Psychology with Criminology
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English, Maths and a Science at C/4 or above
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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About this course
**Overview**
**Study theory and apply your knowledge**
Forensic psychology is continually growing as a field and skilled graduates are in high demand. Our BSc in psychology with criminology is tailored towards the student who has ambitions to work within the criminal justice system.
This degree allows you to combine the study of criminology with modern scientific methods of psychology so you can gain an understanding of criminal behaviours and their effects.
The kind of person interested in this course will be one who wants to investigate and support the psychological elements of legal proceedings in court and criminal investigations.
This course aims to give you a wealth of skills to support you in your future career including analytical, research and communication skills along with a thorough understanding of human behaviour. Graduates from this course have gone on to work with the likes of the Home Office, Met Police, and local authorities.
**Develop your understanding of criminal behaviour**
During the course, when possible, you’ll learn in our award-winning Hatchcroft Building which includes the state-of-the-art facilities you would expect, including psycho-physiology, observation, and virtual reality laboratories. Even in eventualities where we are unable to be in the laboratory or classroom together, we aim to use virtual tools to help you develop key practical skills.
You’ll build up a range of skills by examining theoretical and scientific approaches to criminology, human behaviour, and psychology. You’ll also gain understanding of the psychological issues associated with criminal behaviour and the treatment of people who have committed criminal offences.
During your degree, you’ll take part in work placements with forensic psychologists, police forces, prisons and hospitals so you can build up a portfolio of professional experience. You can expect to engage in activities like running anger management courses for prisoners, while you also perform clinical research in areas such as eating disorders and autism, among others.
**Networking and support**
We ensure every student has adequate support throughout their time with us. That’s why you’ll get matched with a Personal Tutor as well as a Student Learning Assistant and a Graduate Academic Assistant. They’ll have experience in your subject area and will be able to help whenever you need.
**Accreditation**
This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Modules
Year 1 - Compulsory
Mind and Behaviour in Context (30 credits)
Law for Criminology (15 credits)
Researching Crime in the City (15 credits)
Preparing for Academic Success (15 credits)
Psychological Statistics (15 credits)
Research Methods & Design in Psychology (30 credits)
Year 2 - Compulsory
Applied Psychology: Research Methods and Ethics (30 credits)
Victimology (15 credits)
Contemporary Criminological Theory (15 credits)
Social, Personality and Developmental Psychology (30 credits)
Brain, Body and Mind (30 credits)
Year 3 - Compulsory (Students must complete a total of 120 credits in the final year)
Critical Forensic Psychology (15 credits)
Forensic Mental Health and Offending (15 credits)
Violent Crime (15 credits)
Year 3 dissertation modules - choose ONE module from the following:
Psychology Dissertation (30 credits)
Extended Psychology Dissertation (45 credits)
Year 3 - Optional
Professional Practice (30 credits)
Year 3 - Autumn term modules - Block 1: a maximum of one module may be taken
Advanced Qualitative Research Methods (15 credits)
Critical Forensic Psychology (15 credits)
Applying Health Psychology to Behaviour Change (15 credits)
Neuropsychology: The Healthy Brain and What Can Go Wrong With It (15 credits)
Year 3 - Autumn term modules - Block 2: a maximum of one module may be taken
Visual Psychology: Arts, Film and Photography in Psychology (15 credits)
Social, Cultural & Community Mental Health (15 credits)
Year 3 - Autumn term modules - Block 3: a maximum of one module may be taken
Creativity & Imagination (15 credits)
Psychology in Education (15 credits)
How to Do Cognitive Neuroscience (15 credits)
Year 3 - Spring term modules - Block 4: a maximum of one module may be taken
Psychology of Music (15 credits)
Key Issues and Controversies in the Psychology of Elite Sport Performance (15 credits)
Neuropsychology of Language and Communication (15 credits)
Primatology (15 credits)
Year 3 - Spring term modules - Block 5: a maximum of one module may be taken
Coaching Psychology (15 credits)
The Science of Intimate Relationships (15 credits)
Fundamentals of Cognition: Human memory (15 credits)
Lifespan Stages: Adult stages of development (15 credits)
Year 3 - Spring term modules - Block 6: a maximum of one module may be taken
Therapeutic Psychology (15 credits)
The Psychology of Stress, Motivation and Work-Life Balance (15 credits)
Evolutionary Approaches to Behaviour (15 credits)
Lifespan Issues: Impact of Life Experience (15 credits)
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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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