BA (Hons) Education Studies and Criminology at University of Derby

Combine the study of human behaviour from the perspectives of both criminal and community justice professionals with a multi-disciplinary social science approach to education, focusing on current educational curriculum, policy and trends. Who do we label as ‘offenders’, and why? Learn about human behaviour from the perspectives of both criminal and community justice professionals and wider society.

Faculty: College of Health and Humanities  |  Department: Joint Honours  |  Duration: Full-time: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Derby, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: The Criminal Justice System, Introduction to Criminological Theory, Undertaking Criminological Research, Another Brick in the Wall: An Introduction to the Sociology of Education, Teaching, Thinking and Reasoning, Education Through the Ages, ​​Investigating Society: Truth, Ethics and Justice​. Year two core modules: Real World Criminology, Effecting Change, Qualitative Research: Methods, Ethics and Application.

Career pathways

As a Criminology graduate, you will receive an exceptional grounding for a career in the probation service, the prison service, the police, youth justice, voluntary organisations or the wider public sector. Alternatively, you may wish to pursue postgraduate studies at the University.

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