Criminology with Psychology BA (Hons)

Criminology with Psychology BA (Hons)

The Criminology with Psychology degree examines the causes, legal framework and responses to crime, combined with the study of psychology.

Reasons to study Criminology with Psychology at DMU:

• Experienced academics work at the cutting edge of criminological research

support you by keeping up-to-date with the latest knowledge from industry

• Tailor your learning

with a wide range of optional modules to choose from in year three

• Strong industry links

with the British Psychological Society and the British Society of Criminology

• DMU Criminology Society

enrich your experience through stimulating seminars and social events with fellow students

• Gain international expeience through our #DMUglobal programme

which has enabled students to investigate state crime at Auschwitz concentration camp, consider inequality and segregation in New York, and support refugees in Berlin

• DMU has achieved Gold, the highest ranking possible under the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)

Indicating the outstanding learning and teaching on offer at DMU. [Office for Students, 2017]

• The TEF Panel judged that De Montfort University delivers “consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students.It is of the highest quality found in the UK.”

First Year

• Introduction to Criminology
• Researching Crime and Justice
• The Criminal Justice System and its Legislative Context
• Core Areas in Psychology

Second Year

• Research for Effective Practice
• Crime, Risk and Community Safety
• Punishment and Society
• Personality and Intelligence
• Social Psychology

Third Year

• Dissertation
• Young People and the Criminal Justice System
• Critical Criminology

Elective modules from:

• Criminological and Forensic Psychology
• Counselling Psychology
• Cyberpsychology

Graduate Careers

Graduates from this programme find work in a number of fields, including:

• Policing
• Youth justice
• Community safety
• Crime prevention
• Victim Support
• Prison Service
• National Probation Service and probation partner organisations
• Substance misuse services
• Social work
• Teaching

We also offer a range of postgraduate opportunities, to continue your professional development.

Your precise timetable will depend on your modules, however, timetabled, taught time is on average 8-10 hours per week, which includes:

• Lectures
• Workshops and seminars
• Personal tutorials