The BSc Criminology & Criminal Psychology (Extended) programme's foundation year is designed to give you:
- An introduction to criminology
- An introduction to social sciences
- Improved communication skills
- Academic writing skills
After successful completion of the foundation year you can go on - over the remaining three years of the BSc Criminology & Criminal Psychology (Extended) programme - to study a varied range of issues, including offender profiling, stalking and psychopathology; representations of crime and detection in popular TV and film; imprisonment, prisoners and human rights; gender, race and discrimination; policing, drugs and organised crime; and security, terrorism, cybercrime and the criminology of war. You will gain an understanding of the nature, causes of, and reactions to crime, and explore social and state responses and methods of control and prevention, encompassing major theoretical paradigms, applications and practices within the field of contemporary criminology. This is complemented by a comprehensive overview of criminal psychology.
