Criminology with Law 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.

This criminology with law major/minor undergraduate programme also equips you with a sound understanding of the legal system and criminal law. The combination of criminological and legal knowledge provides a valuable skillset to work within the criminal justice system.

You spend 30% of your time on law and 70% on criminology, combining in-depth and comprehensive study of the key components of the criminology programme alongside relevant and challenging crimino-legal issues. The specialized and transferable skills you acquire on this course provide a valuable skillset to work within the criminal justice system, as well in wider contexts where knowledge of the criminal law may be required.

Career opportunities

You can enter a broad range of careers including the probation service, the prison service, the police, voluntary organizations, the public sector and postgraduate training or study.

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.