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BA (Hons) Criminology with Foundation

University of Westminster — London, United Kingdom

BA (Hons) Criminology with Foundation is a undergraduate Criminology course at University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It takes 4 years, costs £19,000 per year and starts in September.

Undergraduate · 4 years · Full-time · Criminology · £19,000 per year

Intakes: September

Our degree courses with Foundation year offer the opportunity to prepare you for advanced study before you progress onto a full honours degree at the University of Westminster. Whether you do not feel ready for degree-level study, don’t have the right qualifications, want to change your subject specialism or return to study after an absence from education, we aim to encourage a broad range of students to undertake our Foundation year in order to progress onto their full honours degree with us. The Foundation year is designed to give you the opportunity to explore new ideas, opening up new perspectives on the key debates within your chosen field. Top reasons to study this course (from the course page): - Foundation-year support builds your confidence and prepares you to progress to the Criminology BA* - Crime, law and society modules introduce the subjects and skills you’ll need - Personal tutorials and small-group classes provide extra support as you start university - Optional work experience develops practical skills within criminal justice organisations - Central London field trips and visits to courts, prisons, theatres and museums bring criminology to life - Career-focused learning builds skills for policing, probation, youth justice, government and research Campus: Regent, Central London Duration: 4 or 5 years Start dates: Full-time - September 2027 International tuition fee: £19,000 (Price for Foundation year only). The university states annual fees stay the same throughout your studies. Careers (from the course page): 96% of our students agreed that they were satisfied with the course. (Source: Discover Uni, accessed in December 2020) 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