Psychology and Criminal Behaviour FD

University of Bedfordshire

Bachelor's degree

In Luton

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Luton

  • Duration

    2 Years

About the course This course responds to a major concern of any society: criminal behaviour. It looks at how resources are employed in detecting, preventing and understanding criminal behaviour and in prosecuting criminals and detaining them. It also investigates the psychology and motivations at work behind criminal behaviour. The curriculum of this course highlights both general psychology as well as aspects of psychology that are relevant to understanding an individual's development from childhood through to adolescence and maturity. You will also explore the theory supporting and predicting behaviour in groups. Alongside your enhanced subject knowledge, you will acquire improved study skills, teamwork skills and time management. There will be a Personal Development Planning component to this group, during which you will reflect on your own performance...

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Location

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Luton (Bedfordshire)
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University Of Bedfordshire Business School, Luton Campus (Vicarage Street), LU1 3JU

Start date

On request

About this course

A foundation degree will be of particular interest if you have completed a Modern Apprenticeship, vocational A levels, BTEC National or equivalent. Foundation degrees are also particularly suitable if you want to qualify while working. / entry As a guideline, a typical offer would require you to obtain a UCAS tariff score of between points, based on your level 3 studies. Many students studying for foundation degrees come to us through work-based routes so you can apply for a foundation degree even if you don't have traditional academic qualifications. .

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Subjects

  • Criminology
  • Psychology

Course programme

The course deals with the very important topic of criminal behaviour and how psychology can be used to explain it while providing you with a wide range of academic and work-related skills valuable to your personal development, academic progression and future employment. The course aims to provide you with an appreciation of the various theories and perspectives in psychology, particularly in relation to criminal behaviour and includes core areas of psychology along with coverage of the justice system, criminological theories and their application to case studies. The specific aims are to:
  • provide you with a critical understanding of the well-established principles and issues, empirical methods and findings in psychology and criminology and their application to society;
  • foster your ability to apply those underlying concepts in an employment context;
  • equip you with knowledge of the main methods of enquiry in psychology and help you to evaluate critically the appropriateness of different approaches to solving social problems relating to criminal behaviour;
  • enable you to reach your personal potential by enhancing your knowledge, key transferable skills and self-awareness through the development of critical enquiry, evaluation and analysis.
Year 1
  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Personal and Professional Development
  • Psychology and Criminology in Practice (Work Based Learning)
  • Introduction to Social Research
  • Questions of Diversity and Difference
  • Introduction to Crime and Justice
Year 2
  • Social and Developmental Psychology
  • Work Based Learning Unit
  • Applied Psychology and Criminology
  • Advanced Criminological Theory 1
  • Correlates of Crime and Criminology
  • Researching Psychology

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