About the Courses
Course modules, such as security and terrorism, and the criminology of war, help you to explore the current social, cultural and political debates surrounding crime. You will also learn about crime scene investigation, forensic psychology and miscarriages of justice. During your study, you can also apply for a placement to put your learning into practice.
Popular careers for our criminology graduates include roles in the police, working for the prison and security services, and the Home Office.
Course modules, such as security and terrorism, and the criminology of war, help you to explore the current social, cultural and political debates surrounding crime. You will also learn about crime scene investigation, forensic psychology and miscarriages of justice. During your study, you can also apply for a placement to put your learning into practice.
Popular careers for our criminology graduates include roles in the police, working for the prison and security services, and the Home Office.
Modules
Year 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Foundations of Criminology (30 credits)
Forensic Criminology (30 credits)
Understanding Deviance (30 credits)
Professional Practice in Criminal Justice (15 credits)
Criminal Justice Process (15 credits)
Year 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Criminological Research Methods (30 credits)
Criminological Perspectives (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options.
Crime and the Media (15 credits)
Penology (15 credits)
Forensic Mental Health (15 credits)
The Criminologies of Disobedience (15 credits)
Crime Stories: The Inequality of Justice (15 credits)
Subcultures and Cultural Criminology (15 credits)
Drugs and Us: Crime, Health, Politics and Culture (15 credits)
Rehabilitation and Desistance (15 credits)
Youth, Crime and Justice (15 credits)
Year 3
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Crime in the City, Crime and the State (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 90 credits from this list of options.
The Psychology of Terrorism (15 credits)
Criminology Undergraduate Dissertation Project (30 credits)
Policing (30 credits)
Women, Power, Crime and Justice (30 credits)
Criminology, the Community and Work Based Practice (30 credits)
Crimes of the Powerful (15 credits)
The Parameters of Hate (15 credits)
Perspectives on Violence (15 credits)
Gangs, Guns and Knife Crime (15 credits)
Restorative Justice: Theory and Practice (30 credits)