BA (Hons) Criminology and Law with Placement Year

Course overview

Study level: Undergraduate

This course introduces you to crime as a dynamic process in a rapidly changing world linking foundational principles and emerging trends to explore its impact on daily life.

After a grounding in first year, you will have the opportunity to specialise in a range of areas of crime, victimology, criminal justice, law and advocacy emphasising key transferable skills in preparation for graduate level employment in a global market. You will have the opportunity to:

• Link major theoretical perspectives to contemporary issues and debates – putting theory into practice.
• Reflect analytically and critically on a wide range of issues and emerging trends relating to crime, control, and criminal law and justice in local and global contexts.
• Apply creative solutions to crime problems, and to systemic failures in dealing with crime.