36 monthsProgramme duration
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Criminology
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Discover the most recent advancements in areas such as crime trends, restorative justice, policing and punishment. Build transferable skills required for criminological careers and for a wide range of professions that require critical thinking and problem solving.
Explore patterns in crime, punishment and policing, and learn how to think, analyse and research as a criminologist.
In your first year you’ll gain a critical introduction to crime and criminology. You’ll then build on your knowledge, analysing how crime operates in society and how justice systems respond and evolve.
As you progress, you’ll develop critical thinking, academic writing and research skills that are highly in demand in a range of professional fields such as the criminal justice system, government, non-profit organisations and the private sector. You’ll also be able to tailor your degree and specialise according to your interests and career goals through a range of optional modules.
With criminology at Sheffield, you have the option to study your third year abroad in one of our many partner universities for an insight into new criminological concepts.
You can gain real-world experience alongside your studies in an optional year in industry to build skills highly sought after by employers.
Whatever way you customise your degree, you’ll graduate with the skills needed for a diverse range of careers that call for critical analysis and problem-solving, in the criminological field and beyond.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Criminology
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Discover the most recent advancements in areas such as crime trends, restorative justice, policing and punishment. Build transferable skills required for criminological careers and for a wide range of professions that require critical thinking and problem solving.
Explore patterns in crime, punishment and policing, and learn how to think, analyse and research as a criminologist.
In your first year you’ll gain a critical introduction to crime and criminology. You’ll then build on your knowledge, analysing how crime operates in society and how justice systems respond and evolve.
As you progress, you’ll develop critical thinking, academic writing and research skills that are highly in demand in a range of professional fields such as the criminal justice system, government, non-profit organisations and the private sector. You’ll also be able to tailor your degree and specialise according to your interests and career goals through a range of optional modules.
With criminology at Sheffield, you have the option to study your third year abroad in one of our many partner universities for an insight into new criminological concepts.
You can gain real-world experience alongside your studies in an optional year in industry to build skills highly sought after by employers.
Whatever way you customise your degree, you’ll graduate with the skills needed for a diverse range of careers that call for critical analysis and problem-solving, in the criminological field and beyond.
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