Criminal Justice
UCAS Code: M291
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Minimum number of A Levels required: 2 Is general studies acceptable? Yes Are AS level awards acceptable? Acceptable only when combined with other qualifications Average A Level offer: BBC Maximum AS Level points accepted: 20
Access to HE Diploma
Access to Higher Education Diploma acceptability: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications Further information: Access programme must have been taken be in a relevant subject area, minimum of 24 Distinctions and 12 Merits required
International Baccalaureate: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications Additional information: 112 UCAS points
Irish Leaving Certificate: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications Grades / subjects required: 112 UCAS points from a minimum of 5 subjects
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Extended diploma (QCF): Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications Extended diploma subjects / grades required: DMM if studied on its own or to the total of 112 UCAS points if combined with other qualifications
UCAS Tariff
?We are looking for students who are keen to learn issues of crime, criminality, criminology and criminal justice. This course is designed to relate relevant theory to practical knowledge and experience in order to provide the skills for future employment in a criminal justice related field. ?Applications are welcomed from mature and non-standard applicants, who will be considered on an individual basis. These applicants may be required to submit an essay and/or attend an interview, and should demonstrate potential and motivation and/or have relevant experience. International applicants will be considered in line with UK qualifications.
About this course
The BA (Hons) Criminal Justice at Liverpool John Moores University is informed by extensive links with criminal justice system practitioners and delivered by expert academics with frontline experience.
- Taught by lecturers with frontline experience and international reputations for research and writing
- Visits to courts, prisons and local agencies to see the criminal justice system in action
- Wide range of career paths, from police to prison officer to drug support worker
- Highly vocational course with opportunities for volunteering and work placements
- Dedicated careers advisor and graduate development centre to help you search for employment
- International Foundation Year course available offering direct progression onto this degree programme - visit LJMU's International Study Centre to find out more
Modules
Please see guidance on core and option modules for further information on what you will study.
Level 4
•Criminal Justice Process
•History of Crime and Criminal Justice
•Personal and Academic Development in Criminal Justice
•An Introduction to Criminal Justice Policy
•Criminological Theory
•Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
•Media, Public and Criminal Justice
Level 5
•New Directions in Criminological Theory
•Injustices in a 'Just' System
•Decision Making in Criminal Justice
•Professional Development in Criminal Justice
•Criminal Justice Research
•An Introduction to Penology
Level 6
The following options are typically offered:
•Contemporary Issues in Penology
•Policing
•Crimes of the Powerful
•Dissertation
•Work-based Project
•Youth Justice
•Victimology
•Substance Use, Society and Criminal Justice
•Sex, Crime and Society
Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal Academic Framework review, so may be subject to change. Students will be required to undertake modules that the University designates as core and will have a choice of designated option modules. Additionally, option modules may be offered subject to meeting minimum student numbers.
Please see the programme specification document for further details on this course.
Assessment methods
Assessment varies depending on the modules you choose.
We acknowledge that every student is unique and may perform differently depending on how they are being assessed, and so a variety of assessment methods are used. They include: group presentations (some pre-recorded and edited by students); assessed teaching sessions led by groups of students; exams (seen/unseen and online multiple choice); written work (essays, literature reviews, reports); and practical assessments (e.g. court reports, mock interviews and CVs).
Once you have completed an assessment, feedback is given within three working weeks of submission, so that you can promptly discuss your marks with your tutor and establish where you are performing well and areas for improvement.
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Liverpool John Moores University
Faculty of Arts, Professional and Social Studies
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