BA (Hons.) Sociology And Criminology

The Sociology and Criminology BA Honours course offered by the University of Westminster in London combines two exciting fields of study to equip students with an understanding of contemporary social issues such as crime and punishment within a wider sociological context. The course combines methods of sociology, criminology, and social policy that encourage critical and creative thinking about important social issues.Course Content: This three-year course trains students to understand contemporary social problems related to crime. The course enables students to critically discern the interplay of social factors such as race, gender, age, and class within the context of crime. Each year of the study includes core and optional modules, focusing on developing a broad knowledge base in criminology and sociology and analysis of contemporary social policy.Key Modules: Core modules in the first year introduce key concepts in Sociology, Criminology, and Social Policy, with optional modules available. From the second year onwards, the course becomes more specialized, allowing students to choose modules based on their interests, such as Gender, Crime and Justice, Youth Crime, Cybercrime, and more.Future Careers: This course equips students for jobs in sectors related to social policy, social work, policing, probation, working with offenders in the community, the prison service, crime prevention, and areas of business including human resources, marketing, and public relations. It also offers a solid foundation for those who wish to pursue postgraduate study in social research.For more information on this course, please visit the 'official course page'.