BSc (Hons) in Criminology
London Metropolitan University
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 - 4 years
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
GBP 9,250 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* UK student full-time; GBP 2,310 per 30 credit module UK student part-time; GBP 16,000 per year overseas students full-time
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Introduction
Why study this course?
London has played a leading role in shaping the modern world's understanding of the origins of criminal behaviour. Our honours degree course in criminology will allow you to gain a wider understanding of this hotly debated political and social issue, with an opportunity to specialise later on in your degree.
During your time at London Met, you'll be taught by practitioners from the criminal justice sector including police and probation. Our staff are research active and their teaching is informed by current specialist research. Their expertise will afford you the opportunity to learn about front-line elements of criminological practice.
Our Criminology BSc (Hons) course will delve into the causes and effects of crime and criminal behaviour. It will develop your understanding of criminological theories in the context of specialist areas including organised crime, youth violence, terrorism and security. You’ll also look in-depth at the criminal justice system including the police, judiciary and prisons, examining the concepts of justice and sentencing.
This degree will give you a strong grasp of research methods and expose you to social, political, ethical and historical aspects of criminology. Through optional modules in your second and third year, you'll begin to specialise in areas including crime and media, victims of crime, counter-terrorism, gender and sexuality.
We employ an innovative approach to learning via professionally-focused academic study. You’ll receive opportunities for work-based learning that will prepare you for the challenges of a career in the fields of forensic criminology, policing and justice. We’ll support you to grow both professionally and academically through workshops and seminars that will foster interaction between you, your classmates and your lecturers, as well as one-to-one study support with our academic mentor and final-year student success coaches.
Curriculum
Modular structure
The modules listed below are for the academic year 2022/23 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.
Year 1 modules include:
- Introduction to Criminological Theory (core, 30 credits)
- Introduction to Policing (core, 30 credits)
- Introduction to criminological and sociological theory (core, 30 credits)
- Introduction to social problems (core, 30 credits)
- Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (core, 30 credits)
- Researching Crime and Deviance (core, 30 credits)
- Researching Social Life (core, 30 credits)
Year 2 modules include:
- Crime in Context (core, 30 credits)
- Measuring and Interpreting Crime (core, 30 credits)
- Perspectives on Policing (core, 30 credits)
- Crime, Media and Technology (option, 15 credits)
- Youth Resistance and Social Control (option, 15 credits)
- Youth, Crime and Violence (option, 15 credits)
Year 3 modules include:
- Crime Control and Penology (core, 30 credits)
- Criminology Project (core, 30 credits)
- Criminology Work Experience (option, 15 credits)
- Gender and Sexuality (option, 30 credits)
- Human Rights and Conflict (option, 15 credits)
- Religion and the State (option, 15 credits)
- Serious and Serial Offenders (option, 15 credits)
- Social Control, Drugs and Organised Crime (option, 30 credits)
- Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism (option, 15 credits)
- Victims and Crime (option, 15 credits)
Admissions
Career Opportunities
Where this course can take you
Our criminology and sociology graduates have gone on to careers including police officers, counter-fraud criminal investigators, support workers, probation officers and teachers, securing jobs at the Metropolitan Police Service, HM Government, Rethink Mental Illness and the National Probation Service.
Continuing your studies with us
- The School of Social Sciences and Professions has a wide range of exciting industry-linked postgraduate courses available on a full-time and part-time basis in criminology, security, diplomacy, international relations, sociology and psychology. The following courses would be ideal for progression after this course:
- Human Rights and International Conflict - MA
- Organised Crime and Global Security - MA
- Woman and Child Abuse - MA
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability - MSc
- Get into law with our Common Professional Exam - GDL
If you've already studied for your undergraduate degree with us, as a graduate of London Met, you'll be entitled to a 20% discount on any further study with us.