Psychology with Criminology, BSc (Hons)

This BPS-accredited psychology course integrates comprehensive training in core psychological areas—such as brain functions, human cognition, and behavior—with studies in criminal behavior, crime types, and the justice system. Students gain from expert faculty, research seminars, and dedicated labs, covering two-thirds in psychology and one-third in criminology, emphasizing social-cultural crime contexts. Taught by over 150 psychologists in a leading UK department, the program includes innovative labs and is recognized for world-leading research.In the first two years, core modules introduce psychology fundamentals, research methods, and criminology topics like criminal justice and policing. The final year features a tailored research project, optional modules, and professional practice experiences. Assessment involves coursework, exams, presentations, and tests. Graduates with a 2.2 or higher achieve BPS Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership, enhancing career prospects in psychology and beyond, with opportunities for placements and international experiences.

In the first two years of your degree, you'll complete an introduction to psychology and core modules in biological, social, developmental and cognitive psychology, as well as undertaking training in research methods and statistics. In criminology, you'll complete additional modules covering criminal behaviour, crime and society, the criminal justice system, issues in contemporary policing, and penology. In your final year, you'll sit a further core module in psychology, and can tailor your studies (often with a view to future employment opportunities) by choosing from a range of optional psychology and criminology modules. In your final year, you'll also complete a research project in psychology, focused on a topic of your choosing under the supervision of a research-active member of staff. You can also take part in the innovative Professional Practice in Psychology module, a unique feature of psychology at NTU. Taking on the role of a consultant psychologist, you will work on real-life problem scenarios supplied by external organisations, and provide evidence-based solutions to these organisations. Year One Core modules are: Introduction to Psychology, Research Methods (One), Statistics (One), The Justice Process, Constructing Crime, and Crime, Place and Justice. Year Two core modules are: Research Methods and Statistics (Two), Cognitive and Biological Psychology, Social and Developmental Psychology, Analytical Thinking in Counselling, and Managing Justice. Year Three core modules are: Psychology Research Project, Professional Practice in Psychology and an Advanced Psychology option. In your final year you will also be able to select an optional Psychology module and an optional Criminology module.