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Criminology

University Centre Grimsby

UCAS Code: LL61 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Entry requirements


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80

About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Criminology

This course is validated by the University of Hull. 

**If you want to study a criminology course, that will guide you towards employability and/or further study, then this is the one for you!**

**This course is concerned with the investigation, analysis, and production of knowledge in relation to crime, criminal behaviour, criminal activity deviance, criminal justice and crime cessation. It is a discipline that takes its influence from sociology, law, psychology, psychiatry, history, biology, chemistry and geography. The programme provides a challenging and high quality academic grounding for the study of crime and society. It seeks to do this by encouraging you to develop a critical understanding of crime and justice, informed by criminological and sociological theoretical debates and research. It aims to give you the opportunity to develop your own understanding of crime and the criminal justice system.**

This degree will help you to become increasingly important within the local and national employment market. For example, criminal justice services are one of the largest employers in the area and the country. The newly formed Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) manages the local probation trust, the community rehabilitation companies (who are a partnership agency), and the majority of the local prisons (Hull, Lincoln, Moorlands, North Sea Camp, Humber). As these services modernise, they are looking for workers who have high-level qualifications. The police service are increasingly looking for graduates. This could be at an entry level or as part of a graduate scheme. Furthermore, court services also look for graduates from the local area, and this degree will help you to prepare for such a job with this large employer within the criminal justice system. In addition to this, the local councils are a significant employer and they offer a wide range of jobs and opportunities for graduates at all levels. With the help of our employability team, this degree will ensure that you are able to enter professional services such as these, with a good quality degree that is sector relevant.

This course is primarily designed for face-to-face learning, with attendance during lessons for the specified hours within the validation document. However, there may be periods of study where the government advises TEC Partnership that it is not safe to open campuses, or there is limited access due to social distancing measures. If the campus is closed, TEC Partnership will deliver your sessions online and offer you the necessary support and resources remotely. If there is limited access due to social distancing measures a blended model will be adopted, with some lessons taking place in small groups and others using online sessions and support.

Modules

Level 4
• Introduction to Criminal Justice
• Understanding Criminological Theory
• Study Skills for Lifelong Learning
• Introduction to Criminal Law and Policy
• Crime, Deviance and Social Control
• Introduction to Social Science Research

Level 5
• Crime Media and Politics
• Understanding Desistance
• Researching Society – Qualitative Research
• Victims of Crime
• Researching Society – Quantitative Research
• Gender, Sexuality and Disability (Optional)
• Global Crime and Justice (Optional)

Level 6
• Punishment and Society
• Genocide (Optional)
• Green Criminology (Optional)
• Serious, Serial and Sexual Crime
• Morality and Evil (Optional)
• Family Violence (Optional)

With an end of degree independent research project in the form of:
• 12,000-word Dissertation (40 Credits)

Assessment methods

A wide range of assessment methods will be used throughout the programme, reflecting the diverse nature and levels of the cohorts. Assessment activities include those common to undergraduate education; essay, seen exams, case studies and presentations along with the use of oral exams or a viva voce. The unique experience of a viva voce will assess students on the understanding behind a previous assessment, allowing students to answer questions and discuss elements of their assessment in greater depth. All methods of assessment will allow students to demonstrate both depth and breadth of their knowledge and understanding of the key areas around criminology and social science.

The assessment activities associated with each module will all have opportunity for formative and summative feedback with the latter contributing to the final mark of the module. The process of formative feedback will assess the knowledge and understanding displayed by each student; feedback will be given to help students develop and improve their assessments.

Specific strategies for assessing intellectual thinking skills will include oral and written assessments that will test for critical analysis and evaluation of students’ criminological, sociological and research based knowledge. This will include students demonstrating the ability to synthesise and analyse information from a wide variety of source.

Practical skills will be assessed using a variety of assessment techniques including written assignments, examinations and presentations. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate these skills within an independent project or dissertation.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£8,500
per year
England
£8,500
per year
Northern Ireland
£8,500
per year
Republic of Ireland
£8,500
per year
Scotland
£8,500
per year
Wales
£8,500
per year

The Uni


Course location:

University Centre Grimsby

Department:

HE Education and Social Sciences - GIFHE

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73%
Criminology

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Sociology

Teaching and learning

73%
Staff make the subject interesting
100%
Staff are good at explaining things
82%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
73%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

64%
Library resources
64%
IT resources
55%
Course specific equipment and facilities
55%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

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