Criminology and Criminal Justice with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)

What is crime? Who commits crime and why? Should crime be punished? This BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice gives you the chance to think critically about such questions. It offers you a unique and cutting-edge approach to criminology by exploring conventional approaches to criminal justice, as well as offering you an appreciation of alternative responses to harmful behaviour in society. It is ideal if you are looking for a course that is critical, questioning and creative.

Why choose this course?

• We offer you high-quality, flexible and supportive teaching by internationally recognised academics with expertise in the social, political, economic, theoretical and cultural contexts of crime.
• We employ social justice principles to allow you to focus on key issues such as race, gender and sexuality to understand everyday problems and injustices including policing and racism, domestic and sexual violence, and hate crime.
• This course equips you with wide-ranging skills that are valued in the working world of frontline criminal justice or advocacy, policy or campaigning.

What you will learn

On this flexible course you can tailor your learning to your interests, be it terrorism, drugs, migration, prison abolition or alternative routes to justice. You will learn to critically evaluate evidence and examine theories to better understand criminological problems. You will analyse real-world events through a focus on national and international criminal justice policy, institutions and practices. You will also think about the people who make, and those who are subjected to, these systems and processes.

Our skills-based approach fosters your skills in critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and communicating and writing for different audiences: transferable skills that are highly valued in a range of professions and careers.

How you will learn

Our lectures and seminars are delivered through innovative methods including virtual learning environments, multimedia content, student-led study groups and built-in study skills acquisition.

This BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice is available for you to study full- or part-time. It has an evening timetable with classes taking place in the evening.

Foundation Year

If you opt for the Foundation Year route, this will fully prepare you for undergraduate study. It is ideal if you are returning to study after a gap, or if you have not previously studied the relevant subjects, or if you didn't achieve the grades you need for a place on your chosen undergraduate degree. Find out everything you need to know about Foundation Years.