Criminal Justice (Top-up) BA (Hons)
Nottingham Trent University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Mansfield

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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The Criminal Justice (Top-up) course is designed for you if you are an FdA Criminal Justice graduate and want to top up your qualification to BA honours degree level.The BA (Hons) Criminal Justice degree will open up a diverse range of career options in the Criminal Justice sector, allowing you to make a real difference to the lives of others in the community.Taught at NTU in Mansfield, you’ll cover a range of sociological, political, legal and cultural approaches to the study of criminal ...Read more

The Criminal Justice (Top-up) course is designed for you if you are an FdA Criminal Justice graduate and want to top up your qualification to BA honours degree level.The BA (Hons) Criminal Justice degree will open up a diverse range of career options in the Criminal Justice sector, allowing you to make a real difference to the lives of others in the community.Taught at NTU in Mansfield, you’ll cover a range of sociological, political, legal and cultural approaches to the study of criminal justice. With a focus on real-world learning, you’ll explore current issues at a local, national and international level.Whether you're planning a future in policing, victim advocacy, prison and probation services, rehabilitation or investigative work, with this qualification you’ll gain the knowledge and transferable skills you need to progress.


Why study Criminal Justice at NTU?

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Small class sizes

mean that you’ll be part of a close-knit community. There’ll be plenty of opportunity for discussion, collaboration and support.-


Benefit from employability events and guest speakers

preparing you for further study or employment within the Criminal Justice System.-


On completing this foundation degree you’ll be well-placed to take up a variety of careers within the Criminal Justice industry

and can go straight into work.-


NTU in Mansfield is your alternative route into higher education

. We've built this qualification with the local job market in mind. Each of our higher education courses is relevant, hands-on and work-focused.


Modules include:

- Victimology- Probation, Offending Behaviour and Rehabilitation- Miscarriages of Justice- Research Project Graduates from this course are well-placed to take up a variety of careers within the Criminal Justice System and students can go straight into work after completion their degree.With a BA in Criminal Justice, you can start your career path towards roles such as Youth Justice Worker, Youth Support Services, Probation work, Prison work, Private Security work and Police roles.

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38th
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45th
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Emily
17 Feb 25

The campus is spread through the city and is very close to the town centre, the facilities on campus are very well maintained, social spaces are varied and quite large. I am not a..Read more

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16 Feb 25

Local and easy to get to loads of..Read more

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We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.

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Nottingham Trent University Vision West Nottinghamshire College Derby Road Mansfield Nottinghamshire NG18 5BH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Mansfield  0.9 miles away
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