Criminal Justice (Top-up)

The Criminal Justice (Top-up) course is designed for you if you are an FdA Criminal Justice graduate and want to top up your qualification to BA honours degree level.

The BA (Hons) Criminal Justice degree will open up a diverse range of career options in the Criminal Justice sector, allowing you to make a real difference to the lives of others in the community.

Taught at NTU in Mansfield, you’ll cover a range of sociological, political, legal and cultural approaches to the study of criminal justice. With a focus on real-world learning, you’ll explore current issues at a local, national and international level.

Whether you're planning a future in policing, victim advocacy, prison and probation services, rehabilitation or investigative work, with this qualification you’ll gain the knowledge and transferable skills you need to progress.

Why study Criminal Justice at NTU in Mansfield?

• Small class sizes mean that you’ll be part of a close-knit community. There’ll be plenty of opportunity for discussion, collaboration and support.

• Benefit from employability events and guest speakers preparing you for further study or employment within the Criminal Justice System.

• On completing this foundation degree you’ll be well-placed to take up a variety of careers within the Criminal Justice industry and can go straight into work.

• NTU in Mansfield is your alternative route into higher education. We've built this qualification with the local job market in mind. Each of our higher education courses is relevant, hands-on and work-focused.

Graduates from this course are well-placed to take up a variety of careers within the Criminal Justice System and students can go straight into work after completion their degree. With a BA in Criminal Justice, you can start your career path towards roles such as Youth Justice Worker, Youth Support Services, Probation work, Prison work, Private Security work and Police roles.

This course provides a multi-disciplinary approach – drawing on a range of approaches to the study of Criminal Justice – while incorporating a focus on contemporary issues with local, national and international perspectives. You'll study Victimology (30 Credit Points), Probation, Offending Behaviour and Rehabilitation (30 Credit Points), Miscarriages of Justice (20 Credit Points) and Research Project (40 Credit Points).

Teaching learning and assessment will be varied, appealing to a diverse range of learners, in the form of collaborative learning during seminars, workshops, debates, mentoring and small group tutoring.

You will develop essential transferable skills such as effective communication skills; analysing information; problem solving, critical thinking and decision making. You will have the opportunity to apply acquired knowledge through a variety of activities including classroom based, workshops and independent research.

Assessments throughout the year will comprise presentations and summative written assignments including essays, a poster and an independent research project.

The course will be delivered one full day each week to support learning with responsibilities outside of university.