BSc (Hons)Criminology
| Study location | United Kingdom, Guildford, Surrey |
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| Type | Bachelor courses, sandwich |
| Nominal duration | 4 years |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | BSc (Hons) |
| Course code | 4L5T |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) good results in Mathematics The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English IELTS: 6.5 (with a minimum of 6.0 in each band) |
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| Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) should be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. |
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Overview
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Programme structure
Year 1 (FHEQ Level 4)
Introduction to Research Methods
Fundamentals of Forensic Science for Social Scientists
Crime and Society
Quantitative Methods 1
Introduction to Criminological Theory
Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
Qualitative Field Methods
Concepts in Criminal Law
Year 2 (FHEQ Level 5)
Crime, Community Safety and Crime Prevention
Using Research for Policy, Practice and Impact
Crime and Technology
Crime, Power and Justice
Poverty, Welfare and the State
Internet and Society
Applied Criminological Theories
Quantitative Methods II
Punishment and Society
Crime and the Media
Analysing Media
Researching Crime and Justice
Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
Year 3 (FHEQ Level 6)
Policing and the Police
Youth, Crime and Control
Dissertation
Evidence I (Law)
Green Criminology: Exploring Environmental Crime
Sociology of Mental Health
Divided Societies
Prisons and Prisoners
Hate Crime
International Criminal Law
Sociology of Education
Comparative Criminology and International Crime
Sociology of Sexualities
Evidence II
Career opportunities
Criminology provides a broad social scientific base from which to explore a world of job opportunities. Depending on what kinds of courses you concentrate on, you can use criminology to develop expertise for a range of different occupations.
Specifically, criminology delivers knowledge and analytical skills needed to pursue a professional degree in the public sector, business, education, health and medicine, social work or counselling.
It offers preparation for fields that involve investigative skills and working with diverse people, such as journalism, politics, marketing, business, human resources or public administration.
It also provides strong research skills preparation needed for positions in the criminal justice system, business, social service and government; it is a first step for future graduate work in criminology in order to become a researcher or professor.
One of the virtues of a degree in Criminology is flexibility in the job market. Actual entry-level job titles of recent graduates from this Department show this diversity:
- Operations planner for a defence firm
- Programme assistant for a social service agency
- Teacher
- Programmer
- Production coordinator for a publishing firm
- Social worker
- Communications technician for a telecommunications company
- Sales representative
- Government analyst
- Health intake counsellor
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