BACriminology with Social Psychology
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 | L3C8 |
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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More information |
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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
Discovering Psychology: The Science Behind Human Behaviour
Researching Social Life I
Introduction to Crime, Law and Society
The Sociological Imagination
Year 2
Researching Social Life II
Social Psychology (Sociology): Self and Interaction
Sociology of Crime and Control
Race, Class & Gender (optional)
Final year
Psychiatry and Mental Illness
Globalisation and Crime
Research Project: Sociology
Mass Media and Modern Life (optional)
Career opportunities
As an Essex criminology graduate, you can use the skills and knowledge gained from your degree to pursue a range of fulfilling careers. 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.
In recent years our graduates have gone on to work in a range of high-profile organisations including:
The Institute of Public Finance
Guardian Professional
United Synergy Healthcare Research
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Home Office
Media Analysts