Criminology and Sociology (R46)

Building on the OU’s reputation for cutting-edge criminological and sociological teaching and research, this joint degree offers you the chance to study lively, topical and sometimes controversial subject matter. You’ll investigate questions of crime, criminalisation and social harm, to determine whether society’s responses to these questions are adequate and appropriate. You’ll also explore how social worlds are made and how we, as individuals, are shaped by the societies in which we live.

Key features of the course

• Explore lively and topical issues about contemporary social life and about crime, harm and criminal justice

• Learn to evaluate evidence critically and understand criminological and sociological problems better

• Examine the role of both theory and research in shaping knowledge about crime, justice and the wider social world

• Explore criminological and sociological topics of your own interest in depth in the final year