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Criminology with Foundation Year

Entry requirements


A level

D,D-E,E,E

Access to HE Diploma

D:0,M:0,P:45

Pass Access (60 credits) with 45 credits at Level 3

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE Grade 4/C In English Language

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

MP

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)

D

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

PPP

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

M,M

Scottish Advanced Higher

B-D,D

T Level

Pass (D or E)

UCAS Tariff

48

48 UCAS Points from a maximum or 3 A-Levels or an acceptable equivalent. Please note that not all qualifications within the tariff can be used to reach the required tariff entry criteria. For example AS Levels, Extended Project (EPQ), BTEC National Certificate and WJEC Applied Certificate are some of the qualifications we do not accept.

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Course option

4years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Criminology

The course is a 4 year BA in Criminology including a Foundation Year. The course is aimed at students who may be critical of current criminal justice policies and who are seeking employment in either the criminal justice sector or associated fields. This course benefits from both a theoretical basis as well as a vocational and applied nature. There is a high level of face-to-face tuition delivered by practicing criminologists who are currently active in this field of study. Students will develop a comprehensive understanding of criminological theorising and will be able to apply this to current socio-economic policies and conditions. In order to achieve this, students will develop a critical understanding of the law in relation to current issues such as migration, terrorism, trafficking, drugs and mass incarceration. Criminology will be considered from a variety of different perspectives including feminist, critical, cultural, and race.

This course will be delivered over a 4 year period, with students undertaking 6 modules per year across 2 semesters. The degree programme is designed so that the Foundation Year provides an underpinning year, incorporating both academic and legal/professional related learning for applicants needing to improve their knowledge and understanding along with the necessary skills needed to participate in the undergraduate programmes at levels 4, 5 and 6. Students will be taught using a variety of digital media and resources. The final year will include a dissertation or research project and a research methods module. Students will have practical issues raised and develop relevant skills of analysis, research, problem-solving, and communication skills so as to resolve those issues but also the relevant skills to be able to communicate them.

Modules

There are two semesters per academic year. Each semester is 15 weeks long; 12 weeks face-to-face tuition, one week consolidation/revision and two weeks to complete the assessments. Students study three modules per semester. All modules are worth 20 credits. The course starts with a one week freshers/induction week.

Foundation Year:

In semester 1 students study;
• Citizenship
• Academic and Report Writing
• Numeracy Skills in Context.

In Semester 2 students will study;
• Foundations of Business Management
• Foundations of Law
• Foundations of Social Sciences

Year 1:
Semester One:
• Foundations of Criminology
• Society and Punishment
• Media Crime and Control

Semester Two:
• Drugs in the Criminal Justice System
• Criminal Justice in Modern Britain
• Contemporary Criminology

Year 2:
Semester One:
• Gender Sexuality and Crime
• The Evolution of the Prison System
• Research Methods

Semester Two:
• Cybercrime
• Zemiology - Social Harms
• Youth, Crime and Media

Year 3:
Semester One
• Urban Criminology - The City and Globalisation
• Migration

Semester Two:
• Two options from; The Politics of Policing /Race Ethnicity and Religion/Terrorism
• Dissertation (40)

Assessment methods

A range of assessment methods will be used. Some will be by examination (two hours, 10 multiple choice questions and a choice of two from six long form questions). Some will be by coursework and some may be by way of oral or digital media presentation. This range of assessment methods reflects the learning outcomes of the programme.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£16,700
per year
International
£16,700
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course locations:

Birmingham

London Bloomsbury

Leeds

Manchester

Department:

The University of Law

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73%
Criminology

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Sociology

Teaching and learning

78%
Staff make the subject interesting
86%
Staff are good at explaining things
78%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
82%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

75%
Library resources
81%
IT resources
77%
Course specific equipment and facilities
76%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

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