Criminology and Law
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
UCAS Tariff
About this course
Take a comprehensive look at the law, combined with studying crime, social order and social control that is central to the study of Criminology.
The programme has been designed to appeal to students who may wish to undertake careers within the criminal justice system including probation work, youth work, the police service and the prison service. Alternatively students successfully completing the BA (Hons) Criminology and Law programme can progress onto a Level 7 Masters degree externally in a relevant discipline.
Modules
Level 4
• An Introduction to the English Legal System (20 credits)
• An Introduction to Criminological Theory (20 credits)
• Legal Skills (20 credits)
• Crime and Media (20 credits)
• Political Ideology (20 credits)
• Youth Crime (20 credits)
• Public Law (20 credits)
Level 5
• Criminal Law (20 credits)
• Research Skills (20 credits)
• Human Rights Law (20 credits)
• Policing and the Criminal Justice System (20 credits)
• Forensic Psychology (20 credits)
• Understanding Crime and Criminal Justice (20 credits)
• Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice (20 credits)
Level 6
• Dissertation (40 credits)
• Globalisation and Crime (20 credits)
• Crime and Punishment (20 credits)
• Immigration and Asylum Law (20 credits)
• Contemporary Imprisonment (20 credits)
• Criminal Litigation (20 credits)
Assessment methods
The programme includes a varied range of academic assessments designed in line with employer consultation, to provide you with key skills and attributes. These include (but are not limited to); reports; essays; group and individual presentations; open book exams; simulations; moots; and dissertation.
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