BSc (Hons) Criminology at St Mary's University, Twickenham

Examine crime from all angles and gain professional experience on our expert-led degree. Get ready to dive deep into current issues in criminology and criminal justice with experts who are actively influencing national policy and practice through their research. You'll explore a wide range of topics such as the link between gender and crime, how crime is portrayed in the media, and the criminal mind.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Business, Law, Education and Theology  |  Department: School of Business and Law  |  Duration: 3 years full-time and 6 years part-time.  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time; optional placement year (4 years with placement year)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System, Becoming a Criminologist: Skills and Research, Divided Societies, Criminology and Human Rights, Debates in Crime and Society, Criminalising Social Problems. Year 2 core modules: Punishment and Society, The Criminal Mind, Applied Research Methods, Policing and Crime Investigation, Youth, Crime and Justice. Optional modules in Year 2 include Representations of Crime in the Media, Contributing to the community, Experience and Employment in Education, Experience and Employment in Education, Experience and Employment in Business. Year 3 core modules: Dissertation, Contemporary Perspectives in Criminology.

Career pathways

The criminology degree will prepare you for a variety of roles as core employability skills and key graduate attributes (curiosity, resilience and digital literacy) are embedded into the teaching.

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