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Criminology and Criminal Psychology (BSc) - Greenwich
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Criminology and Criminal Psychology (BSc) - Greenwich

University of Greenwich
LondonUK
On campus
Full-time
€20,592.78/year
 3046 Points
Duration
3 Years
Language
English
Start date
Sep 2025

Program Description

Our criminology and criminal psychology degree is aimed at anyone interested in crime, psychology and the criminal justice system.

Study topics provide a clear introduction to criminology and criminal psychology. You will cover a range of issues, including offender profiling, stalking, psychopathology, gender, race and discrimination, crime scene investigation, and terrorism. You also have the option to put your learning into practice through a work placement in a prison setting or with an agency connected to the Criminal Justice System.

Notes:

• Tuition fees for students who have citizens' rights after Brexit: £9,250

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Curriculum

Year 1

Introduction to Psychology for Criminology (30 credits)

Foundations of Criminology (30 credits)

Forensic Criminology (30 credits)

Understanding Deviance (30 credits)

Year 2

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
Criminological and Forensic Psychology (30 credits)
Criminological Research Methods (30 credits)
Criminological Perspectives (30 credits)

Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options:
Crime and the Media (15 credits)
Penology (15 credits)
Forensic Mental Health (15 credits)
The Criminologies of Disobedience (15 credits)
Inside and Outside Perspectives on Criminology and Criminal Justice (15 credits)
Crime Stories: The Inequality of Justice (15 credits)
Subcultures and Cultural Criminology (15 credits)

Year 3

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
Social Forensic Psychology (15 credits)
Investigative Forensic Psychology (15 credits)

Students are required to choose 90 credits from this list of options:
The Psychology of Terrorism (15 credits)
Criminology Undergraduate Dissertation Project (30 credits)
Policing (30 credits)
Women, Power, Crime and Justice (30 credits)
Criminology, the Community and Work Based Practice (30 credits)
Crime in the City, Crime and the State (30 credits)
Crimes of the Powerful (15 credits)
The Parameters of Hate (15 credits)
Perspectives on Violence (15 credits)

Careers

Graduates of this course have gone on to careers with:

  • the National Offender Management Service
  • the Police
  • Probation Service
  • Prison Service
  • court systems and forensic services
  • UK Visas and Immigration
  • HM Revenue and Customs

Please note: This degree does not provide British Psychological Society (BPS) recognition or accreditation. However, graduates of this course who are accepted on to and then successfully complete our MSc Psychology conversion degree will receive Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the BPS. (The MSc has specific entry requirements.)

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