BAHistory and Criminology

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	MV91

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

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Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

The Making of the Modern World 1776-1989
Introduction to Crime, Law and Society
Researching Social Life I
Becoming a Historian
From Disunity to Unity? An Introduction to the History of Europe in the 20th Century (optional)

Year 2

Making Histories: Concepts, Themes and Sources
History Works: Beyond Your BA
Sociology of Crime and Control
Researching Social Life II
Resistance and Rebellion in the World of Atlantic Slavery (optional)
Between Protection and Control: Policing Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries (optional)

Final year

Globalisation and Crime
Crime and Punishment: England in Comparative Perspective 1650-1900 (optional)
Crime, Policy and Social Justice (optional)
Independent Research Project (optional)

Career opportunities

Many of our graduates go into subject-related fields such as teaching, museum curation and archiving, while others have gone on to do very different things, including journalism, law, politics and civil service.

A history degree prepares you for a wide range of careers. Some of our recent graduates from BA History and Criminology have found employment as:

A civil servant
A youth offending officer
A publishing assistant