BA (Hons) Crime and Criminal Justice at University of Greater Manchester

Programme overview

The University of Greater Manchester’s BA (Hons) Crime and Criminal Justice degree investigates the approaches applied to crime, deviance and victimisation. Our industry-experienced academic staff will support you to develop core skills in working with offenders, crime intelligence, investigation and interviewing, crime scene management, preparing for court and presenting a case profile.

Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time, foundation year route available | Intake: January 2027, September 2027 | Location: Bolton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules (a mix of compulsory and optional) include Foundations of Justice, Introduction to Criminology in Context, Ethics and Human Rights in Practice, Leadership, Team Work and Group Dynamics, Multi-agency Practice Within Criminal Investigation, Mass Media and Crime, Criminal Justice Perspectives, Mental Health Management in Practice, Youth Justice and Juvenile Offending, Contextualising Criminal Behaviour, Preparing for Professional Practice, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Rehabilitation: Theory and Practice, Exploration of Safeguarding: Zemiology and Criminal Typologies, among others.

Career pathways

Our BA (Hons) Crime and Criminal Justice course has been designed to meet the needs of the criminal justice sector, which includes a wide range of public, private and not-for-profit organisations that provide crime prevention, victim support, and offender management and rehabilitation services.

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Application information

Entry requirements

112 UCAS points. Any subjects are acceptable at Level 3. Social science and public service-related subjects are preferred. You should also have five GCSEs at grade 4/C or above (or equivalent), including English and Mathematics. If you don’t have the above qualifications but possess relevant vocational experience in the criminal justice sector, we’ll be delighted to consider your application. To successfully complete the course, you'll be required to undertake voluntary work with relevant organisations. The timing and amount of voluntary activity is flexible, but as a guideline, we'd expect you to undertake 4-10 hours per week, in addition to the employability module elements of the course. These voluntary activities will involve regular unsupervised access to children, vulnerable adults and/or sensitive data, also known as regulated activity. The organisations will therefore require an Enhanced Disclosure certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Home/EU tuition fee, first year of study; total course fee £29,370 Source

International applicants: GBP 17,500 a year (2026/27). International tuition fee, first year of study; total course fee £52,500 Source

Intake: January 2027, September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://evision.bolton.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=L300-D&code2=0019

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