Criminology with Youth Studies BSc (Hons)
Course overview
What is crime? Who gets to decide? How do we react to crime? Why do people offend? What should we do with criminals? Why do we focus on crimes of the powerless? Are crimes of the powerful more harmful? What is the role of the police and the Criminal Justice System? How does the news and media shape our understanding and experience of crime? How do race, gender, age, sexual orientation and class shape experiences of crime and victimization? How does our more globalized world shape localized experiences of crime? If you have an enquiring mind and an interest in answering some of these questions, a criminology degree at Teesside will explore these issues and more.
In addition to thinking through these criminological issues, you explore criminology from a youth-orientated perspective, allowing you to consider youth transitions, youth culture and youth politics in depth. You explore the relationship between education, training and work, and how these factors influence a young person’s transition to adulthood, as well as considering transitions into a range of behaviors. You also explore youth justice policy and issues around young people and the criminal justice system. And you get the opportunity to think through issues affecting young people at the local and global level.
You graduate with specialist knowledge of criminology in a youth context, and here you're in the right place. Teesside has been described as a research laboratory because of the nature and speed of its social change.
Career opportunities
You can enter a broad range of careers including the probation service, the prison service, the police, voluntary organizations and the public sector, or there are opportunities in youth work, journalism, social research, community development and postgraduate study or training.
All programmes are designed to incorporate employability skills development alongside your degree course. Our staff utilize their extensive connections to provide many and varied opportunities to engage with potential employers through fairs, guest lecture sessions, live projects and site visits. In addition we offer a series of workshops and events in the first, second and third year that ensure all students are equipped with both degree level subject knowledge PLUS the practical skills that employers are looking for in new graduate recruits.
Our award winning careers service works with regional and national employers to advertise graduate positions, in addition to providing post-graduation support for all Teesside University alumni.
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