Sociology and Criminology BA

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 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

You may choose 20 credits from the modules below

• 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

*The number who can apply for this module is limited by the number of placements. Students will be selected according to criteria based their academic performance and attendance.

Core modules

• Dissertation
• Contemporary Social Theory

You must choose 2 of following modules

• Harmful Societies: Crime, Social Harm, Social Justice
• Youth, Crime and Youth Justice
• 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.