IELTS 6.5 overall with minimum 5.5 in each skill
Our sociology and criminology degree takes an in-depth approach to society and crime by focusing on issues such as class, ethnicity, identity, gender and inequality.
Through this course in sociology and criminology, you'll explore how social structures and institutions shape the individual and society. You'll gain an understanding of crime and violence, crime policy and the relationship between social status and access to justice and rights.
The course also explores how we define crime, how society deals with crime, and how the distinction between crime and deviance changes over time.
Popular careers for our sociology and criminology graduates include criminal justice, public policy, education, youth work, social services, community work and policing.
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Year 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Foundations of Criminology (30 credits)
Inequality and Social Change (30 credits)
Applying Sociology (15 credits)
Self in Society (15 credits)
Crime, Criminalisation and Society (30 credits)
Year 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Key Thinkers in Sociology (30 credits)
Researching Society and Culture (15 credits)
Working in Sociology (15 credits)
The Global Sex Industry: Perspectives, Experiences and Responses (15 credits)
Drug Use in Society (15 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
Crime and the Media (15 credits)
The Criminologies of Disobedience (15 credits)
Crime Stories: The Inequality of Justice (15 credits)
Rehabilitation and Desistance (15 credits)
Year 3
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Gender, Race and Crime (15 credits)
Sociology of Gender and Sexuality (15 credits)
Perspectives on Violence (15 credits)
Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options.
Work Placement (Level 6) (30 credits)
Sociology Dissertation (30 credits)
Migration and Citizenship (15 credits)
Globalisation: Social and Political Perspectives (15 credits)
Family, Social Division, and the State (15 credits)
Understanding Social Contexts of Health and Illness (15 credits)
Students are required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.
Crimes of the Powerful (15 credits)
The Parameters of Hate (15 credits)
The skills you acquire through studying our courses will prepare you for careers in a wide range of industries and jobs. Graduates of this course have gone on to careers in public policy, criminal justice, education, social services, community work, policing, probation and social welfare. Some career options may require further study.
Insurance - Single: 300 (£) per year
