BSc (Hons) Criminology at University of Gloucestershire

This course puts you at the heart of the action through cutting-edge research projects, internships with professional organisations and a decolonised curriculum that will prepare you to tackle the justice challenges of tomorrow. FutureSim’s immersive forensic and incident environments give you the opportunity to stage and investigate complex, real-world scenarios.

Department: Criminology and Forensics  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; part-time no fixed duration  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027; September 2028  |  Location: Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules. Level 4 (Year 1): Crime, Justice and Contemporary Society, Researching Crime and Society, True Crime, Criminal Justice: From Crime Scene to Court, Globalisation, Discontents and Global Literacy, Digital Crimes and Social Harms; Level 5 (Year 2): Crime, Harm, and Society: Key Perspectives, Developing as a Social Researcher  ; Level 6 (final year): Criminology Dissertation, Policing Challenges: Power, Identity and Social Order.

Career pathways

One of the many ways our students become career-ready, is through opportunities to take part in research projects with their lecturers, including writing papers, analysing data and working on media projects. Social science graduates have secured a range of diverse and rewarding career paths.

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