BSc (Hons) Criminology at University of Staffordshire

Programme overview

BSc (Hons) Criminology examines the causes of crime and how societies respond to it, covering criminological theory, criminal justice policy and practice, punishment and the secure estate, rehabilitation, victim support and the role of the media. Students can specialise from second year through the Victimology or Offender Management pathways. Teaching uses simulation facilities including mock courtrooms, a custody suite, a prison cell and a bedsit at the Stoke-on-Trent campus.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a foundation year; 4 years with a placement year (MSci route also offered) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Criminology: The Essentials, Understanding Criminal Justice, Crime, Culture and Social Inequality, Criminological Theory: Power, Conflict and Harm, Research Methods in Criminology, Sentence Management and Rehabilitation, Victimisation and Social Harm, Work Experience for Criminal Justice, Applied Criminology Project and a Criminology Dissertation, with options such as Addictions and Recovery and Gender, Power and Sexual Violence.

Career pathways

Roles in criminal or social justice, including prison and probation services, victim support services, courts and the legal system, policing, youth justice organisations and social policy; postgraduate study is also an option.

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Entry requirements

Three-year BSc (Hons) route: 112-120 UCAS points; A-levels BBC; BTEC Extended Diploma DMM. Access to HE Diploma: Pass with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points (reduced offer under the access and participation plan). UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma: Merit overall. OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM. T Levels: minimum overall grade of P (A*-C) or Higher Pass. Foundation-year route: 48 UCAS points. MSci route: 120 UCAS points. Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers, Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales and the Irish Leaving Certificate are accepted in line with standard requirements, with possible subject-specific grades. International applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each component (CEFR B2), or an equivalent approved qualification (PTE Academic 59 overall with no less than 54 in each area; LanguageCert Academic SELT 65 overall with no less than 60 in each component).

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). UK / Channel Islands full-time BSc (Hons); first-year fee, subsequent years charged at the University standard rate; the foundation-year route lists a first-year fee of 5,760 Source

International applicants: GBP 17,285 a year (2027/28). Full-time BSc (Hons); first-year fee, subsequent years charged at the University standard rate Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a foundation year; 4 years with a placement year (MSci route also of

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