Program Overview

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Overview

The University of Salford offers a BSc (Hons) Criminology and Sociology program that provides students with a comprehensive understanding of crime, deviance, and social issues. The program is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to pursue careers in fields such as policing, probation, social work, and research.

Course Details

Attendance

• Full-time
• Part-time

Course Duration

• Three years (full-time)
• Five years (part-time)

Next Enrolment

• September 2025

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Introduction

The BSc (Hons) Criminology and Sociology program is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of the key conceptual and substantive issues involved in the study of society, crime, and criminal justice. The program will highlight the connections between personal troubles and public issues, and students will learn how to apply critical thinking toward a range of global and local issues.

Course Structure

Year One

• Contemporary Challenges in Crime and Society
• Criminal Justice and Human Rights
• Culture, Power and Deviance
• Social Justice in Action
• Thinking Sociologically
• Understanding Criminology

Year Two

• Research Problems and Methods: Making it Count
• Research Problems and Methods: Qualitatively better
• Theoretical Criminology
• Understanding the Social World
• Optional modules (semester two):
  • Critical Perspectives on Policing
  • Critical Victimology
  • Environmental Justice
  • Human Rights, Genocide and Resistance
  • Internet, Risk and Security
  • Violence in Society

Year Three

• Dissertation
• Work: Practice and Reflection
• Optional modules:
  • Bodies: Biology to Blushing
  • Crime, Society and Racialisation
  • Critical Approaches to (Counter) Terrorism
  • Digital Society
  • Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice
  • Migration and Socio-Legal Dynamics
  • Prisons and Punishment
  • Probation and Rehabilitation
  • The Criminal Justice Process

Teaching and Learning

• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Seminars
• Presentations
• Student-directed study
• Site visits
• Placement (optional)

Assessment

• Essays
• Exams
• Presentations (group and individual)
• Reports
• Dissertation (optional)

Career Opportunities

• Policing
• Probation work
• Journalism
• Social administration
• Research
• Policy analysis
• Human rights advocacy
• Community organization
• Education

Requirements

Applicant Profile

• Interest in how and why crime occurs in society
• Critical thinking skills
• Willingness to develop understanding via reading and engaging with leading sociologists and criminologists

English Language Requirements

• IELTS 6.0 with no element below 5.5 (for international students)

Standard Entry Requirements

• GCSE English language/literature and mathematics at grade C/grade 4 or above
• UCAS Tariff points: 112
• A level: 112 UCAS Tariff points
• BTEC National Diploma: DMM
• BTEC Higher National Diploma: 112 UCAS Tariff points
• T-Level: Merit
• Foundation Degree: Applicants will be considered for entry into year four (first year)
• Access to HE: 112 UCAS Tariff points
• Scottish Highers: 112 UCAS Tariff points
• Irish Leaving Certificate: 112 UCAS Tariff points
• International Baccalaureate: 30 points
• Diploma in Foundation Studies (Sociology): Overall pass

Tuition Fees

• Full-time home: £9,535 per year (2025/26)
• Full-time international: £16,500 per year (2025/26)
• Part-time: Part-time costs will be calculated on a pro rata basis

Additional Costs

• Books
• Stationery
• Printing
• Binding
• General subsistence on trips and visits

Scholarships

• International students may be eligible for scholarships

Enrolment Dates

• September 2025
• September 2026

Student Information

• Terms and conditions

UCAS Information

• Course ID: LM39
• Institution: S03

Related Courses

• BSc (Hons) Sociology
• BSc (Hons) Criminology
• BSc (Hons) Psychology

Student Feedback

• 85% of students say staff value students' views and opinions about the course
• 85% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well
• 90% of students are in work or doing further study 15 months after the course

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