All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

On this course you will gain the knowledge, skills and attributes required for a professional career in the criminal justice or social justice sector. You will learn from our Criminology staff group who have a breadth and depth of knowledge and skills. Many have come from professional practice (including prisons, probation and police), and others are from academic and research backgrounds, numerous of whom are actively involved in current criminological research.

You learn on this course through:

lectures

class-based discussion and debate

group tasks

projects

tasks utilising digital platforms

simulation activities

case study analysis

online learning resources

On this course, you will focus on key foundational areas such as the criminal justice system, human rights and values, and social science research methods, building up to a specialised knowledge of the causes and consequence of crime and deviance within a social, political and international context. Core modules cover the foundational principles of crime, punishment, and the criminal justice system, encouraging critical thinking and a development of your specialised areas of interest.

You will be supported in your learning journey towards highly skilled, graduate level employment through a number of key areas. These include:

access to our unique student support triangle, which includes a dedicated academic advisor, a student support advisor and an employability advisor

access to our Skills Centre with one to ones, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments

employability activities where you can get real-world experience such as placement modules, simulation modules, and project management modules. There are also opportunities to study abroad at one of our partner universities with the possibility of funding through the Erasmus+ programme (until 2023) or the Turing Scheme.