Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
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)

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.

More information	essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=UG00092&subgroup=1

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