Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
112 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications including a Higher Level at grade 6.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
UCAS Tariff
from a combination of Level 3 qualifications including a Grade B at A Level or a Distinction in BTEC Subsidiary Diploma or National Extended Certificate.
About this course
Why Criminology?
Crime is a feature of social life in every community and society throughout the world. As the behaviours that are regarded as crime, and the types of criminal behaviour committed constantly change, the need for criminal justice related agencies and governments to understand crime and how to reduce it continues to rise. This course will help you gain the skills and knowledge you need for a future career working with offenders, victims, criminal and social justice organisations or advising organisations on the steps they can take to reduce crime.
You’ll study a wide spectrum of criminal behaviour, from petty theft through to state-sponsored terrorism. And you’ll be encouraged to investigate ways to reduce the crime rate, and assess the effect of organisations within the criminal justice system, such as the police and the Crown Prosecution Service.
How will you learn?
* This course uses a range of teaching methods to engage and inspire you. You’ll have the chance to hear from guest speakers such as police officers, drug outreach workers or criminal justice staff.
* You’ll take part in debates about the latest issues, such as why people commit crime, how to stop crime, and how to prevent people being victimised. You’ll also have the opportunity to investigate some fascinating topics such as sexual offending, cyber and environmental crime.
* You’ll be taught by tutors who have a wide range of research specialisms and knowledge of the issues involved in criminology today. They’ll engage you in debates, and give you a good picture of what it’s like in the real world.
* Many tutors have worked in the criminal justice system or the voluntary sector, and they’ll use their expertise to give you practical examples of the work you could end up doing.
* In your second year you’ll complete a compulsory work placement. Previous students have worked with youth offending teams, in prisons, police stations and courts as well as in voluntary agencies supporting offenders and victims in the community.
* You could also study abroad for a term in your second year.
Modules
Year 1
Exploring the Social Sciences
Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice
Human Rights in Contemporary Society
Myths and Realities of Crime
Year 2
Criminological Explanations
Reducing Crime
Exploring Work and Careers
Doing Research in Crime, Policing and Justice
Option modules. Choose one from a list which may include:
Working with offenders and Victims
Approaches to Policing
Plus one from a list which may include:
Gender Sexuality and Crime
Violent Crime
Organised and International Crime
You may also have the opportunity to study abroad (outside of Europe) (https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/study-abroad-and-exchanges/exchanges/) for a term in your second year. Within Europe, the University is also part of Erasmus+ (https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/study-abroad-and-exchanges/erasmus/), the European Commission’s Exchange programme, giving you the chance to study for part of your degree in another country.
Year 3
Final Year Project for the Social Sciences
Contemporary and Comparative Criminology
Option modules. Choose one from Pool A, one from Pool B and one from either Pool A or Pool B, from a list which may include:
Pool A
Experiencing Punishment and the Penal System
Serious Crime Investigation
Pool B
Offenders and Mental Disorder
Race; Ethnicity and Difference
Substance Misuse and Crime
Terrorism and Conflict Resolution
Assessment methods
Assessment will include coursework, presentations, work-based learning and examinations.
Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.
Tuition fees
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Extra funding
Please see our website for full details of the scholarship http://www.hud.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-finance/undergraduate-scholarships/
The Uni
University of Huddersfield
Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences (HDBSS)
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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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