Objectives
The BSc (Hons) Criminology degree draws on the expertise of academics experienced in investigating a variety of topics including: crime, policing, victims, media representations of crime and youth crime.
The course develops students' appreciation of the complex interplay between local and global forces and their relationship to socio-legal transformations, with particular reference to life in the 21st century metropolis of London.
The course considers how:
- Crime is defined
- How criminality, victimisation and crime control relate to social issues such as class, gender, ethnicity, politics and the economy
- Why crime and justice have become defining issues for contemporary society.
Why study BSc Criminology (Hons) at City University London?
- This course is delivered by academics who are internationally acknowledged as leading researchers in their field
- This course is part of the City Q-Step Centre programme
- You will develop a range of technical, communication and interpersonal skills which increase graduate employability. These include: critical thinking, scientific data analysis, policy report writing, multi-media presentation skills and teamwork.
- Our central London location and proximity to key criminal justice institutions - including the Central Criminal Court (the 'Old Bailey'), three police services (London Metropolitan, City of London and British Transport), and numerous prisons - facilitates our distinctive approach to the applied study of crime and criminal justice.
Placements
- You have the opportunity to undertake a work placement between the second and third years.
- If you opt onto a Q-Step pathway you will do a workplace Data Placement in Year 2 and have the opportunity to do an international placement between Year 2 and 3.
