📖Program Curriculum
Modules by Year
Foundation Year
Core modules (students are required to take):
Academic Skills and Studying with Confidence
We'll help you develop core academic skills such as using electronic resources, planning and note-taking, communication skills related to essay and report writing and delivering presentations. You'll learn how to manage your time, how to prioritise and how to manage stress, and you’ll become more confident in engaging with collaborative learning, debates, discussions and critical reflection.
Professional Development and Project
You’ll study an area of interest related to your chosen degree. You’ll work individually on your project, whether that's a written report, a presentation and oral examination, a film or a series of blog posts. You’ll undertake problem-solving learning, and formative feedback and support will be provided throughout, helping develop your self-confidence.
Foundations in Sociology and Policing
This module focuses on social inequalities in society and how they can be explained, as well as current trends and issues in modern day policing. You'll explore concepts such as socialisation, crime, victimisation, punishment and non-crime related social trends and consider attempts made to address inequality and criminality in society. We'll encourage you to apply sociological and criminological theories to social and policing problems, and you'll work in groups to understand concepts and academic theories, as well as taking part in debates, discussions and critical reflection.
Foundations in Criminology
You'll study crime and criminology, including patterns of crime, key issues in criminology and key criminological theories and concepts, such as social control, deviance, victimisation, the media and punishment. You will examine crime statistics, self-report studies and social trends and review policies intended to address important social problems. Throughout this module, you will develop your understanding of criminology and problem-solving skills and use a range of online resources to enhance and support your learning.
Year 1
Core modules (students are required to take):
Introduction to Criminology
Sociological Thought and Theory
Social Sciences Skills
Violence in Society
Year 2
Core modules (students are required to take):
Victimology
Digital Lives: Self and Society in a Digital Age
Crime, Media, Culture
Research Methods and Professional Placement
Year 3
Core modules (students are required to take):
Dissertation
Professional Learning Through Work
Students are also required to choose two option modules from:
Surveillance Societies
Gender and Society
Justice, Punishment and Human Rights
Crimes of the 21st Century
Policing Priorities
