Criminology
City, University of London
UCAS Code: 4T82 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
A Level General Studies, Critical Thinking and Citizenship Studies are not accepted.
Access to HE Diploma
We welcome applications from Access course students who completed their secondary schooling some years ago. Each application will be considered its own merits. Please be aware that Access applicants are often asked for further information to supplement their application form - this is normally in the form of a questionnaire. A typical offer for an Access applicant would be: Pass 60 credits overall, 45 of which must be at level 3, with a minimum of 27 level 3 credits at distinction and all remaining level 3 credits no lower than merit. It is essential the Access course qualification is supplemented by grade 4/C or better in each of GCSE mathematics and English language.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
A minimum of grade 4/C in each of GCSE mathematics and English language is required.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Including a minimum of 5 in each higher level subject. A minimum of 5 in SL Mathematics and English will be required.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Contact the Admissions team to confirm acceptable subjects.
T Level
Check with Department for preferred subjects
UCAS Tariff
120 UCAS tariff points from combination of acceptable level 3 qualifications (eg. BTEC diploma and OCR Cambridge technical extended certificate) equivalent to three A Levels.
About this course
Studying alongside our research-active academics, you’ll learn about crime, policing, victims, media representations of crime, youth crime and more. You’ll also understand how criminality, victimisation and crime control relate to social issues such as class, gender, ethnicity, politics and the economy.
Our London location puts you at the heart of UK justice, with access to key criminal justice institutions such as the Central Criminal Court (the ‘old Bailey’), three police forces and numerous prisons.
- Develop methodological expertise to analyse crime and justice data, and engage with key criminal justice policy debates
- Build your studies around your interests, with our wide choice of elective modules
- Learn from academics who are internationally acknowledged as leading researchers in their field
Boost your employability with an optional work placement year
- Develop highly sought-after data literacy and quantitative skills, thanks to the work undertaken by City’s Q-Step Centre to design and develop the degree
- Opt onto a quantitative methods pathway: benefit from a heightened focus on data skills, a workplace Data Placement in Year 2, and an optional international work placement.
Modules
Year 1
Study core modules designed to provide a firm foundation in criminology, sociology and statistics, preparing you for future research activity. You can also take a language module as a non-credit bearing module.
Core Modules:
Introduction to Criminology
Learning from Social Data
Data and the Social World
Criminal Justice
Sociology in Action
Social (Justice) Research: Qualitative Approaches
Contemporary Criminological Controversies
Academic and Professional Practice
Year 2
Deepen your understanding of the subject with core modules covering data analysis and topics relating to crime and justice. Complement this with three electives modules from a wide selection. In Year 2, you will have the option to take the Quantitative Method pathway.
Core Modules:
Violence
Gender and Crime
Key Issues in Criminology
Penology
Victimology
Social Action Project
Core Elective Modules:
Quantitative Analysis of Social Research Data or Qualitative Analysis of Social
Research Data
Sociology of Race and Racism
Gender and Society
Year 3
Draw on the research expertise in the department to study current issues at the cutting edge of current thinking. Complete a dissertation to showcase your skills and interests.
Core Module:
Sociology Project
Core Elective Modules:
Crime, Culture and the City
Policing
Criminal Behaviour
Urban Violence and Public Health Policy
Criminal Justice in Crisis
Elective Modules:
Global Migration Processes
Broken Britain? Culture, Employment and Society
Work and Workers
Emotions, Identity and Relationships
Celebrity & Society
Applied Multivariate Analysis
Education, Skills and the Job Market
Poverty: What counts?
Culture, Racisms and Resistance
Interrogating Digital Data
Sport, the Body and Deviance
Digital Cultures and Everyday Life
The Theory and Practice of Conflict and Peace (requires either IP2024 or IP2025)
Justice, Law and History
Decision Making and Behavioural Economics
Organisational Psychology
Micro-Placements
Industry Projects
Mentoring & Coaching for Leadership
Modules are subject to change.
Assessment methods
We teach Criminology through lectures, interactive sessions, practical computer lab workshops and small group seminars, supported by a personal tutorial system. Lectures provide commentary and explanation of key content areas.
Small-group seminars develop your understanding by inviting you to raise questions and participate in the debate and by providing guidance for further study. Computer labs develop your skills in the production and analysis of data.
You are encouraged to undertake extensive reading and independent study in order to understand the topics covered in lectures and classes and to broaden and deepen your knowledge of the subject.
Assessment is primarily in the form of coursework (assessed essays and assignments). For the third year dissertation, you will receive supervision and the Sociology Project (Dissertation) module provides you with the opportunity to develop research methods and writing skills.
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City, University of London
Department of Sociology and Criminology
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