Criminal Justice with Foundation Year BA (Hons)
Liverpool John Moores University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Mount Pleasant Campus

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SEP-25

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4 Years

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**Why study Criminal Justice with Foundation Year at Liverpool John Moores University?**- 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 ...Read more


Why study Criminal Justice with Foundation Year at Liverpool John Moores University?

- 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 course

The 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 Year

The 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).

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66th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
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81st
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%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
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80%
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Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Sociology graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK Sociology graduate salary
£18,000
What students say
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Liabeth
04 Mar 25

LJMU is in a great location in the city centre, all the buildings are quite close to each other so walking from your accommodation or from building to building doesn’t take long..Read more

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Mohammad Al-Amin
04 Mar 25

I like the university as a whole and also the students Union is amazing. I kind of don’t like the teaching style of some modules as I get bored at times, but other than that..Read more

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Scottish Higher:

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UCAS Tariff:

72 - 80 Grades / Points required

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

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

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

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Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

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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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Sociology

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

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Law
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Religious Studies & Theology
17%
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England

£5,760 per year

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£5,760 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£5,760 per year

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Students from Wales

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£5,760 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£17,750 per year

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Students from International

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£17750 Per year

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LJMU is in a great location in the city centre, all the buildings are quite close to each other so walking from your accommodation or from building to building doesn’t take long...
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I like the university as a whole and also the students Union is amazing. I kind of don’t like the teaching style of some modules as I get bored at times, but other than that...
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