BA (Hons) Sociology with Criminology

Do you want to make sense of the rapidly changing society in which we live and the freedom with which information, money, goods and services now move across national boundaries? Would you like to understand the effects of this globalisation on modern Britain? 

Are you interested in how deviance in social circumstances can lead to crime? Are you fascinated by social justice, human rights and the workings of the criminal justice system?

On this course, you'll study these issues in the vibrant, multicultural setting of east London. You'll graduate with a degree that has vocational relevance while putting no limit on your career options.

If you want to be a probation officer, for example, you need to know about criminology. This course is an exciting way of preparing for a career while studying the wider questions that sociology addresses and the impact it has on our daily lives.

Please note, international applications are now closed for September 2022.

This three-year (full-time) or four-year (part-time) degree course will connect you to the real-world issues that exist in our community.

Sociology is about the world we live in, how we interact and relate to each other. Developing your understanding of people will help your understanding of criminality.

The course combines social theory and the appliance of that theory to the real world beyond the classroom or the lecture hall with an unusual combination of criminology modules.

You can choose to study youth crime and sub-culture, football hooliganism and global illicit drug trafficking. Or perhaps you will be drawn to the appeal of terrorism studies and surveillance, technology and society.

You'll learn about the different types of crimes that exist and explore various theories about why people commit certain crimes.

As well as providing you with a strong theoretical grounding through a variety of criminology options, we'll also give you a comprehensive knowledge of criminal law.

• Tawjihi: 60% for Foundation
• 3 x AS Levels: Foundation
• US High School Diploma: GPA 2.0 for Foundation
• US High School Diploma: GPA 3.0 + SAT1 1070 for Direct Entry to Bachelor's
• International Baccalaureate (IB): 25 points with minimum 15 at Higher Level for Direct Entry to Bachelor's
• 3 x A Levels: Direct Entry to Bachelor's

A sociology degree from UEL will prepare you for a wide range of jobs such as teaching, journalism and social work. Add criminology to your qualification and you'll be able equipped with the knowledge to join the police force, the probation service, pressure groups, the central and local government.

UEL has strong links with criminal justice organisations who work with us both in and out of the classroom. You'll benefit from these links as they can help you choose your career after you graduate.

You may wish to become a prison officer, a community development worker, a probation officer or a youth worker.

This degree will also give you the skills to move into a career as an adult guidance worker, a housing management officer or manager or a social researcher, or it could set you on the road to becoming a solicitor.

Alternatively, you may decide you want to continue your fascinating discovery of the social issues that affect us all by staying on at UEL and helping to shape the local community on one of our postgraduate courses.

Explore the different career options you can pursue with this degree and see the median salaries of the sector on our Career Coach portal.