Criminology with Policing and Investigations BSc Honours

Middlesex University

United Kingdom, London

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Middlesex University

United Kingdom , London

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

L372

Campuses

Hendon campus

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 17,200 / year

Next Intake September-2026

Criminology with Policing and Investigations BSc Honours

About

Why choose Criminology with Policing and Investigations BSc at Middlesex?

This course opens up many fields of work and further study. It is ideal if you are interested in policing, but also if you aren't sure if you’d like to go into the field directly or might be interested in exploring other related fields.

This course is not a pre-join degree for the police service. However, the degree will allow you to apply for the accelerated Degree Holders Entry Programme, if you are interested in joining a UK police service after graduation. Many of our graduates have gone on to work for the Metropolitan Police. This course shares its core modules with our BSc Criminology degree and includes optional modules on contemporary policing issues.

What you will learn

One of the main strengths of our criminology degrees is that we ‘team-teach’ a number of our core and optional modules. Working together, you will learn together and experience different teaching styles throughout the course.

You will gain industry experience through field trips and an optional volunteering module that enables you to integrate your learning and development from that experience into your degree.

This course offers visits to criminal justice organisations, courts and prisons, as well as inviting industry-leading guest speakers to give you a well-rounded and practice-based course that will propel you into your chosen career.

You will learn:

Key concepts and approaches in criminology and policing, with the application of psychology to investigations
How analysis of offenders’ behaviour can be used to assist in investigations
The interplay between social issues, health issues and responsibilities of partner organisations in working together to improve wellbeing and reduce crime.

What you will gain

You will develop research skills which will help you analyse publications from government and criminal justice agencies and other organisations. You will analyse quantitative research and produce action plans for improvement. You will learn to use and research academic literature and write academic-quality essays.

We will help you build an understanding of how policy is created, interpreted and implemented, and how this informs society. You will also be able to draw on a wide range of criminological theories and concepts in order to develop a debate or discussion and to justify your conclusions.

You will gain skills in:

Identifying issues that can work together to increase the risk of offending, how to prevent them, and how to reduce reoffending
Identifying and applying opportunities to gain an understanding of offenders’ behaviour and how this can assist in identifying them during an investigation
The psychology of investigative interviews and suspect interviews.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

We welcome students from the UK and all over the world. Join students from over 122 countries and discover why so many international students call our campus home:

Quality teaching with top facilities plus flexible online learning
Welcoming north London campus that's only 30 minutes from central London
Work placements and networking with top London employers
Award-winning career support to get you where you want to go after university.

Qualifications

We accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the accepted qualifications on your country's support page. If you are unsure of the suitability of your qualifications or would like help with your application, please contact your nearest international office.

English language

You will need to meet our English language requirements. And, don’t worry If you don't meet our minimum English language requirements, as we offer a Pre-sessional English course.

Visas

To study with us in the UK, you might need a Student visa. Please check to see if this applies to you.

English Program Requirements

IELTS both online and paper-based exams accepted. Candidates can also re-sit a single component within 60 days of taking their test through IELTS OneSkill. MDX will accept certificates with a OneSKill retake component

6.0 (with 5.5 in each component)

6.0 (with 6 in Reading & Writing, min 5.5 in other components)

6.5 (with 6.0 in each component); *MA Scriptwriting and MA Novel Writing (DE)– must have minimum
6.5 overall with 6.5 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and a minimum
7.0 in Written component; ** Sport Rehabilitation and Soft Tissue Therapy MSc and Sport
Rehabilitation and Return to Play MSc – must have a minimum of 6.5 overall with 6.5 in each component

7.0 * All Nursing/Midwifery BSc courses must have 7.0 overall with 7.0 in written component; ** All BSc Healthcare Science BSc courses must have 7.0 overall with 6.5 in written component

Career

Careers

How can the Criminology with Policing and Investigations BSc support your career?

We are committed to developing of our students not only academically but also in terms of your employability, career understanding, and readiness for the future world of work. We recognise the importance of equipping you with a diverse set of skills to thrive in a rapidly evolving job market. As a result, your course has been designed in consultation with industry partners and employers, who help to inform course content and activities.

Graduate employers

A BSc in Criminology with Policing and Investigations will commonly lead to employment within the general field of criminal justice such as central and local government, the police, private security agencies, court services, prison and probation services, youth justice and other youth services, drug and alcohol support services, victim support services, and a growing range of voluntary sector and community-based service providers. Previous students have worked in organisations like the Barnet Youth Offending Team, Prisoners Abroad and Belmarsh Prison.

Graduate job roles

Roles in these different organisations are diverse, but include research, crime analysis, policy and campaigning, court work, offender and victim casework work, and investigative and legal work.  Recent graduates from across our criminology courses have gained successful employment with youth offender teams, the police service, the probation service, social work, local authority crime analyst departments, victim support schemes and drug mentoring. Other career paths include working as a lawyer, consultant and detective.

Placements

In year three you can complete a placement via the Learning at Work module. You will undertake 600 study hours over 24 weeks and are required to commit to no more than 8 hours per week at the placement during term time.

Alternatively, at the end of the second year, you may opt to take a year-long placement module before returning to complete the final year of study. This will make the degree a four-year period of study, if studied full-time.

In recent years, our students have undertaken placements in a wide range of organisations, including Victim Support, British Transport Police, Centrepoint, World Development Movement, Solace Women’s Aid, Jubilee Debt Campaign, Friends of the Earth, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Ofcom, Hertfordshire Police, Special Constable Training, Enfield Island Youth & Community Trust, Barnet Mencap, Voluntary Action within Kent, Family Lives, College of North West London, Anne Frank Trust UK, Parkinson's UK Research Support Network, Southwark Youth Offending Service, Schools, Prison Service, and PAARS. 

Transferable skills

While a degree in criminology will ordinarily lead to employment within the general field of criminal justice, the skills of data research, critical analysis, oral, written and visual communication, reasoned debate, understanding theoretical concepts, and policy analysis can be transferred to many other areas of employment.

MDXworks

Our employability service, MDXworks will launch you into the world of work from the beginning of your course, with placements, projects and networking opportunities through our 1000+ links with industry and big-name employers in London and globally.

Global network

You’ll study with students from 122 countries who’ll hopefully become part of your global network. And after you graduate, we'll still support you through our alumni network to help you progress in your chosen career.