The first year aims to provide a thorough grounding in criminology and the wider social sciences in order to develop the knowledge and research skills
necessary for further study. As the course progresses, students are able to delve deeper into topics such as criminological theory to explore the potential causes of crime and the way these shape, and are shaped by, criminal justice responses.
Final-year students can explore complex questions about the image and reality of human rights, and the problems and possibilities of different
approaches to punishment. Optional modules in the second and third years enable students to tailor their studies to their career aspirations or areas of
particular interest, such as policing.
Modules can include Images of Crime and Criminal Justice; Applying Research; Social Issues and Social Justice; Criminology in the Professions; Human Rights; and Penology and Penal Policy.