BA (Hons) Criminology
Goldsmiths, University of London
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Introduction
BA (Hons) Criminology
Explore the nature and social impact of crime and investigate the subject from a critical and sociological perspective. You'll graduate with the skills and experience suitable for a wide range of careers in the policy, legal, criminal justice, academic and civil sectors. You could find a job as a youth worker, counsellor, police or probation officer ; or pursue a career in human rights, counter-terrorism or the intelligence services.
Why study BA Criminology at Goldsmiths?
- Issues of social inequality and justice are brought to the foreground in this degree. You’ll learn how race, gender, class and nationality connect to crime and control, taking an international perspective to explore differences across the globe.
- You'll be taught by researchers at the cutting edge of criminological and sociological research on urban crime, control and security, and globalisation and crime. And, as part of a tight-knit group of students, you'll benefit from the support and expertise of your teachers throughout your degree.
- Modules such as Criminal Justice in Context ;give you the opportunity to meet and learn from leaders in criminal justice, policy and campaigning sectors, offering up to date knowledge.
- You’ll have access to a range of work placements and volunteer opportunities and we’ll help you find an organisation that suits you. You might ;take part in training to support a victim of crime, attend court, or mentor young people.
- You'll learn how to research. Being able to gather and analyse different types of information from a wide variety of sources is a vital skill in the digital age where there is a lot of information but a shortage of truth.
- You'll be taught by experts in the social sciences, as well as those involved with and who have experience of criminal justice.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1
In your first year, you will take the following compulsory modules:
Year 1 compulsory modules
- Crime, Control and the State
- Imaginative Criminology
- Modern Knowledge, Modern Power
- Researching Society and Culture 1A
- Researching Society and Culture 1B
Year 2
You take these compulsory modules:
Year 2 compulsory modules
- The Making of the Modern World
- Explaining Crime
- Researching Society and Culture 2
- Criminal Justice in Context
- Crimes Against Humanity
You also choose one option module. Those available recently have included:
Year 2 option modules
- Sex, Drugs & Technology
- Leisure, Culture and Society
- Space, Place & Power
- Art and Society
- Organisations and Society
- Culture, Representation and Difference
- London
- Marxism
- The Body: Social Theory and Social Practice
- Social Change and Political Action
- Globalisation, Crime and Justice
- Migration in Context
- Law and Society
Year 3
You take two compulsory modules:
Year 3 compulsory modules
- Contemporary Issues in Criminology
- Dissertation
You also choose option modules to the value of 60 credits. Modules recently available have included:
Year 3 option modules
- Race, Racism and Social Theory
- Global Development and Underdevelopment
- Sociology of Visuality
- Childhood Matters: Society, Theory and Culture
- Making Data Matter
- Sociologies of Emerging Worlds
- Privacy, Surveillance and Security
- Philosophy, Politics and Alterity
- Subjectivity, Health and Medicine
- Prisons, Punishment and Society
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Sociologists enter careers that centre on the challenges and demands that members of a society face and there are many routes for ;criminology graduates:
- You could take an accelerated route to train as a probation officer or professional youth worker or pursue a career ;in the prison ;service or police via graduate training schemes.
- You might ;decide ;to pursue postgraduate study, including undertaking a Graduate Law Diploma or with the aim of making a career in higher education as a lecturer or specialist researcher.
- Our comprehensive research training means ;you'll be well-placed to apply for jobs in research in sectors as diverse as the civil service, security service and independent research companies.
- Your criminology degree will open doors to a variety of other careers, including in the charity sector and local or national government. ;
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