BSc (Hons) Psychology and Criminology at Aston University

Understand the psychology behind human behaviour and the complex social drivers of crime on Aston University’s Psychology and Criminology BSc. This dynamic, career-focused degree equips you with scientific insight, analytical skills, and real-world perspective needed to explore why crime happens and how society can respond effectively. By combining core psychological science with contemporary criminological theory and practice, you’ll graduate ready to make an impact across criminal justice, mental health, social policy, and community support sectors.

Faculty: College of Health and Life Sciences  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time (optional/integrated placement year)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

First year core modules: Ideas that Shape Society, Power in Society, Crime and Deviance. Second year core modules: Theories of Crime, In addition you will select 3 optional modules:, Embodiment, Deviance and Feminist Theory, Global Society, Prisons, Policing and Punishment, Media and Society and others. Final year core modules: Corporate Power, Ecocide: Environmental Harms and Social Justice, Migration, Borders and Detention, Protest, Power and the State, Fraud, Bribery and Corruption, Ethics in a Crisis and others.

Career pathways

Valued by some of the best-known companies in the world, our Psychology graduates go on to work with companies such as the BBC, The Civil Service, Deloitte, The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, HSBC, IBM, Jaguar Land Rover, KPMG and Marks & Spencer.

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