Bachelor in Sociology and Criminology - Grado en Sociología y Criminología

Shining a spotlight on criminology from a sociological perspective, find out whether some people are more likely to commit crime or be a victim of crime and discover what social factors can drive a person in a criminal direction.

104 - 120 UCAS tariff points including a minimum of 2 A-levels or equivalent. BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM.

International entry requirements:
If English is not your first language, you will need IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with a minimum of 6.0 in reading or writing and 5.5 in all other components or equivalent.

Tackle hot topics such as social exclusion, human trafficking, terrorism, penology, policing, victimology, and many other eye-opening components
This course will give you the sophisticated knowledge and analytical skillset needed for breaking into the public and social sectors
Choose from either a 30-week ‘sandwich’ placement, or a shorter four-week placement – crucial for enhancing your employability
Develop your own piece of research based on a topic that interests you, or aligns itself with your future career or study plans, in your final year dissertation
Learn from research-active social scientists in fields including society and social formation, social anthropology, criminology, cultural diversity and social welfare.

Year 1
Core units:
Introduction to Social Theory
Introduction to Social Research
Key Themes & Perspectives in Criminology
Introduction to Criminological Theory
Social Inequality & Exclusion
Crime & the Criminal Justice System

Year 2
Core units:
Qualitative Research Skills
Contemporary Social Theory
Human Trafficking and Criminality

Core or option:
Quantitative Skills
Doing Ethnographic Research

Option units:
Impact of Crime
Ethnographies of Crime & Policing
Understanding Globalisation
Crime, Health and Society
Understanding Cultures
Growing Up and Growing Old
Placement Learning unit
Criminological Psychology

Practice placement year
You can opt to take a longer sandwich placement (30 weeks) for the third year of an extended four year degree. This gives you the chance to gain experience and make contacts for the future.

Whether you choose the three- or four-year option, you will complete the following units in your final year.

Final year
Core units
Dissertation
Criminology of Organisations
Politics & Ideology

Option units (choose two):
Drugs, Crime and Society
Seekers, Believers and Iconoclasts: Sociology of Thought
Terrorism, Protection and Society
‘Troubling’ Gender
Anthropology of International Intervention
Crime and Criminal Justice in the 21st Century
Intersectional Criminology

Social services

Criminal justice

Community work

Police

Education

Government and civil service

Counselling charities and the voluntary sector

International development and aid

Marketing and policy research

Corporate management

Journalism and media.