* placement year fee
On this degree you will explore the most recent ideas, issues and debates in Criminology and Sociology such as the media, its moral panics and promotion of fear; sex, violence and the profiling of such offenders; deviant behaviour; youth offending; war and terror and genocide, giving you a specialist perspective on crime and society.
You can tailor your BA (Hons) Criminology and Sociology degree to your interests and career goals through a wide choice of optional modules. You might choose to focus on issues from corporate crime to human rights, and sexual violence to burglary. Or you might want to explore the link between intoxicants and crime, or religion and crime.
You can choose to study this course with 2 options: 3 years or 4 years with a placement year
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Year one, core modules
Crime News and Criminology
Criminal Justice in England and Wales
Sociology in Action
Global Sociology
Media, Society and Crime
Year two, core modules
Making A Difference
Sociology of Education
Mobilities and Migration
Violence: Theories and Causes of Crime
Violence: Realities and Impact of Crime
Cybercrime and Policing
Intoxicants and Intoxication
Globalisation and Security
Revolving Doors: Punishment and Rehabilitation
Trials and Errors: Justice in Court
Sociology of Religion
Sociology of Health and Illness
Learning from Work Experience (incorporates work placements)
Year three
Year four, core modules
Undergraduate Major Project
Race, Racism and Cultural Identity
Criminology in Policy and Practice
Negotiating Sex and Gender: accounts & accountability
Comparative and Global Criminal Justice
Investigative Psychology
Organised Crime
Neighbourhood Policing and Community Safety
Police and Counter-terrorism
Feminist Debates and Activism
Concepts of Good and Evil
Politics and Social Media
Sexuality and Social Control
Capitalism, Power and the Discontented
Sport, Globalisation and International politics
Politics and Public Service
Nature and Society
Youth Crime and Aggression
Our Criminology and Sociology degree will equip you with skills in independent, creative, critical and analytical thinking. These are valued in industries as wide-ranging as journalism and the media, business administration and management, health management, the Civil Service, teaching, social care, social research, the police, prison and probation services.
Specialist modules in years 2 and 3 and our excellent links with employers such as Cambridgeshire Police, the National Crime Agency and the Probation Service will help you tailor your degree towards your career goals.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
