroad in Australia, Canada, Denmark and the United States, among others.

Final Year modules

Core modules

  • Dissertation
  • Contemporary Social Theory

You must choose 40 credits from the following optional modules

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

You must also choose 20 credits from the following modules

  • From Beveridge to May: The Political History of the Welfare State From the Second World War to the Present Day
  • Prospects for Social Policy in the UK
  • Family: Institution, Relationship and Myth A
  • New Migration and Super Diversity
  • Divided Publics?
  • Your Money and Your Life: From Welfare State to Personal Finance
  • 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.

Criminology, Sociology and, BA with Year Abroad

Price on request