**Why Lancaster?**
Study a thought-provoking degree which looks critically at crime and examines issues through a social justice lens
Shape your studies with optional modules covering an array of insightful areas from drugs and sex crimes to organised crime
Benefit from an exceptional level of support from tutors who listen to your ideas and help you develop as a criminologist
Create industry connections with our network of professionals at NGOs, charities the police, and other criminal justice agencies
Get specialist career advice – open your eyes to the differe...
**Why Lancaster?**<br/>Study a thought-provoking degree which looks critically at crime and examines issues through a social justice lens<br/>Shape your studies with optional modules covering an array of insightful areas from drugs and sex crimes to organised crime<br/>Benefit from an exceptional level of support from tutors who listen to your ideas and help you develop as a criminologist<br/>Create industry connections with our network of professionals at NGOs, charities the police, and other criminal justice agencies<br/>Get specialist career advice – open your eyes to the different options and discover how to get there<br/>Explore theories and perspectives that attempt to explain today’s most pressing issues, from crimes of the powerful to human rights. Studying criminology at Lancaster, you’ll graduate with the skills, experience and contacts you need for a rewarding career within the criminal justice system and beyond.<br/><br/>**New perspectives and new ideas**<br/>Taught by world-leading academics at our prestigious Law School, our criminology degree is intellectually challenging and exciting. You’ll hear about our research first-hand and untangle the complex relationship between society, crime, and the criminal justice system.<br/><br/>You’ll look critically at the social, cultural, political, and economic contexts of crime and criminal justice, as well as viewing challenges through a social justice lens. To understand the bigger picture, we encourage you to branch out to other subject areas like law or sociology through a wide choice of optional modules.<br/><br/>The Lancaster University Law School is ranked 6th in the UK for research impact in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (2021, published May 2022), with 88% of its impact rated ‘outstanding’.<br/><br/>**Opportunities everywhere**<br/>Creating new connections is vital to your future. We’ll introduce you to professionals at NGOs and charities, as well as local criminal justice agencies such as Lancashire Police and HMP Lancaster Farms.<br/><br/>Employers value experience. That’s why we’ll help you find voluntary work. Our students have previously been offered opportunities with the Citizens Advice Bureau and Lancashire Constabularys Special Constables.<br/><br/>We offer a wide range of diverse opportunities and try to ensure that all students can access the opportunities that interest them, however please note that places are limited on some schemes and modules.<br/><br/>**Your Placement Year**<br/>On your Placement Year youll spend your third year in a paid, graduate-level position, where you’ll work for between nine and twelve months in the type of role that you might be considering for after you graduate. A very wide range of companies and organisations offer placements across all sectors.<br/>As a full-time employee, you’ll have a detailed job description with specific responsibilities and opportunities to access training and development, the same as other employees.<br/>**Our Careers and Placements Team…**<br/>will help you to secure a suitable placement with expert advice and resources, such as creating an effective CV, and tips for applications and interviews.<br/>You will still be a Lancaster University student during your placement and we’ll keep in touch to check how you are getting on.<br/>**The university will...**<br/>use all reasonable effort to support you to find a suitable placement for your studies. While a placement role may not be available in a field or organisation that is directly related to your academic studies or career aspirations, all offer valuable experience of working at a graduate level and gaining a range of professional skills.<br/>If you are unsuccessful in securing a suitable placement for your third year, you will be able to transfer to the equivalent non-placement degree scheme and continue with your studies at Lancaster, finishing your degree after your third year.
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
01/10/2025
Campus
Main Site
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
M931
Institution Code
L14
Points of Entry
Year 1
UCAS TariffNot Accepted Access to HE DiplomaD:30,M:15 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme32 including 16 points from 3 Higher Level subjects Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DDM A levelA,B,B |
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