Are you interested in a career in criminal justice?
The Foundation Degree in Crime and Criminal Justice is built for those interested in pursuing a career in the criminal justice sector. For example, you could gain employment in the police, probation service, or work in the prison service, youth justice, criminal justice charities, or the Civil Service.
You could make a real difference nationally and in local communities by studying here at Sunderland College.
In year 1, you will study the following modules:
In year 2, you will study the following modules:
This course supports Hartlepool College's vision for a career-focused curriculum and primarily focuses on the core principles of employability, digital skills and social justice.
Students on the course benefit from extensive academic and pastoral care and support, with a focus on the individual aspirations and the needs of every student. This will be assured through a range of teaching strategies and engagement opportunities. Sessions are interactive, taught digitally, and allow all students to acquire programme competencies.
Teaching on modules is active and learning will be done in a supportive classroom space, with clear intent and progression, delivered an experienced teaching team.
Students will get the chance to apply learning to their own interests and understanding of the world, whilst collaborating with peers on research tasks and project work. All sessions aim to enhance knowledge, skills and behaviours for lifelong learning. Group debates, problem-solving, interactive group presentations and collaborative research tasks all support an outstanding student experience.
Sessions in our Innovation Space - an industry-leading, immersive 360 degree projection area where students can be transported into warzones, crime scenes and prisons - give students the opportunity to experience role play policing scenarios in a virtual environment.
Each module seeks to include engagement outside of the classroom, with experience days to local, regional and national agency facilities, visiting lectures and masterclasses delivered by professionals and external stakeholders. Students will engage with their community in the collection, analysis and presentation of primary and secondary data.
Assessments are contextualised and carefully sequenced to allow for the continual progression of students via a ‘feed forward’ approach that challenges students to consistently set and maintain high standards.
Students are assessed via several methods, including data collection info graphics, case study analysis, academic posters, presentations and podcasts.
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Sunderland College has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
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You must have achieved at least 48 UCAS points, or have extensive, relevant work experience.
GCSE/Level 2 Maths and English is preferred.
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
You will be required to purchase your own stationery and core textbooks for this course.
Email:admissions@sunderlandcollege.ac.uk
Phone:03007708000
Email:hartlepool.admissions@hartlepoolsixth.ac.uk
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