Criminology and Psychology with a Year in Industry
Royal Holloway, University of London
UCAS Code: LC38 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Where an applicant is taking the EPQ alongside A-levels, the EPQ will be taken into consideration and result in lower A-level grades being required. Socio-economics factors which may have impacted an applicant's education will be taken into consideration and alternative offers may be made to these applicants. General Studies and Critical thinking A-levels are not accepted
Access to HE Diploma
Pass in a relevant subject with at least 30 level 3 credits at Distinction and the remaining level 3 credits at Merit. Please note that the Access to Higher Education Diploma will only be acceptable if the applicant has had a considerable break from education
Applicants with the Cambridge Pre-U are strongly encouraged to apply to Royal Holloway. ers will be made on the basis of equivalent A-Level grades as can be found on the Royal Holloway website.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
We require at least five GCSEs at grade A*-C or 9 - 4 including English and Mathematics.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
6,5,5 at Higher Level with a minimum of 32 points overall.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2,H2,H2,H3,H3 at Higher Level.
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF)
Distinction Distinction in Health and Social Care or Applied Science (Forensic Science) plus A-Level grade A.
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)
In Health and Social Care or Applied Science (Forensic Science).
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Distinction Distinction in Health and Social Care or Applied Science (Forensic Science) plus A-Level grade B.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Distinction plus A-Level grades AB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
In Health and Social Care or Applied Science (Forensic Science).
Scottish Higher
AABBB
Requirements are as for A-levels where one non-subject-specified A-level can be replaced by the same grade in the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Certificate.
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About this course
This degree is jointly delivered by the Department of Law and Criminology and the Department of Psychology. It is accredited by the British Psychological Society so that graduates have the opportunity to gain Graduate and/or Chartered Membership of the Society. Studying Criminology and Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London means that you will gain an understanding of crime, criminality, and the criminal justice system alongside the biological, social, clinical and cognitive factors that influence behaviour. You will learn from internationally renowned experts who will share their research and experience so that you gain current, relevant and transferable skills and knowledge which are highly sought after by employers.
The degree develops students' understanding of psychological problems and interventions, how social and cognitive factors influence behaviour, and how behaviour can be modified. It also examines the underpinnings of criminal behaviour (including violent crime, terrorism, race and hate crime), and how society reacts to, controls, and is affected by crime and deviance. By electing to spend a year in industry you will also have ample opportunities to integrate theory and practice and gain real world experience.
Our balanced approach to research and teaching guarantees high quality teaching from subject leaders, cutting edge materials and intellectually challenging debates. Throughout your course you will receive individual attention and flexibility to acquire expertise within a specialist field.
- British Psychological Society accredited degree allowing you to apply for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership.
- Develop a sound and extensive knowledge base in criminology and psychology.
- Enables a scientific understanding of the mind, brain and behaviour.
- Develop a range of key research skills and techniques.
Modules
Please refer to our website for information on modules: royalholloway.ac.uk/courses
Assessment methods
Your course will be assessed by a combination of examinations and in-course assignments in the form of essays or presentations.
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Royal Holloway, University of London
Psychology
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Top job areas of graduates
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.
Psychology (non-specific)
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This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
Top job areas of graduates
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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Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
Sociology
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Psychology (non-specific)
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
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