Criminology and Sociology with a Year Abroad

Our integrated BSc Criminology and Sociology degree brings together two exciting and complementary social science disciplines. One of the distinctive features of our BSc Criminology and Sociology programme is the flexibility it offers. At Swansea University, we understand that every student has unique interests, ambitions, and career goals. That’s why we give you the freedom to design a degree structure that works for you.

You can choose to immerse yourself fully in both disciplines, or focus more heavily on one area while still benefiting from the insights of the other. The structure allows you to personalise your studies to match your ambitions, if you aspire for a career in criminal justice, social research, policy development, or any field connected to social justice.

You will study the development of Sociological and Criminological perspectives and learn why these matter so much in contemporary society.

Alongside this, you will gain an in-depth knowledge of crucial social and crime-related matters, such as substance use, housing and poverty.

Throughout your studies, you will develop a range of transferable skills which are relevant to future employment, both in social science-related professions, as well as far broader.

This course also offers you the opportunity to spend a Year in Industry, in the UK or overseas, enabling you to gain valuable workplace experience. The University advocates for paid-only placements, which on average have a salary of over £20,000. Unpaid placements are considered on a case-by-case basis.

In Year 1, you will typically study areas including: The Sociological & Criminological Imagination; Foundations in Social Sciences Research and Academic Skills; Individuals and Society; Victims and Victimology; Who makes the rules? Law, Decision-Making and Human Rights; Introduction to Sociology.

In Year 2, you will typically study areas including: Interrogating Quantitative Social Science Methods; Citizenship and Surveillance; Interrogating Qualitative Social Science Methods.

In Year 3: Modules will be dependent on which partnership University you choose to study at.

In Year 4, you will typically study areas including: Who’s, in, who’s out? Inclusion and Exclusion: Socio/Criminological Perspectives.