Criminal Justice and Criminology BA (Hons)
University of Leeds
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Drawing on the world-leading research of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, this course will give you an advanced understanding of crime and its control.You’ll explore the complex questions around why crime happens, how offenders should be dealt with and how crime can be prevented. You will examine the individual, social, legal and political forces that shape both crime and how it is controlled. In addition, you’ll study the workings of criminal justice agencies like the police, courts, ...Read more

Drawing on the world-leading research of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, this course will give you an advanced understanding of crime and its control.You’ll explore the complex questions around why crime happens, how offenders should be dealt with and how crime can be prevented. You will examine the individual, social, legal and political forces that shape both crime and how it is controlled. In addition, you’ll study the workings of criminal justice agencies like the police, courts, prisons and probation as well as the private companies and voluntary groups who have increasing roles in offender management and crime prevention.Core modules will give you a firm grounding in the substantive, methodological and theoretical components of criminology as well as related aspects of the disciplines of law, sociology and psychology. You will gain both the subject knowledge and research skills needed to understand and contribute to wider knowledge of crime and criminal justice. The course offers a range of optional modules to allow you to focus on topics that suit your interests and career ambitions.

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Sociology
WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
45/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
16th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
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23rd
Law
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
5%
Employment rate
Employment rate
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92%
Average salary
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Law graduate salary at this uni
£19,000
UK Law graduate salary
£18,000
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Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 85 = 15% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
15%
Sociology
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
What students say
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Fern
03 Mar 24

Lots of facilities Teaching not always the best quality, lacking more face to face content, often using old recycled powerpoints - not good value for..Read more

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Chloe
26 Feb 24

So good..Read more

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Scottish Higher:

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Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:

D3,D3,M2 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H2,H2,H2,H2,H3,H3 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDD Grades / Points required

T Level:

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Subject specific requirements

AB in Advanced Highers and AABBB in Highers, or A in Advanced Highers and AABBB in Highers.

Complete 60 credits with 45 level 3 credits at Distinction Grade.

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We will consider T-levels in appropriate subjects as they become available. In all cases applicants should have GCSE English at 4 or above.

Popular A-level subjects

Sociology

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Sociology
32%
History
31%
Psychology
29%
English Literature
26%
Mathematics
18%
HESA
Social Policy

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Sociology
48%
Psychology
44%
History
28%
English Literature
20%
Religious Studies & Theology
16%
HESA
Law

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

History
37%
Law
31%
Psychology
31%
English Literature
26%
Mathematics
21%
HESA

Latest reviews

Latest Criminology reviews

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Fern
03 Mar 24
Social Policy, Sociology and Crime BSc (Hons)
Lots of facilities Teaching not always the best quality, lacking more face to face content, often using old recycled powerpoints - not good value for...
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