BSc (Hons) Criminology with Security

You will have an industry-relevant and industry-informed learning experience and be taught by nationally and internationally recognised researchers and industry partners. You will have the opportunity to undertake an assessed industry placement or research-based dissertation. You can also choose to study a language module and/or spend up to a year on a study abroad exchange placement.

You will gain the critical awareness, subject knowledge and industry experience required to advance in a competitive graduate market.

In your first year, all modules are compulsory. Here you will examine key criminological issues and institutions and some of the key sociological underpinnings to criminology. We will also equip you with study skills and introduce you to the nature and scope of social research.

In your second year and third years you will build on these foundations by looking in more detail at different theoretical perspectives in criminology and studying research problems and methods.

Across years two and three, seven options must be taken, a minimum of five from criminology and a maximum of two from security/language. In year two you must choose one option for semester one and two options for semester two. Combined with your core modules this will give you a total of 120 credits. The optional modules listed below are usually offered every year and can be taken either in year two or year three.