You'll gain a strong grounding in core criminological themes, concepts, debates and perspectives by studying a range of modules. These could include topics such as crime and social control, psychology and criminal justice, sexual and domestic abuse, victimology and cybercrime. You'll learn how to apply theories to a range of crime problems and understand how they relate to real life problems or scenarios.
All through the course, you'll build your research skills and cast a critical eye over the processes of criminalisation and crime control, exploring them within wider social, economic and political contexts. You'll also be able to gain valuable work experience to help build your confidence and resilience, and enhance your CV through volunteering, paid work and project work with external partners. This could be in areas such as prisons, the probation service, the police service, victim support and charities.