BSc (Hons) Psychology with Criminology
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
BSc
DURATION
6 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 9,535 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* UK students: £9,535 per year | international: £19,200 for the first year
Key Summary
You will have a wealth of opportunities outside the classroom to further your learning and gain hands-on experience in your chosen field.
Our Psychology with Criminology BSc (Hons) course combines two complementary subjects, examining why crimes arise and how they affect individuals and society. As part of the course, you'll make use of our purpose-built laboratories with high-specification equipment (EEG, eye-tracking, a driving simulator, an observation lab for interviews and behavioural recordings and specialised cognitive and physiological testing).
After you graduate, you could take further training in forensic psychology, or pivot to another field of psychology that you want to work in. For example, clinical, counselling or educational psychology.
Why choose this course?
With Psychology with Criminology BSc (Hons), you'll tackle some of society's most pressing issues and discover how the fields of psychology and criminology can contribute to our understanding of these challenges. Most importantly, this course sets you on the path to find solutions to these issues and gives you knowledge and skills that you can apply in a variety of occupational roles.
During your studies, you'll explore key theories and ideas of psychological science and criminology. You'll gain a deeper insight into the human mind and behaviour and study how we respond to crime, criminal behaviour and victimisation. You'll find out why individuals offend, how their crimes affect society and how the criminal justice system operates.
Throughout the degree, you'll develop skills valued by employers, such as:
- teamwork
- communication
- time and task management skills
- statistical analysis of data
- problem-solving
- the ability to critically evaluate evidence.
Accreditation
This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), which means that you could go on to become a Chartered Psychologist if that is your chosen career path. This is an ongoing accreditation.
Graduates, with a minimum of a 2:2 from this course, are eligible to gain Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) from the BPS. This is a necessary first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist. You would then take further training in a specific field of psychology that you want to work in. This could then lead to a career as a Chartered Psychologist in your chosen field, for example forensic psychology.
We want to ensure anyone with potential and drive has the opportunity to study with us, no matter their background or financial situation. That's why each year, we provide a number of bursaries to help our undergraduate students gain their degree.
- The Kingston bursary
- Bursaries for care leavers
- Bursaries for estranged students
- Bursaries for young adult carers
- Bursaries for Sanctuary Scholars
- Chancerygate Foundation bursary
- Salutem scholarships
- AVSH scholarship
Please note: Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
Foundation year - Social Sciences
If you would like to study this degree at Kingston University but are not yet ready to join the first year of a BSc (Hons) course, you may want to consider studying this course with a foundation year.
Year 1
In your first year you will acquire a broad foundation of knowledge around key theories and ideas of psychological science and criminology. You will begin to critically analyse historic perspectives and contemporary issues. You will be introduced to key strategies which are used in psychological research.
Core modules
- Introduction to Psychology
- Approaches and Professional Skills in Psychology
- Psychology Research Methods 1
- Foundations in Criminological Theory
Year 2
In the second year, you will learn about policing and punishment. You will examine the relationship between brain function and our understanding of cognition and behaviour. You will explore current theory and practice that focuses on the person in psychology, whilst developing experimental research designs and delving further into inferential statistics.
Core modules
- Criminal Justice: Policing, Prison and Probation
- Psychology Research Methods 2
- Social and Developmental Psychology
- Brain, Behaviour and Cognition
Optional year
You have the option to take an additional year to study abroad or to undertake a year-long work placement overseas (or even a mix of both).
Professional placement year
This course has a professional placement option which takes place between Year 2 and your Final Year. During this professional placement year you will take a placement within a relevant setting, ensuring you gain essential experience to add to your CV and help you secure a graduate job.
Final year
In your final year you will be able to choose from selection of optional modules, which cover a range of topics, this will enable you to tailor your studies to your own interests and aspirations. You will also research a chosen topic for your dissertation.
Core modules
- Psychology Research Project
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Transnational Crime
- Future Skills Apply
Optional modules (choose one)
- Introduction to Forensic Psychology
- Psychotherapeutic Psychology and Mental Health
- The Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
- Advanced Developmental Psychology
- Neuropsychology and Neuro-rehabilitation
- Critical Social Psychology: Memory, Narrative and Representation
After graduation, you'll be ideally-placed to pursue careers in crime prevention, criminal and youth justice, community development, local government, security, social research and the police.
However, our students obtain employment in a wide variety of settings. These range from:
- health and social occupations - such as care assistants and assistant psychologists
- commercial, professional and managerial jobs - such as events and media organiser, sales executive and recruitment.
- graduates have also entered clinical courses, teacher training, counselling courses and other postgraduate training.
Many of our graduates have continued their educational journey at Kingston University by joining one of our flagship MSc courses. These include MSc Clinical Applications of Psychology and the BPS-accredited MSc Forensic Psychology.
Embedded within the Psychology with Criminology BSc (Hons) course and throughout the whole Kingston experience is our Future Skills programme. The Future Skills programme was developed to respond to the ever evolving demands from modern day employment.
It will help you obtain the skills most valued by employers, such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability, and learn how to apply these skills in different scenarios. You’ll also learn how to articulate to employers how being able to do so gives you the edge.