Bachelor of Arts

BA Criminology and Sociology

The BA (Hons) Criminology and Sociology is a three year undergraduate degree that takes an in-depth look at the fascinating and diverse subject of criminology combined with the analysis of wider social processes through the discipline of sociology in relation to current issues. This Criminology and Sociology course critically explores areas such as urbanisation, migration, gender, ethnicity and globalisation. If you are interested in how current societies and the global order is constructed, maintained and challenged by individuals and groups this is a great course to allow you to explore these areas in more detail.

International Students: we are no longer accepting applications from people who need a Student Route visa for full-time courses that start before July 2023.

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Key Facts

Entry requirements

A Level: BBC
BTEC: DMM
UCAS Tariff Points*: 112
GCSE: English Language Grade C/4 or above, or equivalent

^{Requirements for the Foundation Year differ from those listed.
*From three A Levels or equivalent}

Full requirements

Locations

Birmingham, Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester and Nottingham

Next start date

September 2023

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HOW TO APPLY

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Course Details

Full-time three year Criminology and Sociology

UCAS code: D3M9

Our Criminology and Sociology degree programme has been designed by expert criminologists and sociologists to enable you to develop a comprehensive understanding of cutting-edge criminological and sociological concepts and theories, and to apply them to current socio-economic policies and conditions.

We’ve designed our Criminology and Sociology course to deliver a high level of face-to-face tuition so that you can get plenty of support while you develop a critical understanding of criminology and sociology in relation to current issues. Some of the areas that you’ll get to focus on include urbanisation, embodiment, family, globalisation, migration and marginalisation.

The diversity of the programme content on this course means that you’ll have an excellent grounding to enter a wide variety of fields after graduation. It is also a strong basis for further postgraduate study, should you wish to study further and specialise in one of the areas that you’ve learned about.

Foundation Year (Four year)

UCAS code: D3MM

You can choose to take an additional Foundation Year before you start your course. This introductory year focuses on developing the key skills required to study at degree level. You will study six modules and on successful completion progress onto any of our
three year degrees.

Course Structure

Semester 1

Citizenship
Academic and Report Writing
Numeracy Skills in Context

Semester 2

Foundations of Business Management
Foundations of Law
Foundations of Social Science

Foundations of Criminology
Seeing Things Differently: Foundations of Sociology
Society and Punishment

Diversity, Difference and Inequality
Temporalities: From Pasts to Possible Futures
Contemporary Criminology

Influencers: Social Influence and Social Constraint
Cybercrime
Gender, Sexuality and Crime

Social Sciences at Work
Researching Social Worlds 1: Approaching Social Research
Researching Social Worlds 2: The Craft of Real World Research

Migration
Urban Criminology
Researching Social Worlds 3: Dissertation

^{Choose two*:}

Terrorism
Race, Ethnicity and Religion
The Politics of Policing
Health, Illness, and Wellbeing
High Society: Drugs and Deviance
Money, Markets and Financial Crime

^{*All options are indicative and subject to availability.}

Want to boost your leadership skills?

In the summer after Year 2 of this course you have the opportunity to attend our International Leadership Summer School.

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Course Start Dates

BA (Hons) Criminology and Sociology
- Full-time: Birmingham, Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester and Nottingham
BA (Hons) Criminology and Sociology with Foundation Year
- Full-time: Birmingham, Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester and Nottingham

BA (Hons) Criminology and Sociology
- Full-time: Birmingham, Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester and Nottingham
BA (Hons) Criminology and Sociology with Foundation Year
- Full-time: Birmingham, Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester and Nottingham

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Mar 22nd

Real World Lecture: The Death Penalty: Is the human right to life absolute? (Virtual Event)

Online Campus Open Day

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Mar 29th

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18:00 - 19:30

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Course Information

To get a full picture of how studying our Criminology and Sociology course works during the year, take a look at our course date breakdowns.

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We use a variety of assessment methods designed to meet the practical nature of the course and individual module learning outcomes. Some of these will be exams, while others will require you to submit a project report, essay, portfolio or oral presentation. You will also have the opportunity to practice with a mock assessment.