BACriminology
Study location | United Kingdom, Colchester Campus |
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Type | Bachelor courses, full-time |
Nominal duration | 3 years |
Study language | English |
Awards | BA |
Course code | M900 |
Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) |
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Language requirements | English IELTS: 6.0 |
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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
Researching Social Life I
Introduction to Crime, Law and Society
The Sociological Imagination
Media, Culture and Society (optional)
Year 2
Researching Social Life II (optional)
Sociology of Crime and Control
Policing, Punishment and Society
Race, Class & Gender (optional)
Final year
Research Project: Sociology
Globalisation and Crime
Policing and Society
Crime, Policy and Social Justice
Children and Young People: Criminological Approaches – Current Debates (optional)
Psychiatry and Mental Illness (optional)
Career opportunities
Careers linked to criminology are varied. Our courses provide an excellent training for work within the criminal justice system, for example as community safety officers, risk assessors, court managers, researchers, paralegals, police officers, probation officers and youth workers.
Our recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies including:
The Institute of Public Finance
Guardian Professional
United
Synergy Healthcare Research
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Home Office