Criminology

Are you interested in shaping the future of justice? Study criminology at TEC Partnership, where you will uncover the causes of crime, explore solutions, and enhance your employability. Join us to turn your curiosity about crime into a rewarding career that promotes justice, fairness, and the protection of people.

The criminology course at TEC Partnership focuses on the study, investigation, analysis, and production of knowledge related to crime, criminal behaviour, deviance, the criminal justice system, victims of crime, and crime prevention. This discipline draws influence from various fields, including sociology, law, psychology, history, biology, and geography. The programme offers a challenging and high-quality academic foundation for understanding crime. It encourages students to develop a critical perspective on crime and justice, informed by criminological and sociological theories and research. The aim is for students to cultivate their own comprehension of crime and the criminal justice system.

This degree will enhance your knowledge within the local and national job market. For instance, criminal justice services represent one of the largest employers both in the area and across the country. His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) oversees the local probation trust, community rehabilitation companies (which operate as a partnership agency), and most local prisons (including Hull, Lincoln, Moorlands, North Sea Camp, and Humber). As these services evolve, they increasingly seek personnel with higher-level qualifications. Local police services (such as Humberside and Lincolnshire) are also looking for graduates, whether for entry-level positions or as part of graduate schemes. Additionally, court services actively recruit graduates from the local area.

Beyond traditional criminal justice roles, local councils (including North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, and East Lindsey) are significant employers and offer a broad range of careers and opportunities for graduates at all levels. This degree will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed for your future career. With the assistance of our employability team, this programme ensures that you can enter professional services with a well-regarded degree that is relevant to the sector.

Level 4
Skills in Criminology
Introduction to Criminal Justice and Law
Criminological and Sociological Thought
Crime, Deviance and Social Control
Introduction to Social Science Research
Contemporary Social Issues

Level 5
Understanding Harm
Understanding Research in the Social Sciences
Understanding Desistance
Digital Crime, Society and Politics
Youth Justice
Gender, Sexuality and Disability
Doing Research in the Social Sciences

Level 6
Concepts of Punishment
Serious, Serial and Sexual
Addiction
Transnational Migration and Identity
Dissertation
Green Criminology: Environmental and Animal Harm
Family Violence
Surveillance and Society

A wide range of assessment methods will be used throughout the programme, reflecting the diverse nature and levels of the cohorts. Assessment activities include those common to undergraduate education; essays, seen exams, case studies and presentations, along with the use of digital assessments such as documentaries and podcasts. The unique experience of these assessments gives students the ability to demonstrate both the depth and breadth of their knowledge and understanding of the key areas surrounding criminology and social science.

The assessment activities associated with each module will all have an opportunity for formative and summative feedback, with the latter contributing to the final mark of the module. The process of formative feedback will assess the knowledge and understanding displayed by each student; feedback will be given to help students develop and improve their summative assessments. Specific strategies for assessing intellectual thinking skills will include oral and written assessments that will test students on their critical analysis and evaluation of criminological, sociological and research-based knowledge. This will include students demonstrating the ability to synthesise and analyse information from a wide variety of sources.

Practical skills will be assessed using a variety of assessment techniques, including written assignments, examinations and presentations. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate these skills within an independent project or dissertation.