BSc (Hons) Criminology and Sociology at Teesside University

The BSc (Hons) Criminology and Sociology combines the study of crime, its social context and the criminal justice system with concepts such as inequality, identity and social change. Dissertation and module options allow specialisation in areas such as criminal justice and consumer culture. Students learn alongside serving prisoners on the Inside Out programme.

Department: Criminology  |  Duration: 3 years full-time (4 with foundation year); up to 5 years part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Becoming a Social Scientist, Crime and Society, Issues in Criminal Justice, Media Representations. Year 2: Future Directions and Research for Social Scientists, Identities, Institutions and Society, Police and Policing, Social Theory, Policy and Practice. Final year: Criminology and Sociology Dissertation, Current Issues in Sociology, Penology and one optional module such as Social Movements or Understanding Drugs in Society.

Career pathways

Graduates are equipped for the police force, probation service, prison service, youth work and community development, the public sector and postgraduate study.

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