Criminology - BA (Hons)

Birmingham City University
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Qualification
Bachelor's Degree
Study mode
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
3 years
Intakes
September
Total tuition fee (local)
B$ 48,393
Total tuition fee (foreign)
B$ 64,349

Entry Requirements

Local (UK) Students Requirements

  • GCE A Level/ AS Level - 280 UCAS Tariff points from a maximum of 4 subjects (minimum of 2 at A2 Level or equivalent), excluding General Studies;
  • Access to Higher Education Diploma - 60 credits including 45 at Level 3, of which 18 Level 3 credits are at merit / distinction on a Social Sciences/Humanities pathway (Criminology / Politics / Sociology / Psychology / Social Policy);
  • BTEC National Diploma (12-units not including early years) - D*D* or combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum total of 280 UCAS points;
  • BTEC Extended Diploma (18-units not including early years) - DMM, 280 UCAS points;
  • BTEC Subsidiary Diploma/ National Award (6-units not including early years) - D* or combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum total of 280 UCAS points;
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma - 26 points overall;
  • Irish Leaving Certificate -280 points including 4 Higher Level passes. Points will be taken from a maximum of 4 subjects;
  • Scottish Higher/ Advanced Higher - 280 points from a maximum of 4 subjects;
  • Welsh Baccalaureate (core plus options) - 120 tariff points combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum total of 280 UCAS points.

International (EU/Non-EU) Students Requirements

  • IELTS - 6.5 overall with 6.0 minimum in all bands;
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma (or equivalent, including internationally accredited Foundation courses) - 26 points overall.

Curriculum

Year 1

  • Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Introduction to Security Studies
  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Introduction to Policing and Investigation
  • Social Construction of 'Deviance' and Social Control.

Year 2

  • Prisons and Punishment
  • Criminological Research
  • Criminal and Forensic Psychology
  • Addiction and Criminality
  • Crime, Media and Culture.

Year 3

  • Theories of Rights
  • Crime Prevention
  • Transnational Corporate and Organised Crime
  • Gender and Crime
  • Prison and the Therapeutic Community
  • Serial Killers and the Phenomenon of Serial Murder
  • Hate Crime.

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