Program Overview

Criminology and Policing

Course Overview

Jump-start your career in the criminal justice sector with our specialist Criminology and Policing degree.

Course Options

• 3 years full-time
• 4 years with foundation year
• 4 years with placement

Key Facts

• STUDY OPTIONS: 3 years
• START DATES: September
• LOCATION: Cambridge
• ENTRY: UCAS code: L311
• FEES:
  • £9,535 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
  • £16,700 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)

Teaching and Assessment

Year 1

• Introduction to Contemporary Issues in Criminology (30 credits)
• Criminal Justice in England and Wales
• Introduction to Policing
• Into ARU
• Media, Society and Crime
• Policing Practice

Year 2

• Evidence-Based Policing
• Researching Society and Culture
• Ruskin Module (15 credits)
• Policing Vulnerability
• Cybercrime and Policing
• Lessons Learned: Inquests, Tribunals and Truth
• Violence and Confrontation
• Anglia Language Programme (15 credits)
• Intoxicants and Intoxication
• Revolving Doors: Punishment and Rehabilitation
• Violence, Gender and Victimisation
• Using Linguistics: An Introduction to Forensic, Clinical and Computational Linguistics
• Dark Web Policing and Control
• Introduction to Youth Work and Safeguarding

Year 3

• Youth, Crime and Aggression
• Criminology and Policing in Policy and Practice
• Undergraduate Major Project - Criminology
• Undergraduate Major Project - Policing
• Investigative Psychology
• Exploitation, Trafficking and Sexual Violence
• Neighbourhood Policing and Community Safety
• Race, Racism and Ethnic Identity
• Anglia Language Programme (15 credits)
• Police and Counter-terrorism
• Organised Crime
• Comparative and Global Criminal Justice
• Concepts of Good and Evil
• Crime and Data Science

Student Experience

• Emma works as a Probation Officer in Cambridge after graduating from our Criminology degree.
• Dani studied on our BA Criminology and MA Criminology as a mature student, and has since taught at a local secondary school as well as working as an Associate Lecturer at ARU.

Facilities

• Award-winning learning facilities
• Extensive library and IT resources
• Support with study skills, careers advice, health and wellbeing, and more

Careers

• Graduates go on to work in the police force, probation, prisons and youth justice, as well as the Border Force, the military, security, charities and NGOs, local government, and the public sector more generally.
• Opportunities for career progression and specialism
• Option to study for a Masters, such as our MA Contemporary Policing, MA Criminology or MA International Relations

Entry Requirements

• 96 UCAS Tariff points
• 3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English
• If English is not your first language, you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification

Fees and Paying for University

• Tuition fees for UK students: £9,535 (2025/26)
• Tuition fees for international students: £16,700 (2025/26)
• Living costs: £7,000-£9,000 per year
• Maintenance Loan available for UK students
• Scholarships and bursaries available for UK and international students

Apply

• UK students: Apply through UCAS
• International students: Apply direct