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BSc(Hons) Psychology with Criminology (with Foundation Year) (Full-time)
BSc(Hons) Psychology with Criminology (with Foundation Year) (Full-time)

BSc(Hons) Psychology with Criminology (with Foundation Year) (Full-time)

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  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

English requirements

  • IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*).
 

Course Information

Why study psychology with criminology

  • By studying crime, along with a deep insight into human thought, action and behaviour, we can get a better understanding of how crime impacts individuals and society.
  • Blending the benefits of a scientific approach, with the ability to think creatively, these disciplines develop skills that will put you in a strong position for progressing in a broad variety of careers.

Why study at UWE Bristol

  • BSc(Hons) Psychology with Criminology is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), so if you major in psychology you'll get the Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with your degree. That's the initial recognised standard you need to become a practising psychologist.
  • Built around the core BPS curriculum, the course will help you apply academic knowledge to real-world situations learning from internationally-recognised researchers and practitioners.
  • You'll study advanced psychological methods and gain valuable transferable skills, becoming a strong communicator and problem solver.
  • Hands-on experience with contemporary topics and approaches in practical sessions will deepen your knowledge further.
  • You'll be mentored by a personal tutor, take part in research projects and complete an independent research project in an area of interest in your final year.

Where can it take me

  • The course will equip you with the strong transferable skills employers are looking for.
  • You could work in healthcare, law enforcement, finance, IT, research, government, education, the creative industries or the legal sector.

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The optional modules listed are those that are most likely to be available, but they may be subject to change.

Year zero (foundation year)

All Foundation Year students study together and will take four compulsory modules covering introductions to Sociology, Criminology, Philosophy, Politics and International Relations, Psychology, and university level academic and study skills.

This will ensure that you have the necessary grounding across all the social science disciplines, enabling you to develop a range of perspectives that will enrich your learning at Year one and beyond.

You will study:

  • Academic Skills for Social Sciences
  • Exploring the Social World and the Problems of Crime
  • From Plato to Nato
  • People and Social Science

You normally need to pass your foundation year before going into Year one.

Year one

You will study:

  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Research Design and Analysis 1
  • Introduction to Criminological Theory
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • Understanding Crime.

Year two

You will study:

  • Research Design and Analysis 2
  • Identities in Psychology
  • Mind, Brain and Development.

Plus one optional module from:

  • Criminal Psychology
  • Angels and Demons: Understanding and Managing Youth Offending
  • Drugs, Crime and Society
  • Prisons
  • Crime, Media and Society
  • 'Difference' Race, Ethnicity and Diversity in Contemporary Society
  • Contemporary Issues in Policing.

Placement year (if applicable)

If you study on the five year (sandwich) course, you'll spend a year away from the University on a work or study placement after Year two.

Depending on which you choose, you'll either complete a placement learning or learning and development module.

See the Placements and Fees sections for more information.

Final year

You will study:

  • Psychology Project.

Plus four optional modules from:

  • Advanced Developmental Psychology: Theory and Practice
  • Applied Developmental Psychology
  • Clinical Aspects of Mental Health
  • Cognitive Neuropsychology
  • Constructing Gender in Society
  • Health Psychology in Practice
  • Human Sexuality
  • Methods in Neuroscience
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Neurophysiology and Brain Imaging
  • Principles of Counselling and Psychotherapy
  • Psychological Perspectives on Political Violence
  • Psychology and Social Justice
  • Psychology in the Community
  • Psychology of Addiction
  • Psychology of Appearance and Embodiment
  • Psychology of Consciousness
  • Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • Psychology of Work, Business and Organisations
  • Psychopharmacology
  • The Arts and Mental Health.

Plus up to two optional criminology modules from (the number depending on credit requirements):

  • Victims and Victiminology
  • Terrorism
  • Protest, Policing and Public Order
  • Punishment and Human Rights
  • Risk and Risk Management
  • Hate Crime:Offending, Victimisation and Policing
  • Gender, Sex and Control
  • Illegal Drugs: Problems, Markets and Policy
  • Green Criminology: Environment, Crime and Justice.

You can study psychology at UWE Bristol as either a major or minor accredited course, with criminology, sociology or law. If psychology is the major subject, you'll receive the Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC).

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

BSc(Hons) Psychology with Criminology gives you the strong blend of knowledge, skills and experience essential for a career as a chartered psychologist.

As a well-organised, confident communicator, with excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, you'll also be well suited to careers in healthcare, law enforcement, finance, IT, research, government, education, the creative industries or the legal sector. 

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