**BA (Hons) Criminology scored 91% overall student satisfaction for NSS 2020.**
Develop advanced skills and professional practice on this contemporary criminology degree, opening a variety of professional employment avenues within criminology and criminal justice.
The course is informed by and regularly updated to incorporate current industry thinking, thanks to lecturing staff with strong connections and ongoing practice within the sector – ensuring what you study is current, relevant and practically linked to real-world developments and issues.
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**BA (Hons) Criminology scored 91% overall student satisfaction for NSS 2020.**<br/><br/>Develop advanced skills and professional practice on this contemporary criminology degree, opening a variety of professional employment avenues within criminology and criminal justice.<br/><br/>The course is informed by and regularly updated to incorporate current industry thinking, thanks to lecturing staff with strong connections and ongoing practice within the sector – ensuring what you study is current, relevant and practically linked to real-world developments and issues.<br/><br/>And we are proud to offer a wide range of expert guest speakers to enhance your learning and offer a network of employment opportunities. You can also take advantage of visits to real-world criminology and criminal justice organisations, both locally and internationally – giving your studies an enhanced international perspective.<br/><br/>You’ll learn to work as part of a professional team, exploring media representations of social problems and the effect of modern communications technology on the processes of justice.<br/><br/>You will also develop a range of transferable interpersonal and verbal communication skills – essential for any professional role, in any industry – through presentations, role-plays, debates, interviews and group work.<br/><br/>A strong mentoring support network that has led directly to employment for students, and extended beyond employment, into pastoral and welfare care.<br/><br/>**What does this course lead to?**<br/>Solent criminology graduates will be well placed for a huge range of careers in criminology and criminal justice, from probation and policing services to charity and social service work with offenders and young people.<br/><br/>**Who is this course for?**<br/>If you’re looking for a career path in criminology or a similar professional/voluntary capacity, this is the course for you.<br/><br/>You will develop analytical and research skills that can be transferred to a broad range of careers, not only in criminology-related fields but also within the wider justice and voluntary sector. And you will also be able to make valuable industry connections through site visits, guest speakers and the range of lecturing staff, who remain credible in their research and practitioner status with industry.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
16/09/2024
Campus
Main Site
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
CAP1
Institution Code
S30
Points of Entry
Year 1
UCAS Tariff112 128 From a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent qualifications such as BTEC Extended Diploma or OCR Extended Diploma. For detailed information on accepted qualifications, please view our Course Entry Statement (https://www.solent.ac.uk/how-to-apply/documents/course-entry-requirement-statement.pdf) Solent University is a proud champion of widening participation. For further information about our contextual offer, please visit our website (https://www.solent.ac.uk/how-to-apply/what-next/contextual-offers). Access to HE DiplomaM:45,P:15 60 Credits with 45 M Level Credits and 15 P Level Credits International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme29 Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DMM HNC (BTEC)P Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF)D*D* Or can be used in combination with other qualifications. Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)DMM Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)D*D* Or can be used in combination with other qualifications. ASIn combination with other qualifications OCR Cambridge Technical DiplomaD*D* OCR Cambridge Technical Extended DiplomaDMM Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)In combination with other qualifications Pearson BTEC Subsidiary Diploma (QCF)In combination with other qualifications Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)In combination with other qualifications OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory DiplomaIn combination with other qualifications HND (BTEC)P Pearson BTEC Certificate (QCF)In combination with other qualifications Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)In combination with other qualifications Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)In combination with other qualifications OCR Cambridge Technical Foundation DiplomaIn combination with other qualifications OCR Cambridge Technical Subsidiary DiplomaIn combination with other qualifications OCR Cambridge Technical Extended CertificateIn combination with other qualifications A levelA minimum of 2 A Levels required if studying only A Levels, but can be used in conjunction with other qualifications T LevelM |
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,250 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £16,125 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |