BSc (Hons) Criminology

The BSc (Hons) Criminology is a full-time undergraduate course offered by Buckinghamshire New University. It is structured to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the complex nature of crime and criminal justice. It exposes students to theories explaining criminal behaviour, governmental responses to crime, and the role media plays in our understandings of crime. Overall, the course helps students to critically engage with contemporary debates in criminology.Course Content: The course teaches the fundamentals of criminology, including understanding crimes and criminals, criminal justice, criminological theories and issues in criminology. The course also includes studying aspects such as forensics, psychology, politics and sociology related to crime and criminal behaviour. Key Modules: Key modules include Crime, Deviance and Society in the first year, Research in Practice and Policing Crime in the second year, and Social Harm and Victimology in the third year. Other modules are Understanding Criminal Behaviour, Criminological Theory: Key Concepts and Issues, Forensic Investigation, and Issues in Criminal Justice.Future Careers: Graduates from this program have diverse career opportunities in roles such as Police Officer, Probation Officer, Youth Worker, Social Worker and Researcher. Graduates can also pursue a postgraduate course in criminology or a related area, offering the potential for roles within academia or research.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.