BA (Hons) Criminology with Counselling Skills at University of Essex

Programme overview

BA Criminology with Counselling Skills examines crime, criminal justice and human behaviour while developing insight into counselling, emotional difficulties and human relationships.

Department: Department of Sociology and Criminology | Duration: 3 years full-time (4 with optional placement or study abroad year) | Intake: October 2027 | Study mode: full-time; year abroad option, placement year option | Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Introduction to Crime, Law and Society, Becoming Human, Researching Social Life, The Sociological Imagination, New Directions in Criminology, Madness and its Cure, Counselling Skills, Crime, Policy and Social Justice, Psychiatry and Mental Illness and Globalisation and Crime.

Career pathways

Policing, probation, youth justice and rehabilitation services; mental health support and counselling pathways; social care and public services; social research and criminal justice policy; postgraduate training in counselling, criminology or psychology.

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Entry requirements

112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A-levels. IB 29 points or 112 tariff points including 2 Higher Level subjects. A-levels, AAQs, BTECs, Access to HE Diploma, T-levels and other tariff-bearing qualifications accepted (acceptability of some non A-level qualifications depends on subject and units taken). Contextual offer: 96 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A-levels. International applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component, or a specified score in an accepted equivalent test.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year. Home/UK fee per year. Source

International applicants: GBP 22,575 a year. International fee per year. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time (4 with optional placement or study abroad year)

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