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BA (Hons)

Criminology & Sociology

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Campus

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Duration

3 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

LM39

Delivery

Campus Taught

On our Criminology and Sociology degree you’ll explore and critically assess the way society perceives, defines and manages crime - and graduate fully prepared for a career in public or community based services.

This degree offers an exciting opportunity to get involved in a fast growing academic area in which new topics of study are opening up for criminological and sociological investigation every day. On this course you will explore both the nature of crime and of modern society through a wide range of modules. Facilities include crime scene houses, a moot court room, a legal skills recording suite, and several open access ICT rooms.

You will learn about social differences - for example, based upon gender, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, religion, disability, class and age. You will also look at social and legal perceptions of, and responses to, crime and criminality.

Our strong industry links and cutting-edge research ensure that the curriculum is kept up-to-date and aligns with the skills employers need. You will work with educational and employment advisors throughout your degree, and we will ensure you have every opportunity to secure guidance in choosing your next steps.

Why study with us

We offer option modules on our Criminology courses, so you can tailor your degree to your interests.
Social Sciences is ranked 4th in the UK with 90% student satisfaction. (National Student Survey 2022).
The many progression routes presented on our Criminology and Sociology course allows you to customise your journey to your career aspirations.

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What you'll do

Explore and critically assess the way society perceives, defines and manages crime - and graduate fully prepared for a career in public or community-based services.
The University is part of a worldwide exchange network, which includes countries such as Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Mexico and the USA.
You can undertake an optional elective in Year 1 or Year 2 from the Centre of Volunteering and Community Leadership at the University. Many second and third year students undertake voluntary work outside of their degree.

Introduction to Criminology undergraduate degrees

Module overview

Course delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

100%Face-to-face

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Future Careers

Our Criminology and Sociology graduates have joined the UK Border Agency, Greater Manchester Police (GMP), local prisons, drug schemes, educational institutions and youth offending teams.

At the University of Central Lancashire there are numerous progression routes for you to follow, due to the diverse and wide range of topic areas, disciplinary methods and theories you will be introduced to in the course of your degree in Criminology and Sociology. Two thirds of our students will follow career paths directly connected with a vocational aspect of their degree.

Graduates from this course have looked for employment and careers in local and national government, charities and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), policy development, social and welfare services, the criminal justice system, the civil service and the education sector.

There are also many postgraduate opportunities available, including master’s programmes, MPhils and PhDs, due to the wide variety of areas touched on in the course of the degree.

Through the Centre for Volunteering and Community Leadership, you will also have the opportunity to volunteer in a social setting. In the past students have worked with the Children's Society, Women's Refuge and Community Police volunteers.

Fees and funding

2023/24

Full-time£9,250 per year

Part-time£1,540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14,900 per year

2024/25

Full-time£9,250 per year

Part-time£1,540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£16,500 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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Care Leaver Bursary
Our Care Leaver Bursary is for students who need extra support because they have been in care or are estranged from their parents.
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Estranged student support
Estranged Student Support Bursary is for students who need extra support because they are estranged from their parents.
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Dependants Bursary
Students with financially dependent children may be eligible for our Dependants Bursary as part of our financial support package. 
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Contextualised Admissions Bursary
We recognise that the last two years have been very challenging for young people and learning has been impacted. To help support students eligible for a contextualised offer we are offering a bursary of £250 in their first year of study.
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Modules are delivered by various methods, from traditional large group lectures to classes with small group work and occasional use of audio and audio-visual material for discussion and analysis. Lectures are supported by smaller seminar groups where you can discuss issues arising from the lecture programme. You are required to undertake preparatory reading and other research for seminars. This is specified in advance by your tutors.

All modules use an online system known as Blackboard – this is an easily accessible storage point for course materials, including PowerPoint presentations, readings, references or weblinks associated with the module. You will be able to use time outside of the classroom to access all sorts of materials that your lecturer will supply, or recommend to support your study of the module.

On this degree programme, you will undertake a range of assessed work including essays, presentations, reports, literature reviews, reading journals, portfolios, seen test papers, posters, blogs and group and/or individual projects. Some modules involve 100% coursework, whilst others may involve test papers that are usually ‘seen’, that is to say that questions are released in advance. This enables you to direct your study towards a timed test, usually in class.

You can undertake an elective in Year 1 or Year 2 from the Centre of Volunteering here at the University; this is entirely optional. One such elective is ‘Guns and Gangs’, and there are others which will train you in mentoring or leadership, or creating social projects and programmes and fundraising within different communities.

Many second and third year students undertake voluntary work outside of their degree, joining youth offending teams, women’s refuges, children’s charities and community policing projects etc. The School very much encourages this kind of work experience as it vastly improves employment prospects.

You might also consider community development work, local government administration and adult guidance work with ex-offenders. Paid employment in the voluntary sector is an increasingly important area, with our graduates finding positions in victim support, women’s refuges, disability services etc.

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This course is based in the School of Law and Policing

For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information

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