Social Science: Criminology and Law

The BA (Hons) Social Science: Criminology and Law degree programme incorporates multi-disciplinary theoretical explanations of crime and deviance to key issues and aspects of the criminal justice system, support agencies and networks.

Students have the opportunity to consider practical scenarios in a variety of aspects of the Criminal Justice System (CJS), such as public perception of communities on crime.

This enables students the theoretical knowledge to develop their critical thinking and problem-solving skills in crime prevention and how these are applied in society and in practical criminal justice settings.

Students’ learning is enhanced by strong links to local employers and application of their theoretical knowledge to researching employment choices and ideas in the criminal justice system and other social science related careers.

Course Modules

Typical Modules Include:

• Level 4
  Introduction to Psychology
  Study skills
  Introduction to Law and Criminal Justice
  Key Concepts in Social Research
  Introduction to Criminological Theory
  Social Policy

• Level 5
  Crime, the media and society
  Victimology
  Global Crime and Policy
  Advancing Research
  Professions within the Criminal Justice System
  Development of independent study

• Level 6
  Serious Violence and Sexual Crime
  Punishment, Rehabilitation and Desistence
  Domestic and Family Violence
  Criminal Psychology
  Development Personality and Dysfunction
  Independent Study – Dissertation

• Essays

• Reports

• Case Studies

• Group and Individual Presentations

• Exams