22 Online Sociology, Social Work and Criminology Diploma Programs

If you're fascinated with law and crime and want to help at-risk people and communities, the Community and Justice Services program is for you. Facilitated by the School of Community and Health Studies, Community and Justice Services courses will help you to gain the expert knowledge and practical skills to work in diverse settings that address youth and adult populations that are at risk, currently incarcerated involved with the criminal justice system, or involved in rehabilitation programs.

This Diploma of Higher Education in Criminology and Sociology offers you the chance to study topical and at times controversial, criminological and sociological subject matter.  You'll be introduced to the social research process, exploring what social research is, how it’s conducted, and why it’s important so you'll become curious, inspired, and empowered to think critically about the process of producing knowledge about the social world.

Crime, justice and the workings of the law are matters that affect us all and often dominate the news. This Diploma of Higher Education in Criminology and Law degree takes a critical and analytical view of the role and functions of the legal system and examines its relationship with crime, criminal behaviour and criminal justice.

Would you like to embark on a journey to become a health and social care professional? Enrol in this diploma course to explore the science of anatomy and physiology, acquire effective communication skills and champion health promotion and disease prevention. We also discuss mental health and explore the social care landscape to provide the vital skills required to make ethical decisions, provide caregiving, safeguard the vulnerable and more.

Advance your career in the vital and rewarding field of Health and Social Care with our Level 7 Diploma, designed for professionals seeking to develop leadership, management, and policy expertise. Awarded by Qualifi, a leading UK-based awarding body and regulated by Ofqual, this internationally recognised qualification provides a strong academic and practical foundation for senior roles in the health and social care sectors.

This Diploma of Higher Education in Health and Social Care develops your critical understanding of health and social care policy, theory, and practice, which is essential in today's fast-changing care sector. Health and social care professionals at all levels need to be proactive and flexible to succeed. You’ll develop the skills you need for effective practice in a diverse, multidisciplinary environment through your studies.

Diploma of Higher Education in Criminology and Psychology helps make sense of crime, criminalisation, criminals and victims. This qualification will provide you with a critical understanding of these subjects. As your understanding develops, you'll question your own beliefs about crime and harm.

If you're interested in exploring cutting-edge, topical and often controversial criminological issues, then this Diploma of Higher Education in Criminology is for you. You'll explore how crime and justice are defined, controlled, theorised and studied. Your knowledge of how to evaluate evidence and analyse information about crime and justice will be developed, ensuring you have the skills to confidently and expertly examine crime, victimisation, and criminal justice. 

The Level 7 Diploma in Leadership for Organisational & Social Transformation is a premier NCFE-accredited executive credential housed within our postgraduate-facing School of Leadership Transformation. Crafted for senior corporate directors, operational managers, and organisational change agents, this modular programme reframes elite leadership around heavy-duty change management, systemic thinking, and competitive innovation across mainstream commercial and public sectors. Through a rigorous curriculum, you will build the visionary mindsets and technical behaviours required to command large-scale transformation initiatives at both department and enterprise scales. This advanced management course equips progressive EDI leaders, corporate policymakers, and international consultants with the tactical tools needed to revolutionise modern corporate strategy and optimise daily business operations. Delivered entirely online with elite flexible scheduling by the Institute for Equity, University Centre, this quality-assured professional development programme ensures your overarching people strategy functions as a direct driver for real institutional innovation. Download our programme brochure today to establish your professional mastery, secure high-level strategy jobs, and elevate your career to the highest tier of executive leadership.

This 12-month distance learning programme will give you the expertise required to conduct thorough investigations which could promote improved safety and be of value to yourself, your employer and the maritime industry as a whole. It's an essential course for anyone involved in marine casualty investigation and analysis, communicating lessons to be learnt and minimising future risk.

This course in Diploma in Caregiving focuses on the practical, legal and ethical issues you face while caring for the sick and elderly. We help you develop the skills required to become an effective caregiver, which involves assisting loved ones and clients with meals, personal care, transportation and other physical and emotional needs.

This free online course offers a Certificate in Community Development, and covers the values, concepts, and practices commonly found in the community development sector, showing you how to consider community health in trying to understand community development. You will learn to identify and address serious issues in your community. If you want to learn how to organize a community group, this certificate training program is for you.

Our new and exciting Health and Social Care Diploma course has been specifically designed for those students who have an interest in or who work in the health and social care sector.

The Undergraduate Level 4/5 Health and Social Care course is a 240 credits course designed to fast track students to the final year of an associated Undergraduate degree within the Health and Social care sector, the final year Top-up Degree can be completed at a UK university on campus or via distance learning.

Through the online Criminal Law and Procedure Career Certificate, you can build the foundational skills and knowledge that could help you prepare to take the first steps toward a legal career. Develop an understanding of crime, the rights of the accused, liability, defense, trials, sentencing, and more to graduate with first-hand knowledge in law. And if you are wondering how you can fit law studies around your busy life, we’re here to help you make it happen. Our online learning environment allows you to schedule studies in a way that works for you—and our affordable tuition will work for your budget, too.