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Bachelor in Criminology and Sociology (BA) - Abertay
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Bachelor in Criminology and Sociology (BA) - Abertay

Abertay University
DundeeScotland
On campus
Full-time
€17,513.75/year
 2634 Points
Duration
4 Years
Language
English
Apply date
Aug 2025
Start date
Sep 2025

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Program Description

This thought-provoking Bachelor in Criminology and Sociology (BA) degree teaches students to think critically about crime and how people engage and interact with the world. It covers everything from addiction and criminalisation to human rights and climate change.

Students will be at the forefront of the critical social debates defining the 21st century, learning how crime is defined, controlled and regulated in modern society. External speakers form a key part of the course. There’s a work placement option, giving them valuable work experience and networking opportunities. Plus they will develop a strong grounding in research methods.

The Bachelor in Criminology and Sociology (BA) is a flexible degree. For the first two years, everyone studies the same curriculum. In years three and four our academics help students explore areas such as: Gender, crime and victimology, race and ethnicity, the process of criminalisation, and human rights and politics.

This program scored 85% for Teaching and Learning Resources in the 2020 National Student Survey.

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Abertay University Rankings

  • Scotland's Top Modern University - Student Satisfaction (National Student Survey 2023)
  • UK University of the Year 2021 - Teaching Quality (The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide)
  • UK Top 10 - Student Satisfaction & Teaching (Guardian Good University Guide 2021)
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Curriculum

Year 1

Crime and Punishment

Contemporary Social Issues

Criminal Justice Theories and Processes

Media & the Digital Society

Social Research in Action 1: Researching Scotland

Being Successful at Abertay

Year 2

Criminological Theory

Classical Social Theory

Introduction to Policing

Criminalisation in the 21st Century

Social Research in Action 2

Year 3

Penal Institutions

Contemporary Social Theory

Social Research in Action 3

Gender & Crime

Race, Ethnicity and Immigration

Year 4

Honours Project

Political Sociology

Jobs - Careers

  • Community Development Worker
  • Crime Scene Investigator
  • Detective
  • Police Officer
  • Police Staff
  • Prison Officer
  • Probation Officer
  • Social Worker
  • Youth Worker
  • Teacher
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