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BA (Hons) Criminology

University of Westminster — London, United Kingdom

BA (Hons) Criminology is a undergraduate Criminology course at University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It takes 3 years, costs £19,000 per year and starts in September.

Undergraduate · 3 years · Full-time · Criminology · £19,000 per year

Intakes: September

Crime is one of the most urgent and debated issues shaping contemporary society — and criminology has never been more vital. To study criminology is to ask some of society’s most important questions: how do we prevent crime, but also, who gets to decide what crime is in the first place? Our Criminology BA (Hons) is designed to challenge, inspire and empower you with the knowledge, critical insight and professional skills needed to thrive in today’s competitive graduate landscape. Criminology is inherently interdisciplinary, drawing on sociology, law, politics, psychology and cultural studies to explore the causes, consequences and control of crime. Top reasons to study this course (from the course page): - Engage critically with power and inequality with a curriculum committed to diversification and decolonisation, challenging prejudice, embracing diverse perspectives, and empowering you to think critically. - Specialist teaching explores prisons, terrorism, youth justice, race, borders and state crime. - Build work-ready skills with 35 hours of workplace experience in the second year - Optional final-year placements offer experience in prisons, courts or criminal justice charities. - Learn beyond the classroom with visits to theatres, prisons, and courts, bringing criminology to life* - Career-focused learning builds skills for policing, probation, youth justice, government and research. Campus: Regent, Central London Duration: 3 or 4 years Start dates: Full-time - September 2027 International tuition fee: £19,000 (Price per academic year). The university states annual fees stay the same throughout your studies. Careers (from the course page): 85% were positive about the learning opportunities the course provided. (Discover Uni, NSS: National Student Survey, 2024-2025) Source: University of Westminster course page.

Modules

• Controversies in Criminal Justice (Year 1, Core)
• Criminological Imagination (Year 1, Core)
• Criminological Perspectives (Year 1, Core)
• Justice and Human Rights (Year 1, Core)
• Researching Crime and Justice (Year 1, Core)
• Crime and the London Underworld (Year 1, Option)
• Psychology and Crime (Year 1, Option)
• Globalisation, Crime and Control (Year 2, Core)
• Radical Criminology (Year 2, Core)
• Research Methods in Sociology and Criminology (Year 2, Core)
• Work-based Learning (Year 2, Core)
• Forensic Criminal Psychology (Year 2, Option)
• Gender, Crime and Justice (Year 2, Option)
• Race, Power and Criminal Justice (Year 2, Option)
• Youth, Crime and Justice (Year 2, Option)
• Dissertation in Criminology (Year 3, Core)
• Critical Policing (Year 3, Option)
• Human Rights and Global Injustice (Year 3, Option)
• Immigration, Borders and (In)Justice (Year 3, Option)
• Issues in State Crime (Year 3, Option)
• Media and Crime (Year 3, Option)
• Psychology, Crime and the Popular Imagination (Year 3, Option)
• Punishment and Modern Society (Year 3, Option)

Careers

• Charity/third sector worker
• Civil Service roles
• Local government officer
• Police officer
• Probation officer
• Social researcher
• Youth justice worker