FdA Criminology & Criminal Justice (HTQ) with Foundation Year

Are you interested in studying criminology, but lack the formal qualifications to apply for a degree? Looking to return to education?

The Criminology and Criminal Justice Foundation degree with foundation year is a great option to get you on the pathway to degree study. The foundation year will support you to develop the academic, research and presentation skills needed to continue onto our FdA in Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Along the way, you will gain exciting insights into key areas of criminology including; explaining criminality, human trafficking, understanding morality and crime, and exploring causation. You will also benefit from small group sessions and one to one support from a skilled teaching team. The criminology community at UCO is thriving and offers students an excellent opportunity to attend varied trips during their study.

Our FdA has been aligned with job roles in Youth Offending Services within Local Authorities. This is course is a Higher Technical Qualification which is approved by IFATE which means you will develop skills and knowledge needed for working with children who have offended or who are at risk of offending.

Year 0
Academic skills (20 credits)
Verbal skills and debating (20 credits)
Introduction to criminology and sociology (20 credits)
Introduction to psychology (20 credits)
Issues in sociology (20 credits)
Issues in criminology (20 credits)

Year 1
Looking beyond crime and criminology (20 Credits)
Skills, research, and employability (20 Credits)
The history of criminal justice (20 Credits)
Crime and morality (20 Credits)
Key approaches in criminology (20 Credits)
Criminal justice in action (20 Credits)

Year 2
Research methods and theory 1 (20 credits)
Research methods and theory 2 (20 credits)
Understanding policing and security (20 credits)
Youth justice (20 credits)
Punishment and the penal system (20 credits)

The course is assessed using a range of methods including essays, examinations, course work and presentations.