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CRIMINOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY
BA (Hons)
Why study this course?
Many of the major challenges facing the world today, such as terrorism, environmental
destruction, corruption, and inequalities, can be understood better through a combination
of sociological and criminological approaches. On this course, you will explore how
institutions, systems of power, culture and economics impact on crime, disorder and
social problems.
Studying Criminology and Sociology will enable you to think independently,
critically, and imaginatively about the issues that shape our everyday lives
and our futures. The compulsory sociology modules will provide you with
a grounding in the key areas of the discipline: inequalities, social theory and
research methods. Our programme covers a wide range of topics including
families, health, activism and protest, social media, globalisation and urban
life.
Likewise, the criminology programme introduces you to the theory, practice
and research methods associated with criminology as a discipline, as well
as offering the chance to learn in more depth about some of the key crime
and criminal justice issues affecting contemporary societies. There are also
opportunities to gain hands on experience through volunteering in the
community and/or work experience with external agencies who work in
criminal justice or resettlement.
What will this mean for my future?
The course offers modules that will enable you to develop your
employability skills. You will be encouraged to use primary data (court
documents, historical material, statistics, and media reports for example),
to analyse and present material to a range of different audiences, and
get opportunities to hear from practitioners and researchers active in the
field. This range of opportunities will strengthen and diversify your skills,
experience and your CV.
Many students who study this combination find their degree useful for
careers in probation, social work, socio-legal work, the voluntary sector, and
policing. Alternatively, you might seek to develop a career in the creative
industries, social care, the health sector, advertising and marketing, the
charity sector, youth services, and local government. Some of our graduates
choose to pursue further academic study.
UCAS Code - LMH9
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative Entry
Requirements
Combined Honours
A level: BCC-CCC
BTEC: DMM-MMM
Course Duration
3 years
Indicative Modules
First Year
• Understanding Crime
• Criminal Justice: Process, Policy and
Practice
• Social Inequalities in the Modern
World
• Classical Sociology
• Investigating Social Issues
• The Anthropological Imagination
Second Year
• Crime and Justice in a Global Context
• Research Methods
• Contemporary Social Theory
• Policing and the Police
• Social Movements
• Witchcraft, Zombies and Social
Anxiety
Third Year
• Criminology or Sociology Dissertation
• Criminology Work Placement
• State Crimes and Crimes Against
Humanity
• Immigration, Crime and Social Control
• Sociology and the Environment
Study abroad
Yes
International Year
Yes
Learn a Language
Yes
For information on courses that combine subjects please visit keele.ac.uk/ugcourses