BA (Hons) Criminology & Criminal Justice/Criminology & Criminal Justice (Policing) at University of the West of Scotland

Entry requirements

Accelerated Entry; Direct entry into year 2 and 3 is possible for suitably qualified applicants.. Year 1: Scottish Highers: Standard Entry Requirements: BBCC (96 UCAS Tariff points); Minimum Entry Requirements: CCC (63 UCAS Tariff points); Alternative Minimum Entry Requirements: CC (42 UCAS Tariff points) PLUS successful completion of one of the following: UWS Foundation Academy; Foundation Apprenticeship; UWS Next Steps to University module; Routes for All; Top-Up; LEAPS; A Levels: CCC (96 UCAS Tariff points); T Levels: Full T-Level with Grade P (A* - C) (96 Tariff points); Irish Leaving Certificate: H3 H3 H3 H3; International Baccalaureate: 27 points; Scottish Wider Access Programme: Access to Criminology and Social Science; Access to Humanities; Access to Humanities, Law and Business; Access to Law and Criminal Justice; Access to Social Sciences; all with Grades BBB; SQA HNC / BTEC Level 4 HNC: Social Sciences; Legal Services; Year 2: SQA HNC / BTEC Level 4 HNC: Legal Services with Criminology & Police Studies; Police Studies from Fife College. Note: Police Studies or Policing from other institutions must have sufficient criminology/sociology content †; Social Sciences (must include two units from: research methods / criminal justice / criminology / Policing / law); Police Studies from Fife College; SQA HND / BTEC Level 5 HND: Social Sciences (without sufficient Criminal Justice content); Legal Services (without sufficient Criminal Justice content); † Year 1 may be offered depending upon course content and materials studied; applicants holding these HNC awards will be considered on an individual basis. Year 3: An HND with a B in the Graded Unit in Social Science or a Criminology related discipline will be considered. Applicants should ideally have studied modules in Criminology, Policing and/or Research Methods OR relevant work experience. English language: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no sub-test below 5.5. UCAS code M211.