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Crime and punishment, law and order, justice and injustice. Criminology turns a spotlight onto the intriguing facets of our social landscape.
BSc (Hons) Criminology is aimed at students fascinated by crime, criminality, and criminal justice system processes. It offers an exciting opportunity to explore the causes and patterns of crime, and its true impact. You will learn about why people commit crime, how can crime be reduced or prevented, as well as how offenders and victims are involved in the criminal justice system.
The first year introduces you to the essential principles of criminology: key concepts and theories explaining crime, key institutions of the criminal justice system, crime policy, law, and practice. You will receive training in a wide range of research methods during the first two years, to become equipped to undertake your own independent research project in the final year.
Our large, multi-discip...
3 year full-time
4 year full-time with placement
4 year full-time with study aboard
Patrick WilliamsI’ve been engaged in research and the critical evaluation of criminal justice policies for 20 years. I’ll teach you that criminology should be concerned with the continuous and rigorous appraisal of society’s understanding of ‘crime’ and deviance to inform and, where necessary, to challenge justifications for punishment.
Senior Lecturer in Criminology
BSc (Hons) Criminology allows you to think about and address a variety of questions, from what are the causes and consequences of crime, through to how are crime and law-breaking defined. The course provides you with an excellent understanding of national and global trends in contemporary British society and situates crime within this context.
You will be introduced to up-to-date and critical knowledge of the criminal justice processes and policies, as well as the key agencies operating within it, such as the police, courts and prisons. As you progress through this course, you will have increasing flexibility to pursue your own specific criminological interests through a range of option modules. The course is supported by the use of innovative teaching methods, particularly interactive learning, and you will develop a wide range of transferable skills, which will prove valuable for an array of graduate careers inside the criminal justice system and beyond.
Whether you’ve already made your decision about what you want to study, or you’re just considering your options, there are lots of ways you can meet us and find out more about student life at Manchester Met.
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Your studies are supported by a department of committed and enthusiastic teachers and researchers, experts in their chosen field.
We often link up with external professionals too, helping to enhance your learning and build valuable connections to the working world.
These typical entry requirements may be subject to change for the 2025/26 academic year. Please check back for further details.
UK and Channel Islands full-time foundation year fee: £9,250 per year for the foundation year. This tuition fee is agreed subject to UK government policy and parliamentary regulation and may increase each academic year in line with inflation or UK government policy for both new and continuing students.
EU and Non-EU international full-time foundation year fee: £20,000 per year. When progressing from the pre-degree foundation year to the linked degree. Tuition fees will remain the same for each year of your course providing you complete it in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study)
Full-time fee: £9,250 per year. This tuition fee is agreed subject to UK government policy and parliamentary regulation and may increase each academic year in line with inflation or UK government policy for both new and continuing students.
Full-time fee: £20,000 per year. Tuition fees will remain the same for each year of your course providing you complete it in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study).
A degree typically comprises 360 credits, a DipHE 240 credits, a CertHE 120 credits, and an integrated masters 480 credits. The tuition fee for the placement year for those courses that offer this option is £1,850, subject to inflationary increases based on government policy and providing you progress through the course in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study). The tuition fee for the study year abroad for those courses that offer this option is £1,385, subject to inflationary increases based on government policy and providing you progress through the course in the normal timeframe (no repeat years or breaks in study).
£500 for a Laptop, £100 per year for books and any printing.
Optional Professional Membership of British Criminological Association £88.50
£75 travel expenses for Independent Research Project (if applicable).
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Money MattersOpportunities may exist in the established agencies of the criminal justice system (for example, the police, prisons and probation services or in the private sector companies that have undertaken the provision of criminal justice services). There is also the potential to work in areas such as probation work, housing, family care and other roles in social services. Other graduates have gone into administrative and managerial jobs in local or national government, or have roles within the voluntary sector.
There is also the opportunity to engage in further study and professional training, for example some of our graduates go on to study at postgraduate level with our range of masters programmes. Our courses are informed by experts in their field, from MA Applied Criminology, taught by former justice practitioners and research experts; to the Master in Public Administration and MSc Evaluation and Policy Analysis, which are both led by academics from the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU). You can also study our MSc Digital Society (with specialisms in Digital Sociology and Digital Politics).
You can apply for the full-time option of this course through UCAS.
UCAS code(s)CRM1
Institution code: M40
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