BA (Hons) Criminology with Law

GCE A/VCE A Level:180 points, normally in a minimum of two subject areas. We expect a percentage of these to be at GCE A/VCE A Level. Points generated by GCE AS/VCE AS Level and Key Skills qualifications, will be considered. BTEC National Diploma: Merit Access: Pass plus GCSE English (Grade C), or equivalent.

International students need to meet our English language requirement at either IELTS at 6.0, TOEFL paper based test score at 525 or above, TOEFL computer based test score at 196 or above, TOEFL internet based test score at 69 or above. Contact our International Office to find out what international qualifications you need to get onto a course www.tvu.ac.uk/international.

We also welcome applicants with no formal qualifications. These applications will be considered on an individual basis taking into account their professional/work/life experiences and their ability to engage with and benefit from the course. 

Year 1:
Introduction to Criminology
- Legal Institutions in England and Wales
- Prisons and Probation
- Criminal Process
- Foundations of Criminal Law
- Work or Voluntary activity based module (1)

- Trial, Evidence and Adversarial Justice
- Theories of Criminal Behaviour
- Constitutional and EU Law
- Civil Responsibilities
- Work or Voluntary activity based module (2)
- Policing and Police Powers

Year 3:
Students write a Dissertation based on a major piece of research on a topic of their choice, and also complete a third work or voluntary activity module. They also choose from a broad range of final year options, currently including:
- Comparative Criminal Justice
- Drug Control, Demand Reduction, Related Issues and the Criminal Justice System
- Psychology of Crime
- Penal Theory
- Sentencing
- Media Law
- Criminal Law: Current Proposals for Reform

BA (Hons) Criminology 

BA (Hons) Criminology with Law 

BA (Hons) Criminology with Substance Use and Misuse 

BA (Hons) Criminology with Psychology 

BSc (Hons) Criminology, Policing and Forensics 

BSc (Hons) Psychology with Criminology 

LLB (Hons) Law with Foundation 

LLB (Hons) Law

Graduate Diploma Law

Exit skills
On completion of a BA Major in Criminology, the graduate will have developed an understanding of Criminology and the related Minor subject to enable him/her pursue a career position with employers such as the police, probation service, civil service, the prison service and to pursue
further studies in their chosen profession or at a post graduate level. The graduate will have acquired the following knowledge, understanding and skills for Honours graduates as indicated in the QAA National Qualifications Framework for Higher Education.

Honours degrees are awarded to students who have demonstrated:

An understanding of core aspects of the field of criminology including the acquisition of coherent and detailed knowledge of the main knowledge areas of the criminal justice system

An ability to use techniques of analysis and enquiry within the criminology discipline;

A conceptual understanding of criminology that enables the student to devise and sustain arguments, and/or to solve problems, using ideas and techniques;

An ability to describe and comment upon particular aspects of current research;

The ability to manage their own learning.,

Graduates will also be able to

Apply the methods and techniques that they have learned to review, consolidate, extend and apply their knowledge and understanding, and to initiate and carry out projects;

Critically evaluate arguments, assumptions, abstract concepts and data, to make judgements, and to frame appropriate questions to achieve a solution ? or identify a range of solutions ? to a problem;

Communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences orally and in written form;

And demonstrate the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring
the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility.

Career progression after Criminology with Law
This course is designed to integrate knowledge of both criminology and law, and is of practical relevance for those who wish to pursue careers in the courts, in law enforcement agencies, in the Prison Service and in the Probation Service. The opportunities available to graduates in these various areas are numerous. There are approximately 250,000 employees working in criminal justice agencies in the public sector, such as police, probation and prison officers, with a further 400,000 employed in private sector companies in the security industry. There is also wide scope for employment in the court system and the administration of justice.

Thames Thames Valley University - The University in West London

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Thames Valley University (TVU) is one of the UK’s largest and most diverse Universities with around 25 000 students from 117 countries. The University campuses are located in West London (Ealing and Brentford) and Reading. All have excellent road and rail links.

Academic strengths
Thames Valley University offers a huge range of vocational and academic courses, offering pre-university, undergraduate, postgraduate and research education programmes as well as professional and short courses. The University is the largest provider of education in Hospitality, Healthcare, Business Management, Music and related disciplines in the UK.

TVU’s Reading campus provides a large range of pre-university courses including A-Levels, English language courses and National Diplomas.

The Graduate School
The Graduate School was set up in 2005 to enhance and co-ordinate support for all postgraduate research programmes and for research activity across the University. The University offers Master’s programmes in Research, in Learning and Teaching, as well as conventional MPhil, PhD and Professional Doctorate (music and health related). Research information is available at tvu.ac.uk/research. Thames Valley University is currently developing Professional Doctorate programmes. www.tvu.ac.uk/research. Thames Valley University have a 97% graduate employment rate. (TVU - Rated best for graduate employment, tvu.ac.uk/bestrecord).

Employer engagement is fundamental to the University’s operation and purpose, as TVU is the largest single source of skilled and qualified people for employers in the Thames Valley and West London region, with 90 per cent of graduates finding employment within their field of study.

TVU is proud of its tradition of excellence in high quality teaching. Many of the academics have worked or are currently working professionally in their field of expertise.

Thames Valley University participate in the Erasmus programme and also have international exchanges, please visit our website for more information.