Criminology BSc (Hons) 36 months Undergraduate Programme By Kingston University, London |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 301-350QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

44,100 GBPTuition Fee/year

Starting Month

Sep-2023Starting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Criminology is the study of crime, its control and its consequences. It combines the study of politics, law, psychology, society and culture to understand processes of criminalisation, practices of crime control and prevention.
You’ll study patterns and perceptions of crime, both nationally and globally, the impact of different practices of punishment on offenders, issues of diversity and discrimination in criminal justice, and police power and culture. 
You can also explore youth justice, new technologies of risk management, crime prevention, terrorism and security. You’ll be introduced to the theoretical perspectives and debates that inform criminology, and to the institutions, processes and legal foundations of the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
Example modules – Foundations in Criminological Theory – Researching Law and Society – Policing and Punishment
Graduates work in criminal justice and advocacy, the Police, HM Prison and Probation Service, youth offending teams, the Prison Reform Trust, crime research, health, housing and welfare, human resources, teaching, local and central government.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Criminology is the study of crime, its control and its consequences. It combines the study of politics, law, psychology, society and culture to understand processes of criminalisation, practices of crime control and prevention.
You’ll study patterns and perceptions of crime, both nationally and globally, the impact of different practices of punishment on offenders, issues of diversity and discrimination in criminal justice, and police power and culture. 
You can also explore youth justice, new technologies of risk management, crime prevention, terrorism and security. You’ll be introduced to the theoretical perspectives and debates that inform criminology, and to the institutions, processes and legal foundations of the criminal justice system in England and Wales.
Example modules – Foundations in Criminological Theory – Researching Law and Society – Policing and Punishment
Graduates work in criminal justice and advocacy, the Police, HM Prison and Probation Service, youth offending teams, the Prison Reform Trust, crime research, health, housing and welfare, human resources, teaching, local and central government.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
88+
112+
  • BTEC Lvl3 National: Distinction, Merit, Merit (DMM)
  • Candidates are normally required to hold five GCSE subjects at grade C/4 or above, including Mathematics and English Language

3 Years
Sep-2023

Tuition fees

Domestic
27,750 GBP
International
44,100 GBP

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