On this course, students will evaluate many of society's current issues and learn how psychology and criminology can raise questions and find solutions.
Students will explore key theories and ideas of psychological science and criminology. Students will gain a deeper insight into the human mind and behaviour and study how people respond to crime, criminal behaviour and victimisation. Students will find out why individuals offend, how their crimes affect society and how the criminal justice system operates.
Throughout the degree, students will develop skills valued by employers, such as teamwork, communication, time and task management skills, statistical analysis of data, problem-solving and the ability to critically evaluate evidence. This course combines two complementary subjects, examining why crimes arise and how they affect individuals and society. Students will use purpose-built laboratories with high-specification equipment (EEG, eye-tracking, a driving simulator, an observation lab for interviews and behavioural recordings and specialised cognitive and physiological testing).
This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), which means that students could go on to become a Chartered Psychologist if that is their chosen career path. This is an ongoing accreditation. Graduates, with a minimum of a 2:2, from this course are eligible to gain Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) from the BPS. This is a necessary first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist.
Students will be ideally placed to pursue careers in crime prevention, criminal and youth justice, community development, local government, security, social research and the police.
After graduation, students obtain employment in a wide variety of settings. They range from health and social occupations, such as care assistants and assistant psychologists, to commercial, professional and managerial jobs, such as events and media organiser, sales executive, recruitment. Graduates have also entered clinical courses, teacher training, counselling courses and other postgraduate training.
