Criminology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
University of Derby
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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This degree offers you the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence before you advance to stage one of your honours degree.Why choose this course?You’ll examine the causes and consequences of crime, how crime is measured and defined, and how criminals are managed and controlled. We give you an in-depth view of the challenges and dilemmas facing criminal justice professionals today, which will ensure that you are work place ready on graduating.Is this course for you?Including a ...Read more

This degree offers you the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence before you advance to stage one of your honours degree.

Why choose this course?

You’ll examine the causes and consequences of crime, how crime is measured and defined, and how criminals are managed and controlled. We give you an in-depth view of the challenges and dilemmas facing criminal justice professionals today, which will ensure that you are work place ready on graduating.

Is this course for you?

Including a foundation year as part of your four-year study programme will give you a head start in your academic and professional life. The foundation year offers the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence - with extensive support from our expert staff - before you advance to stage one of your honours degree. It could also be beneficial if you are planning a career change and want to get to grips with aspects of subjects which are new to you.Our degrees with a foundation year are continuous, meaning that you won’t need to apply again once you have successfully completed the first year.

How you will learn

You’re encouraged to challenge established beliefs and develop your own research interests. You can even construct a bespoke final year, selecting from pathways in working with offenders; criminal investigations; international criminology; or criminology theory and practice.

Opportunities and experiences

Our strong links with practice means your studies are enriched by visits to courts, prisons and youth offender training centres. Our students have joined mock murder hunts, contributed to hate crime scrutiny panels, and investigated miscarriages of justice. There is also the option for second year students to visit the USA to see how the American criminal justice system operates.

Careers and employability

BSc (Hons) Criminology graduates progress to wide-ranging roles in the police, Crown Prosecution Service, courts, probation and prison services, youth offending teams and various law enforcement agencies. Some pursue rewarding careers in the voluntary sector, working with offenders or victims.

Key stats

WUSCA ranking:
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These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
30/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
69th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
95th
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 - 55 = 45% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
45%
What students say
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Magdalena
26 Feb 24

This university has a good location as it’s not far from the bus station or the train station. Making it more accessible for student who don’t live on campus. While there are uni..Read more

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Tamsin
26 Feb 24

Love all the community study spaces, lecture halls are spacious. The seats in lecture halls at OFGS arent great for 3 hour lectures but overall decent. Only issue is lecture halls..Read more

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DDD Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

72 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:0,M:30,P:15 Grades / Points required

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

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We encourage you to outline all your qualifications and achievements in your application to provide us a full picture. Your offer will typically be based on your predicted and/or achieved grades from full level 3 qualifications or above e.g. A levels, BTEC Ext Diploma, Access to HE, etc. Any subject specifics are outlined below in the Further Information section, and these specifics are applicable across all equivalent qualifications. A strong application/performance and appropriate experience will be taken into account where typical criteria is not met.

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Popular A-level subjects

Sociology

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

Sociology
49%
Psychology
43%
History
20%
English Literature
17%
Religious Studies & Theology
13%
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Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£14,900 per year

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Students from EU

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£14,900 per year

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M
Magdalena
26 Feb 24
Criminology BSc (Hons)
This university has a good location as it’s not far from the bus station or the train station. Making it more accessible for student who don’t live on campus. While there are uni...
Read more
T
Tamsin
26 Feb 24
Criminology BSc (Hons)
Love all the community study spaces, lecture halls are spacious. The seats in lecture halls at OFGS arent great for 3 hour lectures but overall decent. Only issue is lecture halls...
Read more
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University of Derby
University of Derby , Derby

Located in the heart of England, the University of Derby is the only university in Derby and Derbyshire....

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University of Derby
Kedleston Road Derby DE22 1GB United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Peartree  1.8 miles away

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