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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 the ways in which 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.
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 in Criminology
or Sociology
• Contemporary Social Theory
• Policing and the Police
• Social Movements
• Witchcraft, Zombies and Social
Anxiety
Third Year
• Criminology or Sociology
Dissertation
• Criminology Work Placement
• Popular Culture and Crime
• Immigration, Crime and Social
Control
• Sociology and the Environment
KEY INFORMATION
UCAS Code - G402
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative entry
requirements
Combined Honours
A level: BCC-CCC
BTEC: DMM-MMM
Course duration
3 years
Study abroad
Yes
International Year
Yes
Learn a Language
Yes
For information on courses that combine subjects please visit keele.ac.uk/ugcourses