Psychology with Criminology
City, University of London
UCAS Code: L3C8 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
City, University of London
UCAS Code: L3C8 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Grades AAB or ABB plus an acceptable EPQ. A Level General Studies, Critical Thinking and Citizenship Studies are not accepted.
Access to HE Diploma
A typical offer for an Access applicant would be: Pass 60 credits, 45 Level 3 including at least 27 at distinction and the remaining 18 at merit. The Access qualification should be supplemented by at least a grade 4 (C) in Mathematics and English Language at GCSE.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
A minimum of 4/C in each of GCSE mathematics and English language is required.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Including a minimum of 5 in each higher level subject. A minimum of 5 in SL Maths and English.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Contact Admissions team to confirm acceptable subjects.
UCAS Tariff
136 UCAS tariff points from combination of acceptable level 3 qualifications (eg. BTEC diploma and OCR Cambridge technical extended certificate) equivalent to three A Levels.
About this course
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You will develop a strong understanding of the main areas of psychology – cognition, development, biology and the history of psychological theories – as well as key theories and concepts of criminology and criminal justice.
Learning from research-active staff and practitioners across two academic departments, you will have the opportunity to study topics combining your two specialisms, including: forensic psychology, memory and the law, and judgement and decision making.
- Acquire criminological expertise and skills to give you the competitive edge in applying for careers in crime and crime control, criminal justice system and related fields
- Develop the research expertise to investigate crime and criminal justice data, applying technical skills to carefully appraise evidence
- Gain analytical skills to engage critically with real-world criminal justice policy debates
- Study a broad range of topics within the discipline of psychology, including the application of psychological knowledge in a range of professional areas
- Shape your studies to suit your interests, with a very wide range of elective modules
- Boost your employability with BPS-accreditation and highly sought-after data literacy skills.
Modules
In year 1 you will develop core knowledge in biology, psychological theories, concepts in criminology, and research design.
Core modules include:
- Biological approaches to mind and behaviour
- Cognitive Approaches to mind and behaviour
- Criminology
- Criminal Justice
- History and Theory of Psychology
- Lifespan Psychology
- Research Design and Analysis (Quantitative Methods)
- Research Design and Analysis (Laboratory Methods)
In year 2 you will deepen your understanding of the subject with core psychology modules that meet the requirements of the British Psychological Society, alongside criminology and victimology.
Core modules include:
- Biological Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Personality and Differential Psychology
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Statistical Methods in Psychology
- Victimology
In year 3 you will conduct your own in-depth research project in psychology. Select six specialist modules from our expert staff, who are active researchers and practitioners.
Core modules include:
- Project in Psychology
Elective modules include:
- Approaches to Autism
- Crime, Culture and the City
- Criminal Behaviour
- Criminal Justice in Crisis
- Critical Psychology: Opportunities for a Progressive Discipline
- Decision Making and Behavioural Economics
- Emotions
- Forensic Psychology
- From Genes to Behaviour
- Health Psychology and Behaviour Change
- How the Neurosciences inform Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
- Introduction to Clinical Psychology
- Introduction to Counselling Psychology
- Introduction to Educational Psychology
- Leisure, the Body and Deviance
- Memory and the law
- Organisational Psychology
- Policing
- Practicing Psychology Voluntary Experience
- Property and Crime
- Social and Cognitive Neuroscience
- Social Psychology for Behaviour Change
- Youth Crime
Assessment methods
You will be assessed on a mixture of:
- Essays
- Problem-based assessments
- Presentations
- Class tests
- Lab reports
- Lab classes
- End-of-year exams.
In your final year, you will be required to submit a dissertation based on your own empirical research, conducted under the close mentorship of an expert researcher.
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We have quite a lot of sociology graduates, although numbers fell last year. But graduates still do pretty well. Most sociology graduates go straight into work when they complete their degrees, and a lot of graduates go into jobs in social professions such as recruitment, education, community and youth work, and housing. An important option for a sociology graduate is social work - and we're short of people willing to take this challenging but rewarding career. Sociology is a flexible degree and you can find graduates from the subject in pretty much every reasonable job — obviously, you don't find many doctors or engineers, but you do find them in finance, the media, healthcare, marketing and even IT. Sociology graduates taking further study often branch out into other qualifications, like teaching, law, psychology, HR and even maths, so don’t think a sociology degree restricts you to just one set of options.
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20 years ago, this was a specialist degree for would-be psychologists but now it is the model of a modern, flexible degree subject. One of the UK's fastest-growing subject at degree level, and the second most popular subject overall (it recently overtook business studies), one in 23 of all graduates last year had psychology degrees. As you'd expect with figures like that, jobs in psychology itself are incredibly competitive, so to stand a chance of securing one, you need to get a postgraduate qualification (probably a doctorate in most fields, especially clinical psychology) and some relevant work experience. But even though there are so many psychology graduates — far more than there are jobs in psychology, and over 13,800 in total last year — this degree has a lower unemployment rate than average because its grads are so flexible and well-regarded by business and other industries across the economy. Everywhere there are good jobs in the UK economy, you'll find psychology graduates - and it's hardly surprising as the course helps you gain a mix of good people skills and excellent number and data handling skills. A psychology degree ticks most employers' boxes — but we'd suggest you don't drop your maths modules.
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