ObjectivesCriminology and sociology are mutually complementary subjects which together provide innovative accounts of a range of crime-related matters such as: the cause and effect of criminal actions, the form and outcome of social disorders, the policing and regulation of public order, the procedures and techniques of the criminal justice system, and the relationship between behaviours and punishments.
Entry requirementsTypical entry requirements A level grades BBB (300 points)
Academic titleBSc Criminology and Sociology
Course descriptionProgramme Structure
Level 1
Sociological Theory Sociology of Contemporary Societies
Social Research Methods and Quantitative Methods Crime and Society Criminal Justice System
ICT and Study Skills
Level 2
Core modules:
Sociological Theory
Social Research Methods and Computing
Crime Analysis Criminological Theories Crime, Gender and Sexuality
Optional modules:
Sociology of Gender and Work
Social Policy and the Future of Welfare Sociology of Political Systems Sociology of Art
Culture, Media and Everyday Life
Group Research Project
Policing and the Police
Punishment and Society
Social Control Technologies
Optional Sociology modules:
Aspects of Social Research Methodology
Research and Evaluation
Deviance and Social Control
Sociology of Health and Illness
Sociology of Gender and Sexuality
Sociology of Later Life
Sociology of Childhood
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
Organisational Analysis
Technoscience and Cyberculture
Production of New Technology
Music and New Technology