BSc(Hons) Criminology with Psychology (with Foundation Year)

Content

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.

Year one

You'll study:

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

Year two

You'll study:

• Contemporary Perspectives in Criminology
• Criminology in Action: Engaging in the Real World
• Identities in Psychology
• Nature and Use of Research (Criminology).

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

• Angels or Demons? Understanding and Managing Youth Offending
• Policing and Crime Prevention
• Crime, Media and Culture
• Criminal Psychology
• 'Difference': Race, Ethnicity and Diversity in Contemporary Society
• Drugs, Crime and Society
• Mental Health, Crime and Criminal Justice.

Placement year (if applicable)

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

You'll complete a placement learning module.

See the Placements and Fees sections for more information.

Final year

You'll study:

• Transnational Crime and Comparative Criminology
• Criminology Project.

Plus, optional modules (the number depending on credit requirement) from:

• Gender, Sex and Social Control
• Green Criminology: Environment, Crime and Justice
• Hate Crime: Offenders, Victims and the Criminal Justice System
• Missing People: Lost Identities and Social Harm
• Organised Crime
• Prisons, Punishment and Human Rights
• Protest, Policing and Public Order
• Risk and Risk Management
• Terrorism: History, Myths and Policy
• Victims and Victimology.

Plus, optional modules (the number depending on credit requirement) from:

• Animal Behaviour and Cognition
• Constructing Gender in Society
• Developmental Psychology: Contexts, Neurodiversity and Complexities
• Forensic Psychology
• Health Psychology in Practice
• Human Sexuality
• Principles of Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Psychology and Social Justice
• Psychology of Sport and Exercise
• Psychology of Work
• The Arts and Mental Health.

This structure is for full-time students only. Part-time students study the same modules but the delivery pattern will be different.

The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we'll inform you.

Learning and Teaching

At the end of year one, you'll choose whether to major in criminology, or to major in psychology and continue with criminology as a minor subject, visit Psychology with Criminology for more details.

If you want a degree that's recognised by the British Psychological Society, choose psychology as your main subject.

Learn through a mix of formal lectures, seminars, workshops, one-to-one tutorials and ICT-based learning. Seminars have a maximum of 20 students, to give you a good level of tutor input and support.

Work with experienced and enthusiastic academics, who incorporate their research into their teaching, to give you access to the latest ideas.

Carry out your own research, focusing on real-world issues that link into your career plans.

Take part in industry events and attend regular presentations from guest lecturers to learn about the latest industry challenges and best practice.

You'll build your research and IT skills, your literacy and numeracy, and your understanding of individuals, social institutions and processes.

We offer modules that differ in learning approach, so you can choose those that match your style.

Your tutors will be on hand to support you, and you'll have your own personal academic tutor, as a mentor and guide.

See our full glossary of learning and teaching terms.

Assessment

We'll assess your academic and practical skills using essays, seminar presentations, projects, literature reviews, and 'unseen' and 'seen' examinations.

Learn more about assessments.