Sociology and Criminology, BA (Hons)

In today’s society, social justice is vital for addressing inequalities within and beyond the Criminal Justice System. This BA (Hons) in Sociology and Criminology provides an interdisciplinary lens to examine crime and justice, combining insights from both fields. Students explore key issues, challenge conventional views through bespoke modules, and develop skills to influence policy, practice, and community change.At NTU, the program offers a supportive environment with personalized learning, expert faculty, and opportunities to tackle contemporary topics like gender equality, race, and digital technologies via community projects. Core modules cover social theory, crime analysis, and research, with options in areas such as environmental justice and cultural criminology. Assessment focuses on coursework, essays, presentations, and a final research dissertation.

Year One: Images of Crime and Criminal Justice; Constructing Crime; Foundations of Social Theory; What is Society?; Working Lives; Foundations of Social Research and Academic Practice. Year Two Core Modules: Reconceptualising Sustainable Justice; Explaining Crime; Constructing Modern Societies; Sociology and Service Learning; Applied Social Research. Optional Modules: Gender, Sex and Sexuality; Sociology of Consumption; The Body in Society; Sociology of Education; Religion, Nonreligion and Everyday Belief; Politics and Social Justice; Digital Culture and Society. Final Year Core Modules: Theorising Contemporary Society; Research Project; Sociology of Work and Career. Optional Modules: Sociology of Harm; Environmental Justice; Race, Culture and Society; Cities and Urban Life; Popular Culture; Identities and Intimacies; Media & Crime; Gender & Crime; Cultural Criminology; Crime, Race & Empire.