Our Sociology with Criminology degree is designed to give you a grounding in sociological and criminological thinking, research methods and key skills to articulate new and emerging social and criminological issues. You'll focus on how society responds to crime, its causes and consequences, and investigating how we do and should respond to criminal behaviour in all its forms.

Crime and criminal justice are central issues in today’s society, and our specialist Criminology and Sociology BA – one of the first in the world – opens up a wide range of career opportunities. You'll be taught the essential skills while you develop your ability to design and conduct social research through a range of traditional, innovative, and digital methods.

Once you graduate, you'll be able to demonstrate an extensive knowledge of both disciplines and continue to use this knowledge for creative, critical, and ethical thinking in future careers.

Build your practical skills

You’ll be part of our thriving learning environment, with a specialist teaching approach that gives you plenty of support throughout your studies. You’ll also get a free electronic textbook for every module as part of your course.

Our Sociology with Criminology course is taught within the interdisciplinary department in the School of Law, where you’ll benefit from some of the UK’s most influential and innovative academics. All of our scholars are actively engaged in current research, including human rights abuses, criminal behaviour, and more.

You’ll have the option to choose the modules you want in your second and third years, meaning you can tailor the programme to your unique set of interests and career prospects. You can also choose to extend your course by a year and take a work placement or integrate it through volunteering and placement modules. In your final year, you can also choose between a dissertation and project, making your degree as suited to your individual needs and interests as possible.

The combination of Criminology and Sociology offers a broader employability scope as well as a wider set of possibilities in terms of postgraduate studies. Sociology graduates are equipped with generic and transferable skills, including the ability to research, collect and analyse data; use a range of software; conduct comparative policy analysis; administer, plan, organise and time manage; write and edit; present evidence and argument; question and debate.

There are many organisations, businesses and sectors that you could go into after graduation. Previous graduate destinations have included:

• Social Services
• Local and national government
• Youth work
• Academia
• Career guidance
• Journalism
• Advocacy
• Police and probation services
• Public Health
• Marketing, HR, or ICT Development
• International Development