On our BSc (Hons) Psychology & Criminology degree you’ll study the nature of crime in society and gain an understanding of crime and criminal behaviour from two complementary perspectives.
On the Psychology & Criminology course you study the core Psychology modules alongside the related discipline of Criminology. Choose from a range of criminology and psychology optional modules, exploring issues such as violent and sexual offending, cybercrime, youth justice and the operation of the police and prison services. This provides you with the benefits of understanding perspectives from different disciplines on the same phenomena and provides you with a wide range of career options upon completion of the course.
Why study with us
- You will gain the added benefits from studying in a department with an international reputation for Forensic Psychology, the field of Psychology that considers psychological aspects of legal processes in courts.
- Complement your BPS-accredited Psychology degree with related criminological perspectives providing you with a broad understanding of the topics of interest.
- Our flexible degree route enables you transfer to any of our other Psychology courses, such as Forensic Psychology, after Year 1, to add a greater degree of specialism to your undergraduate study.
What you'll do
- Our Psychology & Criminology course enables you to gain the benefits of the breadth and depth of knowledge required for a BPS accredited Psychology degree whilst gaining a complementary perspective from criminological insights into the causes of crime, prevention and rehabilitation.
- You will gain the added benefits from studying in a department with an international reputation for Forensic Psychology, the field of Psychology that considers psychological aspects of legal processes in courts.
- On this course you’ll learn application of psychological theory to criminal investigation and crime prevention. You'll also develop an understanding psychological problems associated with criminal behaviour and the treatment and rehabilitation of those who have committed offences.
Module overview
Compulsory modules
• CJ1201: Looking Beyond Crime and Criminology
• CJ1205: Key Approaches in Criminology
• PS1010: Methods and practice of psychological inquiry
• PS1020: Introduction to Developmental and Social Psychology
• PS1030: Introduction to
• Psychobiology and Cognition
• PS1050: Being a Psychologist
Year 2
Compulsory modules
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PS2010: Psychological Research Methods 1: Design and Quantitative Analysis
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PS2020: Social and Developmental Psychology
• PS2030: Cognitive and Physiological Psychology
• PS2050: Qualitative Psychological Research
• PS2800: Introduction to Forensic Psychology
Optional modules
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CJ2204: Youth Justice
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CJ2206: Violence Against Women and Girls
Year 3
Compulsory modules
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PS3350: Essential Issues in Psychology: History, Individual Differences and Ethics
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PS3910: Forensic Psychology Project
Optional modules
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CJ3203: Crimes of the Powerful
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CJ3204: Human Trafficking
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CJ3205: New Perspectives on Cybercrime
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PS3010: Violent and Sexual Offending
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PS3015: Crime: Impacts and Consequences
• PS3070: Psychology Placement Module
Course delivery
Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Future careers
Graduating on this BPS-accredited course enables you to gain entry requirements to further education and professional training in Psychology. We offer a range of BPS-accredited MSc courses (eg Forensic Psychology) which would be the first step towards achieving professional training in Psychology.
Graduates are involved in a range of roles related to law, order, crime and crime prevention. This includes the development and implementation of treatment programmes, modifying offender behaviour and improving the psychological wellbeing of prisoners and prison staff. They often provide the research evidence to support practice, conduct prisoner profiling and give evidence in court or at parole boards and mental health tribunals.
Our graduates are valued more broadly, and others utilise the skills that our degree encourages to take graduate-level positions in a range of organisations, including the Police, Prison Service, NHS, social and community services, health authorities and in the pharmaceutical industry, and in education and training.
If you are interested in immediately entering employment after graduating, a year-long placement or placement module can be used to enhance your graduate prospects.
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