Criminology and Psychology

This course, validated by Sheffield Hallam University, enables you to gain a criminological and psychological perspective on the causes and consequences of crime, the criminal justice system, and ways of treating and managing offenders. By studying both criminology and psychology, you’ll gain a broad, multi-disciplinary understanding of criminological and psychological theory, and how to apply this knowledge to real-life experiences, human behaviour and workplaces.

Course Content:
You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of the key theories, debates and perspectives relevant to the study of criminology and psychology. These involve a modern understanding of criminal justice and mental health systems and the current challenges they face – such as policing, probation prison practice, gendered violence, power and harm, trauma, and forensic psychology.

Our staff bring a wealth of knowledge and skills from professional practice across the criminal justice and psychological sectors. This results in our teaching providing a 'real-world' curriculum, emphasising key transferable skills that enhance your prospects for future graduate employment or further study opportunities.

You learn through:
• Face-to-face lectures and seminars
• Online resources available through our VLE
• Independent study
• Practice-based learning
• Practical and formative assessments

Year 1: Understanding Crime, Society and Behaviour (60 credits), Experiences of Justice (60 credits)

Year 2: Understanding and Researching Serious Harm (60 Credits), Real-world Practice (60 credits)

Year 3: Comparative Criminal Justice (20 credits), 21st-century Security Threats: Crime, Crisis or Tragedy (20 credits), Forensic Psychology (20 credits), Real World Research (60 credits)

Traditional and innovative assessment methods will include individual and group presentations, discussions, report writing, case studies, presentations, research and project work, examinations, reflective journals and work-based projects.