Criminology and Psychology, BSc (Hons)
Swansea UniversitySingleton Park Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Studying Criminology and Psychology at Swansea University will give you expert scientific training in the relationship between the mind, brain, and behaviour. You will study the psychological and neuro-scientific processes that underpin activities such as thinking, reasoning, memory and language, learn about the effects of brain injury, and explore ways to improve health-related behaviour. Our undergraduate degree in Criminology and Psychology also offers an exciting opportunity to explore the complex factors that shape criminal behaviour, the decisions that define certain acts as criminal, and the ways society responds to deviance and harm.
Key highlights
- Scientific training in the relationship between mind, brain and behaviour
- Explore psychological and neuroscientific processes behind thinking, memory and language
- Learn about the effects of brain injury
- Explore ways to improve health-related behaviour
- Examine the complex factors that shape criminal behaviour
- Study how society responds to deviance and harm
Entry requirements
- A-level: ABB-BBC — ABB-BBC.
- GCSE: C/4 — to include Mathematics
- UCAS tariff points: 112-128 — …minimum of 27 Distinctions and 15 Merits from level 3 subjects Merit 112 - 128 UCAS tariff points from 3 highest qualifications 32 to include a Minimum score of 4 at Higher Level or 5 at Standard Level Mathematics
Scholarships
International Excellence Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded as a discount on tuition fees worth up to £5,000 in the first year of study, with a further £2,000 awarded in Year 2 (for £5,000 awardees only, subject to achieving a 70% average).
Swansea University Sport Scholarship
Financial support (of up to £2000).
Thrive Bursary
The Thrive bursary is a £4,000 reduction in tuition fees for the first year of study, with a progression bursary of £2,000 in subsequent years (applied as a discount off tuition fees).
Up to £4,000
Careers this course leads to
- Probation officer
- Police officer
- Assistant psychologist
- Youth justice worker
- Victim support officer
- Crime analyst
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £19,550 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 Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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