BA (Hons) Criminology and Media & Communication

The Criminology and Media Communication course offered by Liverpool Hope University examines the entwining relationships between media, criminality and control. This joint degree program demonstrates how disciplines inform one another, resulting in a critically informed and practically relevant understanding of both disciplines. The course offers a broad and in-depth understanding of two fast-changing fields that have significant impact on contemporary society.Course Content: The course combines study of crime and media by exploring the complex relationship between media, crime, and 'deviance'. It analyses images of crime and control within a rapidly changing world and engages with a broad range of contemporary issues, debates and controversies in media, crime and criminal justice. The course builds core skills including critical thinking, data analysis, and communication.Key Modules: The course includes key modules such as Introduction to Criminological Theory, Media Texts and Representations, Researching Media Communication, Researching Crime and Justice, Crime Media and Culture, Law and Order on TV, Dissertation on a topic of student's choice related to either criminology or media communication, etc.Future Careers: This course opens opportunities in varied career paths including law enforcement, social welfare, journalism, public relations, media and communications, policy and research, local, and central government.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page here.