BA (Hons) Criminology and International Security at London Metropolitan University

Our Criminology and International Security BA (Hons) degree will allow you to gain a wider understanding of criminology in an international context. Working with academics who are specialists in their field, you’ll examine the origins and responses to criminal behaviour. This course differs from other criminology programmes in the School of Social Sciences and Professions as it focuses on criminology on an international scale.

Faculty: School of Social Sciences and Professions  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years part-time day  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time day  |  Intake: January 2027, September 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Becoming a Criminologist, Perspectives from the Global South, Researching Crime and Deviance, The Criminal Justice Framework, The Development of Criminological Thought, Traditional Criminological Theories and Concepts, Understanding the International System, Violence, Peace and Progress: Issues in World Politics. Year 2: Criminological Research in Context, Criminological Research in Practice, Criminology Today, Peace and Conflict: Practice and Approaches, Peace and Conflict: Theories and Issues, Theories of International Relations: Discipline and Diversity, Becoming a Criminal Justice Professional, Crime in Context, Crime, Media and Technology, Dark Destinations - Crime and Tourism, Drugs and Drug Policy, Foreign Policy Analysis, Modern Diplomacy: Communication, Representation, Negotiation, The New Diplomacy. Year 3: Criminological Research Practice, Global Crime and Disorder, International Security Studies: Issues and Challenges, International Security Studies: Theories and Challenges, Organised Crime, Conflict Resolution: Concepts and Strategies, Criminology Work-Based Learning, Gender and Crime, Human Rights and Global Justice, Migration, Borders and Control.

Career pathways

Our criminology and sociology graduates have gone on to careers including police officers, counter fraud criminal investigators, support workers, probation officers and teachers, securing jobs at the Metropolitan Police Service, HM Government, Rethink Mental Illness and the National Probation Service.

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