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Undergraduate Prospectus 2017 | Dual Honours

Criminology and Sociology
Key Information
Why study this course?

A degree in Criminology and Sociology enables you to explore a wide
range of social issues and to consider the role of crime in societies past
and present.
Crime, deviance and social order are some of the most taxing issues our
society faces. Sociology and Criminology complement each other well
in enabling students to understand broad issues revolving around social
structure and social change, as well as the ways in which institutions,
power systems, identity, culture and economics impact on crime and
disorder. Sociology supports Criminology students by offering depth and
background understanding. In many respects the history of Criminology
is rooted in Sociology. As such, many of the ideas Criminologists use
are sociological terms. For this reason, Sociology can help Criminology
students to better understand concepts, analytical techniques, and social
history. On the other hand, Criminology supports Sociology by offering
a specific field for the application of sociological insights. Through
your programme of study in Criminology you may be able to apply for
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. These range of opportunities will
strengthen and diversify your skills, experience and your CV.

Indicative modules

First year
• Understanding Crime
• Criminal Justice: Process,
Policy and Practice
• Classical Sociology
• Social Inequalities in the
Contemporary World
Second year
• Crime and Justice
in a Global Context
• Research Methods in
Criminology or Sociology
• Contemporary Social Theory
Third year
• Sociology Dissertation
• Criminology Dissertation
• State Crimes and Crimes
Against Humanity
• Criminology Work Placement
• Gender and Consumption
• Medical Sociology
• Living with Aliens: Immigration,
Crime and Social Control
• Power, Process
and Victimisation
• Risk and Criminal Justice

Dual honours

For information on dual
honours combinations please
visit www.keele. ac.uk/
ugcourses

Course duration
Three years

Indicative entry
requirements
BBB or ABC

For further information on
entry requirements please
visit www.keele.ac.uk/
entryrequirements

Study abroad
Yes

• Prisons and Imprisonment
• Moving People: Migration,
Emotion and Identity
• Home: Belonging, Locality
and Material Culture
• The Virtual Revolution:
New Technologies, Culture
and Society

What will this mean
for my future?

Many students who study this
combination find their degree
useful for careers in probation,
social work, socio-legal work,
and policing.

For more course information please visit

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100%
of students are
satisfied with
the quality
of this course
(Unistats 2015)