BA (Hons) Media and Criminology at University of Derby

Does prison work? Is rehabilitation effective? How do the justice and penal systems in other countries compare to our own?

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, Media Industries, Analysing Media, ​​Investigating Society: Truth, Ethics and Justice​. Year 2 core modules: Real World Criminology, Celebrity Media and Culture, Curating Contemporary Television, 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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