BSc (Hons) Applied Criminology with Foundation Year

A four-year route that begins with a foundation year to build academic skills and subject knowledge, then continues into the full Applied Criminology degree. Interdisciplinary study of crime, justice and social harm, covering drug policy, youth crime, rehabilitation and crime reduction, with practical skills for the criminal justice sector; optional year in industry or abroad. Careers: Police, prison, probation and youth justice services, victim support and related public-sector roles.

Foundation Year: Interdisciplinary Communication Skills; Exploring Justice; Crime, Power and Society; The Big Question; Student Success Modules

Year 1: Crime, Society and the Law; Criminal Justice and Accountability; Becoming a Criminologist; Crime in Context; Student Success Modules

Year 2: Violence, Vulnerability and Victims; Global Crime and Culture; Interdisciplinary Modules; Employability Modules

Year 3: Policing, Punishment and Rehabilitation; Power, Injustice and Human Rights; Applied Criminology Major Project; Demystifying 'True' Crime (optional); Mental Health and Trauma in Criminal Justice (optional); Research in Practice (optional); Knowledge in Practice (optional)