International students require IELTS 6.0, with a score no lower than 5.5 in each individual component, or an equivalent English language qualification.
Develop a broad understanding of childhood and youth in its social, cultural and political contexts on a degree which also explores all aspects of crime and criminal justice. This degree enables you to examine the development of children and young people alongside society’s understanding of, and reaction to, them. You will also examine perspectives on the causes of crime and violence and the role and function of the criminal justice system, analysing the significance of social status in the provision of justice and rights. If you want to develop knowledge, understanding and expertise in these two inter-related subject areas and keep your options open for a wide range of potential careers, including youth and community work and youth justice, then this is the degree for you. You will graduate equipped with a variety of transferable skills appropriate to reporting, presenting and working effectively on an individual and collaborative basis. More Info: click here
Modules
Year 1
CRI1005Criminology and the Modern World (20 CREDITS)
CRI1124Introduction to Criminological Theory (20 CREDITS)
CRI1125Introduction to the Criminal Justice Process (20 CREDITS)
SPY1102Child Developmental and Social Psychology (20 CREDITS)
SPY1103Children and Young People in Society (20 CREDITS)
SPY1104Introduction to Social Policy and Welfare (20 CREDITS)
Year 2
CRI2225Critical Criminological Theory (20 CREDITS)
SPY2129Youth Studies: Key Concepts and Issues (20 CREDITS)
You will select two of the following modules:
CRI2023'Race', Crime and Criminology (20 CREDITS)
CRI2024Crime, Media and Criminology (20 CREDITS)
CRI2025Gender, Sex and Violence (20 CREDITS)
CRI2027Crime, Law and Society (20 CREDITS)
CRI2028Youth Justice (20 CREDITS)
CRI2222Doing Criminological Research (20 CREDITS)
CRI2223Generating Reputations (20 CREDITS)
CRI2224Violence and Society (20 CREDITS)
CRI2226Challenging Childhoods (20 CREDITS)
You will select one of the following modules:
SPY2127Work-based Learning and Employability 1 (20 CREDITS)
SPY2139Self-Directed Learning (20 CREDITS)
You will select one of the following modules:
SPY2123Child Welfare, Family and the State (20 CREDITS)
SPY2124Children's Cultural Worlds (20 CREDITS)
SPY2126Promoting Equality in Childhood (20 CREDITS)
SPY2128Representations of Childhood and Youth in Popular Culture (20 CREDITS)
SPY2130International Perspectives on Children and Families (20 CREDITS)
Year 3
SPY3115Youth Studies: Critical Perspectives (20 CREDITS)
You will select three of the following modules:
CRI3021Crimes of the Powerful 1 (20 CREDITS)
CRI3022Crimes of the Powerful 2 (20 CREDITS)
CRI3023Crime and Place (20 CREDITS)
CRI3024Criminology and Philosophy (20 CREDITS)
CRI3109The Politics of Policing (20 CREDITS)
CRI3110The Politics of Imprisonment (20 CREDITS)
CRI3112Justice, Rights and the State (20 CREDITS)
CRI3113Expanding the Criminological Imagination (20 CREDITS)
CRI3114Learning Together: The Sociological Imagination (20 CREDITS)
You will select two of the following modules:
SPY3032Contemporary Theory, Policy and Practice in Education Services for Children and Young People (20 CREDITS)
SPY3037Issue for Professional Practice (20 CREDITS)
SPY3101Self-Directed Study (20 CREDITS)
SPY3104Social Work with Children and Families: Theory, Policy and Practice (20 CREDITS)
SPY3105Contemporary Theory, Policy and Practice in Education Services (20 CREDITS)
SPY3106Critical Perspectives in Children's Health and Wellbeing (20 CREDITS)
SPY3107Issues for Professional Practice (20 CREDITS)
SPY3116Young People and Social Media (20 CREDITS)
SPY3118Childhood and Sexuality (20 CREDITS)
SPY3125Socio-Cultural Issues and Questions (20 CREDITS)
SPY3127Work-based Learning and Employability 2 (20 CREDITS)
Typical careers for Childhood & Youth Studies and Criminology graduates include working in education, social work, youth and community work, probation service, youth justice services, criminal justice agencies, care and resettlement of offenders, welfare rights, outreach work with vulnerable groups, and voluntary sector and international aid work. Alternatively, you may wish to progress to further study or research in Childhood and Youth Studies or Criminology.
