Criminology and Sociology, BSc (Hons), with study abroadorindustry placement

Course summary

This three-year degree has been designed by world-leading researchers in the field. You’ll learn about the latest thinking in crime and society, and develop the skills to conduct your own original research.You’ll study topics such as criminal justice, penology, policing, news, violence, and social change. This develops your analytical capability to engage with crime and social policy debates. Modules in qualitative and quantitative research methods develop your data analysis skills.

• Become a critical thinker with an in-depth understanding of the complex interplay of local and global forces in relation to crime and criminality

• Boost your employability with an optional work placement year

• Develop highly sought-after data literacy and quantitative skills, thanks to our strong links with City’s Q-Step Centre

• Opt onto a Q-Step quantitative methods pathway: benefit from a heightened focus on data skills, a workplace Data Placement in Year 2, and an optional international work placement

Take advantage of excellent internship opportunities thanks to our central London location, including access to organisations in crime and justice, human rights, migration and refugee support, and mental health.

Modules

In year 1 you will study core modules that build a firm foundation for future study and research, including statistical methods and social theory.Core modules include:

• Classical Social Theory

• Sociology in Action

• Researching Society: Qualitative Methods

• Introduction to Criminology

• Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

• Producing Social Data

• Criminal Justice

• Academic and Professional Practice

In year 2 you will Deepen your understanding of both subjects with core topics and elective modules from a diverse and exciting selection, including violence, and gender and crime.Core modules include:

• Key Issues in Criminology

• Penology

• Social Action Project

• Violence

• Understanding Social Change

• Contemporary Social Theory

• Quantitative Analysis of Social Research Data OR Qualitative Analysis of Social Research Data

Elective modules include (pick one):

• Sociology of Race and Racism

• Gender and Society

Students wishing to study BSc Criminology and Sociology with the quantitative methods option will be required to complete the following modules in year two, which for the quantitative methods option, are all core modules:

• Key Issues in Criminology

• Penology

• Violence

• Understanding Social Change

• Contemporary Social Theory

• Quantitative Analysis of Social Research Data

• Quantitative Data Placement

• Visualising Society

In year 3 you will explore a sociological topic in depth through your dissertation. Choose core and elective modules to tailor your final year to your interests and career aspirations.Core modules include:

• Sociology Project

• Crime, Culture and the City

• Policing

• Criminal Behaviour

• Youth Crime

Elective modules include:

• Criminal Justice in Crisis

• Leisure, the Body and Deviance

• Global Migration Process

• Celebrity and Society

• Applied Multivariate Analysis

• Education, Skills and the Job Market

• Poverty: What counts?

• Culture, Race, Difference

• Political Communication

• Interrogating Consumer Culture

• Work and Workers

• Digital cultures

• Global Politics of Forced Migration

- The Theory and Practice of Conflict and Peace

Assessment method

Assessment is primarily in the form of coursework (assessed essays, policy and research reports, group presentations and other assignments) and a final-year project.

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In year 1 you will study core modules that build a firm foundation for future study and research, including statistical methods and social theory. Core modules include:

• Classical Social Theory

• Sociology in Action

• Researching Society: Qualitative Methods

• Introduction to Criminology

• Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

• Producing Social Data

• Criminal Justice

• Academic and Professional Practice

In year 2 you will Deepen your understanding of both subjects with core topics and elective modules from a diverse and exciting selection, including violence, and gender and crime. Core modules include:

• Key Issues in Criminology

• Penology

• Social Action Project

• Violence

• Understanding Social Change

• Contemporary Social Theory

• Quantitative Analysis of Social Research Data OR Qualitative Analysis of Social Research Data

Elective modules include (pick one):

• Sociology of Race and Racism

• Gender and Society

Students wishing to study BSc Criminology and Sociology with the quantitative methods option will be required to complete the following modules in year two, which for the quantitative methods option, are all core modules:

• Key Issues in Criminology

• Penology

• Violence

• Understanding Social Change

• Contemporary Social Theory

• Quantitative Analysis of Social Research Data

• Quantitative Data Placement

• Visualising Society

In year 3 you will explore a sociological topic in depth through your dissertation. Choose core and elective modules to tailor your final year to your interests and career aspirations. Core modules include:

• Sociology Project

• Crime, Culture and the City

• Policing

• Criminal Behaviour

• Youth Crime

Elective modules include:

• Criminal Justice in Crisis

• Leisure, the Body and Deviance

• Global Migration Process

• Celebrity and Society

• Applied Multivariate Analysis

• Education, Skills and the Job Market

• Poverty: What counts?

• Culture, Race, Difference

• Political Communication

• Interrogating Consumer Culture

• Work and Workers

• Digital cultures

• Global Politics of Forced Migration

- The Theory and Practice of Conflict and Peace