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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Mount Pleasant Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
4 Years
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Mount Pleasant Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
4 Years
Select a an exam type
- Taught by lecturers with frontline experience and international reputations for research and writing- Visits to courts, prisons and local agencies to see the criminal justice system in action- Wide range of career paths, from police to prison officer to drug support worker- Highly vocational course with opportunities for volunteering and work placements- Dedicated careers advisor and graduate development centre to help you search for employment- International Foundation Year course available offering direct progression onto this degree programme - visit LJMU's International Study Centre to find out more
About your courseThe BA (Hons) Criminal Justice with Foundation Year programme at Liverpool John Moores University is informed by extensive links with criminal justice system practitioners and delivered by expert academics with frontline experience.If you are interested in the causes and consequences of crime and want to pursue a career in the criminal justice system, this course offers a practical and vocational route to working in spheres such as policing, probation, prisons, youth justice or drugs and alcohol. The fascinating field of deviance, delinquency and criminality is ideal for anyone who wants to get to the root of why people commit crime and how society deals with them.Your studies focus on the now and you will critically consider key contemporary criminal justice issues within modern British society. You will be able to see the criminal justice system in action by visiting courts, prisons and a variety of criminal justice agencies, by undertaking fieldwork or work placements and by being actively encouraged to seek out voluntary work.
Foundation YearThe Foundation Year is ideal if you have the interest and ability to study for a degree, but do not have the qualifications to enter directly onto the Criminal Justice honours degree programme yet. Once you pass the Foundation Year (level 3) you will progress directly onto the first year of the honours degree. If you are a full-time UK student, you will qualify for student financial support for the full duration of your course (subject to eligibility criteria).
Exam type
A levelA level:
DDD - CDD Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
UCAS Tariff:
72 - 80 Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
MMP Grades / Points required
T Level:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.
Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.
Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.
Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.
To obtain the required UCAS points from a related subject area. Contact the Course Enquiries team for details.
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Students living in
England
£5,760 per year
Students from England
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£5,760 per year
Students from Scotland
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£5,760 per year
Students from Wales
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£5,760 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£17,750 per year
Students from International
£17750 Per year
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