Criminology
Teesside University, Middlesbrough
UCAS Code: M980 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
80-104 tariff points from at least two A levels (or equivalent).
80-104 tariff points from Access to HE Diploma.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English at grade 4 (or C) or equivalent.
80-104 tariff points from Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma.
80-104 tariff points from at least four Scottish Highers (or from two or three Scottish Advanced Highers).
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About this course
**Summary**: Who and what constitutes crime and how do we react to it? Why do people offend? Why the preoccupation with crimes of the powerless? How does the news and other media representations such as film, fiction and computer games shape our understanding and experiences of crime? How do race, gender and class shape individuals’ experiences of crime and victimisation? How does our more globalised world shape localised crime experiences? These are some of the themes you explore within a criminology degree.
**Course details**: The academic knowledge and understanding you acquire on your criminology degree is complemented by the opportunity to take part in a prison-based field trip, and apply for one of our work experience opportunities, gaining experience in professions in this field. This is as well as input from a range of guest speakers from youth-offending teams, the probation service, police and prison service - providing ideal opportunities to gain insight into a range of careers in criminal justice.
**After the course**: You can enter a broad range of careers including the probation service, prison service, police, voluntary organisations, public sector and postgraduate training or study. Increasingly opportunities exist within private security, crime prevention and offender management. All programmes are designed to incorporate employability skills development alongside your degree course. Our staff utilise their extensive connections to provide many and varied opportunities to engage with potential employers through fairs, guest lecture sessions, live projects and site visits. In addition we offer a series of workshops and events in the first, second and third year that ensure all students are equipped with both degree level subject knowledge PLUS the practical skills that employers are looking for in new graduate recruits. Our award-winning careers service works with regional and national employers to advertise graduate positions, in addition to providing post-graduation support for all Teesside University alumni.
Modules
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Assessment methods
All modules are taught through a combination of lectures and seminars. In lectures specific information is delivered to larger groups while, in the smaller seminar groups, you can explore issues in more depth supported by independent study. Examples of seminar activities include case study work, media analysis, poster presentations, discussions and debates. You learn how to use all our extensive facilities such as electronic journals, virtual learning environments and computer programs. Assessment is varied and includes essays, presentations, projects, case studies, examinations and a research project. Some modules have several pieces of assessed work to help you to develop your skills throughout the academic year.
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Criminology and Sociology
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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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