Program Overview

Criminology and Psychology - BSc (Hons)

The Criminology and Psychology BSc (Hons) degree at London Metropolitan University is a joint honors program that explores the relationship between crime and social issues, as well as the workings of the human mind.

Course Overview

This program is ideal for students interested in understanding the causes of crime and deviant behavior from both sociological and psychological perspectives. The combination of criminology and psychology provides students with expertise in theories and approaches from both disciplines, allowing them to critically evaluate the causes and effects of crime.

Why Study This Course?

• Our psychology courses are ranked eighth in the UK for course satisfaction and ninth in the UK for teaching quality in the Guardian University Guide 2023.
• The program is taught by expert staff and provides a solid grounding in developmental, social, and cognitive psychology, as well as criminological theory and the criminal justice system.
• Students gain research skills needed to measure and interpret crime, including both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
• Optional modules in the second and third year allow students to pursue areas of interest, such as terrorism, victimology, serial offenders, and forensic psychology.

Course Modules

The modules listed below are for the academic year 2025/26 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details are subject to change over time.

Year 1 Modules

• Becoming a Criminologist
• Issues in the Criminal Justice System
• Mechanisms of the Mind
• Psychology Across Time and Cultures
• Psychopathology
• Shades of Deviance
• The Criminal Justice Framework
• The Development of Criminological Thought
• Traditional Criminological Theories and Concepts

Year 2 Modules

• Becoming a Criminal Justice Professional
• Cognitive and Biological Explanations of Behaviour
• Criminological Research in Context
• Criminological Research in Practice
• Social and Cultural Explanations of Behaviour
• Working with Offenders
• Crime, Media and Technology
• Cybercrime and Surveillance
• Dark Destinations - Crime and Tourism
• Development Across the Lifespan
• Drugs and Drug Policy
• Perspectives on Policing
• Youth, Crime and Violence

Year 3 Modules

• Cognition and Emotion
• Criminology Project
• Cyberpsychology
• Punishment and Prison
• Serious and Serial Offenders
• 'The Deviant Other' - media representations of crime
• Clinical Psychology
• Criminology Work-Based Learning
• Environmental Justice
• Gender and Sexuality
• Migration, Borders and Control
• Positive Psychology
• Specific Learning Differences
• Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism

Entry Requirements

In addition to the University's standard entry requirements, you should have:

• A minimum of grades BBC in three A levels (or a minimum of 112 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC National or Advanced Diploma)
• GCSE English grade C/4 or above (or equivalent)

Assessment

You're assessed via essays, seen and unseen examinations, research projects, and a final dissertation.

Career Opportunities

Our criminology and sociology graduates have gone on to careers including police officers, counter fraud criminal investigators, support workers, probation officers, and teachers, securing jobs at the Metropolitan Police Service, HM Government, Rethink Mental Illness, and the National Probation Service.

Continuing Your Studies

The School of Social Sciences and Professions has a wide range of exciting industry-linked postgraduate courses available on a full-time and part-time basis in criminology, security, diplomacy, international relations, sociology, and psychology. As a graduate of London Met, you'll be entitled to a 20% discount on any further study with us.