BA (Hons) Criminology with Law at University of Hull

A criminology degree with law, examining the causes of crime and how the law responds, including stop and search powers, detention limits, prosecution and punishment. Students use a replica crime scene facility on campus and can attend the annual Law Convention.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Education  |  Department: School of Criminology, Politics and Law  |  Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with a foundation year)  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Hull, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers Becoming a Criminologist, Introduction to Law and its Study, Criminal Law, Social Research in Practice and Criminology in Late Modernity. Year 2 has Criminal Justice, Current Challenges in Criminology and Think You Know Policing?, with options such as Crisis Legislation. Final year has a Dissertation (Criminology) and options such as Criminal Evidence, Family Law and Medical Law and Ethics.

Career pathways

Graduates go into roles in the police force, HM Prison Service, the Probation Service, legal professions, social work, the charity sector or the Civil Service. Roles taken by graduates include helping witnesses cope with giving evidence in court, supporting vulnerable young people and families, and helping offenders after release from prison.

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