Criminology with Psychology BA (Hons)

Program Overview

This Criminology and Psychology program explores the causes, legal frameworks, and responses to crime through a multidisciplinary lens. It equips students with practical skills and knowledge for careers in criminal justice, emphasizing critical thinking, social justice, and active citizenry. The program offers diverse learning experiences, including international opportunities, self-directed research projects, and collaborations with criminal justice agencies. Graduates are well-prepared for careers in policing, youth justice, victim support, and other related fields.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Focus: Exploring the causes, legal frameworks, and responses to crime through the lens of psychology.
• Objective: Equip students with practical knowledge and transferable skills to critically reflect on and challenge existing institutions and practices, promoting social justice and active citizenry.
• Approach: Blends criminology, sociology, and psychology perspectives, emphasizing critical awareness of local and global contemporary issues within criminal justice.
• Skill development: Aims to build professional, personal, and practical skills for employability in diverse criminal and social justice settings.
• Knowledge acquisition: Offers insights into local, national, and global contexts, informed by leading academic research aligned with SDG16 (peace, justice, and strong institutions).
• Learning experiences: Encompasses in-depth study opportunities through DMU Global program (e.g., exploring state crime at Auschwitz, subcultures in Chicago, genocide education in Bosnia).
• Self-directed learning: Encourages individuality through conducting a self-designed research project from start to finish, fostering creativity and aligning with personal worldviews.
• Beneficial block teaching: Enables deep engagement, regular feedback, and building connections with classmates, promoting a positive work-life balance.

Outline:

First year:

• Block 1: Studying at university
• Block 2: Principles of social research
• Block 3: Applied psychology
• Block 4: Journeys through justice

Second year:

• Block 1: Explaining criminological issues
• Block 2: Communities of justice
• Block 3: TBC
• Block 4: Researching justice journeys

Third year:

• Block 1: Planning social research
• Block 2: Justice in a globalised world
• Block 3: Two optional psychology modules
• Block 4: Final year project

Assessment:

• Variety of assessment methods catering to diverse learning styles: group presentations, case studies, reflective essays, multiple-choice exams, individual presentations, posters.
• Ongoing formative assessment through quizzes and similar formats.

Teaching:

• Blended approach with lectures (pre-recorded & in-person), seminars, tutorials, computer lab workshops, and self-directed study.
• Focuses on knowledge transfer, followed by discussions and applications of key concepts.
• Contact hours: 8-10 hours per week.
• Additional activities: extracurricular lectures, employability events, group meetings, tutor meetings, optional trips.
• Expectation of independent study, voluntary placements, and extra-curricular engagement for full-time students.
• Final-year research project includes individual supervision.
• Diverse teaching team with varied backgrounds, experiences, and skills, some with professional CJS experience.
• Faculty passions reflected through memberships in professional and research bodies.

Careers:

• Focuses on equipping graduates with skills for work within the criminal justice system.
• Career events hosted with CJS agencies, charities, and career support services.
• Diverse graduate careers: policing, youth justice, community safety, crime prevention, victim support, prison service, national probation service, substance misuse services, social work, teaching, policy-related employment, academia.

Other:

• DMU Global program offers international experiences for gaining educational, work-related, and cultural experiences through summer schools and exchange programs.
• Previous DMU Global experiences included summer schools in Turkey, Japan, and South Korea, providing unique learning opportunities and cultural exploration.
• Access to award-winning DMU Careers Service with guaranteed work experience opportunities.

Note:

• Block 3 of year two and the final project title details were missing from the provided context and marked as "TBC" respectively.

UK

EU/International Institution code: D26 UCAS course code: L3C8 Duration: Three years full-time Location: De Montfort University Leicester UK Fees and funding: 2024/25 tuition fees for UK students: £9,250 Additional costs: You may incur additional costs for this programme, including the cost of travelling to and from project/placement locations. How to apply Institution code: D26 UCAS course code: L3C8 Duration: Three years full-time Location: De Montfort University Leicester UK Fees and funding: 2024/25 tuition fees for international students: £15,750 Find out more about available funding for international students. Additional costs: You may incur additional costs for this programme, including the cost of travelling to and from project/placement locations. How to apply Application guidance document Submit a study-related enquiry