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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Holloway
Full Time
Sep 2026
3 Year
Our Criminology BSc (Hons) course will delve into the causes and effects of crime and criminal behaviour. It will develop your understanding of criminological theories in the context of specialist areas including organised crime, youth violence, terrorism and security. You’ll also look in-depth at the criminal justice system including the police, judiciary and prisons, examining the concepts of justice and sentencing. This degree will give you a strong grasp of research methods and expose you to social, political, ethical and historical aspects of criminology. Through optional modules in your second and third year, you'll begin to specialise in areas including crime and media, victims of crime, counter-terrorism, gender and sexuality. We employ an innovative approach to learning via professionally-focused academic study. You’ll receive opportunities for work-based learning that will prepare you for the challenges of a career in the fields of forensic criminology, policing and justice. We’ll support you to grow both professionally and academically through workshops and seminars that will foster interaction between you, your classmates and your lecturers, as well as one-to-one study support with our academic mentor and final year student success coaches.
The module aims to: 1. Examine the emergence and development of criminological theory; 2. Examine the different ways in which different criminological traditions theorise crime and its social control; 3. Examine how the assumptions which underpin different traditions provide for different strategies of intervention and control; 4. Develop students? learning and transferable skills in preparation for modules at levels 5 and 6.
The module gives a broad introductory overview of policing in terms of law enforcement and combating crime. It traces historically the evolutionary process of policing as a distinct function of the state. The module introduces the development of policing traditions in England and Wales in some detail and also offers a grounding for comparison with policing systems in some other jurisdictions.
The module aims to 1. Examine the emergence and development of criminological and sociological theory; 2. Examine the different ways in which different criminological traditions theorise crime and its social control; 3. Examine how the assumptions which underpin different traditions provide for different strategies of intervention and control; 4. Develop students? learning and transferable skills in preparation for modules at levels 5 and 6.
Analyse the social construction of a social problem: Collate information on the location and scale of a social problem: Reflect upon sociological interpretations of a particular social problem: Outline policy responses to a particular social problem.
This module introduces students to the scope and functions of the Criminal Justice System (CJS) in England and Wales. It provides a broad overview of the mechanisms and aims of the CJS upon which students can build a more detailed knowledge of criminal justice policies, crime control, punishment and social control by the state, at levels 5 and 6. The module also specifically provides students with an introductory picture of the extent of officially recorded crime.
The module aims to: 1. Introduce and familiarise students with a wide range of criminological research; 2. Introduce students to various research methods and approaches used in criminological investigation; 3. Introduce students to a range of issues that need to be taken into account when undertaking criminological research.; 4. Familiarise students with the processes involved in conducting criminological research and the structure and format of research reports adopted by academics; 5. Build and develop core academic skills and competences, including searching for sources, referencing, and reading and writing academically. 6. Prepare students for levels 5 and 6
This module provides the foundation for an explicit, clear focus on social research throughout Sociology and related degrees in addition to supporting students to acquire understanding of and skills in academic literacy. The methodological principles and perspectives for effective social research are explained and also illustrated through exploration of research case studies. It will additionally provide experience in using the vast array of text, visual and statistical primary documentary sources and their interpretation for research. Research as process will be examined including main research approaches, the formulation and development of research questions and social, ethical and political contexts of research practice.
This module builds on level 4 introductory modules by focusing on specific categories of crime and behaviours, which have emerged as sources of concern. It gives attention to the emergence of concern about imagined dangerous groups, and moves on to more recent social anxieties. This includes the crimes associated with the socially and economically marginalized, and those associated with the economically and socially powerful.
The module aims to: 1. Develop an informed grasp of the strengths and limitations of survey research including identification and consideration of the ethical issues which may arise; 2. Develop students? competence in designing and conducting primary quantitative research in relation to data collection, analysis and report-writing; 3. Develop an informed grasp of the strengths and limitations of qualitative research including identification and consideration of the ethical issues which may arise; 4. Develop students? competence in designing and conducting primary qualitative research in relation to data collection, analysis and report-writing; 5. Examine the ways in which quantitative and qualitative data are created and used in professional settings such as the Home Office, the Metropolitan Police, voluntary sector organisations related to the Criminal Justice System and private sector organisations such as MORI and Gallup and so to enable students to work towards a career in the field of Criminology.
The module aims to: 1. Explore the operational challenges and ethical dilemmas inherent in specialist police operations; 2. Examine particular aspects of specialist policing in detail from both practical and academic viewpoints; 3. Analyse the effectiveness of governance in relation to specialist policing operations; 4. Compare and contrast different perspectives in relation to policing priorities; 5. To develop student communication and team working skills.; 6. Improve critical analytical thinking for real world problems.
The module aims to: 1. Identify and explore key concepts underpinning crime control 2. Examine contemporary policies and practices of principal crime control agencies 3. Enable students to understand the linkages between contemporary crime control and wider social policy (and accompanying political debate) 4. Enhance analytic skills and instil a critical awareness through consideration of both official rhetoric and evidence together with the limitations of crime control policies and practice in a 'real world' context 5. Explore the application of criminological theories and concepts to penal policy and practice and encourage confidence in the use of varied learning and discursive strategies 6. Develop understanding of the operation of prisons and the role of imprisonment within the criminal justice system and wider society; 7. Explore comparative penal perspectives and develop understanding of diversity within penal policy and practice. Read full details
The module aims to: 1. Give students the opportunity to reflect upon their learning to date and define and research a topic of interest to them in the light of that experience. 2. Give students the opportunity to design and plan an independent research project and to produce a research proposal outlining the field of interest, proposed methodology and ethical considerations. 3. Enable students to produce a written piece of research which demonstrates awareness of the relationship between criminology and related fields and the limits of knowledge.
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