Criminology (Policing) with Foundation Year
UCAS Code: L1FY
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
Access to HE Diploma
Access pass with 45 credits at Level 3
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE grade C or above in English or grade 4 if awarded after August 2017
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About this course
The police are a key agent within criminal justice and our degree, taught by leading academics, studies policing in-depth. You will use insights from our internationally renowned research to inform your studies.
**Why study BA Criminology (Policing) at Middlesex University?**
This criminology degree was one of the first in the world and our department continues to produce internationally revered research to investigate models of crime.
You will study at the centre of new criminology research, ensuring you graduate with knowledge of the latest developments in criminal justice. You will gain specialist expertise in policing through studying this fascinating strand of criminology, which can also fast track your entry into the police force. Policing is a complex and intricate process that requires you to learn the political, social and economic contexts that impact its effectiveness, and investigate the many forms of criminal activity from white collar crime to gang culture.
Our excellent links with employers in the criminal justice system have led to prestigious placement opportunities, to build vital professional experience within the criminal justice system
This course is not only for those seeking to join the police force but it is also for those seeking to understand how society is policed and who have an interest in law enforcement and conducting investigations into criminal activity.
**Course highlights**
Our links with the Metropolitan and Hertfordshire police enable us to 'fast track' applications into the Special Constabulary: currently the only entry point into the police service
You have the option to extend the course by a year in order to spend your third year in a paid work placement relevant to the course
You will have the opportunity to be credited for volunteering as a police Special Constable
You may select from an exciting and varied choice of elective modules utilising contemporary knowledge of the criminal justice system
Our leading academics provide a supportive learning environment, helping you to achieve the best possible academic results
We have a series of workshops and field trips involving qualified speakers from outside agencies
As a student of this course you'll receive a free electronic textbook for every module.
Modules
Foundation Year:World Literature for Social Sciences and the Law, SMART (Students Mastering Academic writing, Research and Technology), Foundation Mathematics, Foundation Project. Year 1: Crime and Control in Social Context (30 Credits) - Compulsory Explaining Crime (30 Credits) - Compulsory Skills and Methods in Criminology and Sociology (30 Credits) - Compulsory Understanding Contemporary Society: Issues and Debates (30 Credits) - Compulsory Year 2: Criminology in Late Modernity (30 Credits) - Compulsory Policing (30 Credits) - Compulsory Institutions of Criminal Justice (30 Credits) - Compulsory Approaches to Research in the Social Sciences (30 Credits) - Compulsory Year 3: Dissertation (30 Credits) - Compulsory Homicide and Serious Crime Investigation (30 Credits) - Compulsory Integrated Learning and Work Placement (30 Credits) - Optional Special Constabulary (30 Credits) - Optional Violent Crime (30 Credits) - Optional Organised and White Collar Crime (30 Credits) - Optional Children as Victims and Offenders (30 Credits) - Optional Gangs and Group Offending (30 Credits) - Optional Justice, Punishment and Human Rights (30 Credits) - Optional Environmental Justice and Green Criminology (30 Credits) - Optional
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What do graduate employment figures really tell you?We have quite a lot of sociology graduates, although numbers fell last year. But graduates still do pretty well. Most sociology graduates go straight into work when they complete their degrees, and a lot of graduates go into jobs in social professions such as recruitment, education, community and youth work, and housing. An important option for a sociology graduate is social work - and we're short of people willing to take this challenging but rewarding career. Sociology is a flexible degree and you can find graduates from the subject in pretty much every reasonable job — obviously, you don't find many doctors or engineers, but you do find them in finance, the media, healthcare, marketing and even IT. Sociology graduates taking further study often branch out into other qualifications, like teaching, law, psychology, HR and even maths, so don’t think a sociology degree restricts you to just one set of options.
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