BA (Hons.) Criminology

The Criminology BA course at Edge Hill University aims to provide an in-depth exploration of crime and societal responses to it. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the course integrates theories, concepts, and perspectives from a range of disciplines like Sociology, Law, Psychology, and History. Course Content: The course delves into topics like crime, justice, punishment, criminology research and practice, drugs and crime, forensic mental health, youth justice, understanding prisons, and many more. Students develop skills in critical analysis, debating, presenting, researching, and writing in a variety of formats.Key Modules: Some key modules students will encounter while pursuing this course include Understanding Crime in Context, Reading Criminology, Policing and Society, Criminal Justice: Theory and Practice, Global Crime and Justice, and Criminological Research in Practice. Optional modules to choose from across semesters include Drugs and Crime, Inside Justice: Prison and Probation, Cyber Crime and Society, and Crime, Media and Culture among others.Accreditations: The course is accredited by the British Society of Criminology (BSC). Future Careers: Students graduating from this degree program will be equipped for a range of career paths including criminal justice agencies, the police, prisons, probation service, courts, drug enforcement agencies, community safety, youth offending teams, local authority policy units, crime analysis units, and other related professions.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.