BSc Criminology and Sociology
Aberystwyth UniversityAberystwyth, United Kingdom
Course overview
The course is taught in both the Department of Law and Criminology and the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences. The teaching teams comprise of staff with expertise in both of the main disciplines, giving students a broad understanding of criminology and sociology and opportunities to engage with complementary subjects such as law, human geography and criminal psychology. Choosing this course will enable you to delve deeper into the key concepts and theoretical approaches that are continuously developing within Criminology and Sociology.
It will also allow you to examine the important connections between the two disciplines. The distinctive social problem focused approach to Sociology that we provide at Aberystwyth will help you to think critically about issues of crime and deviance in society. At the same time, the discipline of Criminology offers distinctive insights into the nature of social non-conformity, and as such can provide new ways of approaching key sociological concepts affecting inequality, including social class, gender and ethnicity.
The Criminology component of this course provides a balanced coverage of theory, policy and practice issues in criminology and criminal justice studies, and all students in the Department are given the opportunity to take part in a criminal justice work experience placement. The Sociology component of the course encourages the development of a sociological imagination and lens on contemporary issues, such as, immigration, the welfare state and issues of gender identity, providing a critical approach to more applied criminological topics. Department of Law and Criminology lecturers are mostly either qualified to PHD level or have professional experience and qualifications as practicing lawyers.
Many staff also have a PGCE (Higher Education). Department of Geography and Earth Science: lecturers are all qualified to PhD level or working towards a PhD.
Key highlights
- Taught jointly by Law and Criminology and Geography and Earth Sciences
- Opportunity to take a criminal justice work experience placement
- Balanced coverage of criminological theory, policy and practice
- Social problem focused approach to crime, deviance and inequality
- Explore immigration, the welfare state and gender identity issues
- Engage with law, human geography and criminal psychology
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 96-120 — UCAS Tariff 120 - 96 A Levels BBB-CCC GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4): English or Welsh BTEC National Diploma: DDM-MMM International Baccalaureate: 30-26 European Baccalaureate: 75%-65% overall English Language Req…
- A-level: BBB-CCC — UCAS Tariff 120 - 96 A Levels BBB-CCC GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4): English or Welsh BTEC National Diploma: DDM-MMM International Baccalaureate: 30-26 European Baccalaureate: 75%-65% overall English Language Req…
- GCSE: C/4 — to include English
- BTEC: DDM-MMM — BTEC National Diploma
- International Baccalaureate: 26-30 — …requirements (minimum grade C/4): English or Welsh BTEC National Diploma: DDM-MMM International Baccalaureate: 30-26 European Baccalaureate: 75%-65% overall English Language Requirements: See our Undergraduate English Language Re…
Scholarships
Aberystwyth Regional Scholarships
Students will be eligible for a £2,000 reduction in tuition fees for each year of their studies at Aberystwyth University.
Up to £2,000Caru Aber International Award
Caru Aber International Award gives a £1,000 tuition fee discount (for every year of study) to any international fee-paying students who spent a period of time studying with us as an associate student.
Up to £1,000International Accommodation Award
This award means that for students who choose to live in our on-campus Cwrt Mawr housing, there is no cost for the first year of study.
International Family Award
International Family Award – giving you a £1,000 reduction in tuition fees for every year of your studies.
Up to £1,000Margaret Evelyn “Lynne” Williams Bursary
The Bursary is worth £500 during the first year of study and a maximum of two awards will be available each year.
Up to £500Mathematics Department Award
Up to £500 a year.
Music Scholarships
£650 a year Music Scholarships are open to UK and international applicants.
Up to £650Waldo Williams Scholarship
Successful applicants could receive up to £500 in their first year.
Welsh Medium Study Bursary
Up to £400 a year - for following part or all of your course through the medium of Welsh.
Careers this course leads to
- Probation officer
- Police officer
- Prison officer
- Youth justice worker
- Social researcher
- Victim support caseworker
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £19,190 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Aberystwyth University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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