Program Overview
Solent University's Criminology degree equips students with advanced skills and professional practice in the field. The program incorporates current industry thinking and provides hands-on experience through mock crime scenes and courtrooms. Graduates are well-prepared for careers in criminology and criminal justice, including probation, policing, and social work. The course is ranked 31st in the UK by the Guardian League Table 2023.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Criminology degree at Solent University is designed to provide students with advanced skills and professional practice in the field of criminology. The program aims to open up a variety of professional employment avenues within criminology and criminal justice. The course is informed by and regularly updated to incorporate current industry thinking, thanks to lecturing staff with strong connections and ongoing practice within the sector. This ensures that what students study is current, relevant, and practically linked to real-world developments and issues. Students will learn to work as part of a professional team, exploring a range of social problems, their representations and consequences, as well as the impact of modern communications technology on the processes of justice. They will also develop a range of transferable interpersonal and verbal communication skills essential for any professional role in any industry through presentations, role-plays, debates, interviews, and group work.
Outline:
Year One
- Core Modules:
- Introduction to Criminology
- Approaching offending from a range of perspectives
- Criminal Justice Process
- Victimology
- Explaining Criminal Behaviour
- Researching Criminal Worlds
Year Two
- Core Modules:
- Cybercrime and AI
- Methods and Analysis in Criminology
- Police and Society
- Global Crime
- Youth Justice
- Crimes of the Powerful
Year Three
- Core Modules:
- Dangerous Offenders
- Crime, Media, Culture
- Dissertation
Optional Modules:
- Migration, Refugees and Global Crisis
- Terrorism and Political Violence
- Police, Law and Community
- Gangs, Drugs and Alcohol
- Crime, Gender and Sexuality
Assessment:
Students will be assessed through a combination of written assessments, written exams, portfolios, workshops, individual presentations, group presentations, and fieldwork.
Teaching:
Students will learn through directed learning, collaborative learning, and guided learning. The course team has extensive experience in the criminal justice system and its related disciplines, providing students with personal insights gained through first-hand experience.
Careers:
Graduates of the Criminology program will be well-placed for a wide range of careers in criminology and criminal justice, from probation and policing services to charity and social service work with offenders and young people.
Other:
- The course offers optional trips to all students to the USA and Strasbourg.
- The course is designed, taught, and assessed in partnership with social work practitioners, service users, and carers, ensuring students are up to date with the latest developments in the field.
- Students have access to a portable crime scene and mock courtroom, in the Investigating Crime Scenes, and Forensic Evidence modules.
- The course is 31st out of 81 UK institutions for criminology (Guardian League Table 2023).
- UK, EU (settled status) and Channel Island full-time fees: £9,250 per year
- International full-time fees: £16,125 per year