Program Level

BA(Hons)

Tuition Fees

24700.00 €

Duration

Year

Application Fee

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Living Costs

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Intake

September

Program Length

3 years

Co-Op Internshiop

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Acadmic Assemnt

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Summary

• Study a thought-provoking degree which looks critically at crime and examines issues through a social justice lens
• Shape your studies with optional modules covering an array of insightful areas from drugs and sex crimes to organised crime
• Benefit from an exceptional level of support from tutors who listen to your ideas and help you develop as a criminologist
• Create industry connections with our network of professionals at NGOs, charities, the police, and other criminal justice agencies
• Get specialist career advice – open your eyes to the different options and discover how to get there

Explore theories and perspectives that attempt to explain today’s most pressing issues, from crimes of the powerful to human rights. Studying criminology at Lancaster, you’ll graduate with the skills, experience and contacts you need for a rewarding career within the criminal justice system and beyond.

New perspectives and new ideas

Taught by world-leading academics at our prestigious Law School, our criminology degree is intellectually challenging and exciting. You’ll hear about our research first-hand and untangle the complex relationship between society, crime, and the criminal justice system.

You’ll look critically at the social, cultural, political, and economic contexts of crime and criminal justice, as well as viewing challenges through a social justice lens. To understand the bigger picture, we encourage you to branch out to other subject areas like law or sociology through a wide choice of optional modules.

The Lancaster University Law School is ranked 6th in the UK for research impact in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (2021, published May 2022), with 88% of its impact rated ‘outstanding’.

Opportunities everywhere

Creating new connections is vital to your future. We’ll introduce you to professionals at NGOs and charities, as well as local criminal justice agencies such as Lancashire Police and HMP Lancaster Farms.

Employers value experience. That’s why we’ll help you find voluntary work. Our students have previously been offered opportunities with the Citizens Advice Bureau and Lancashire Constabulary's Special Constables.

We offer a wide range of diverse opportunities and try to ensure that all students can access the opportunities that interest them, however please note that places are limited on some schemes and modules.

 

You’ll graduate with the skills you need for a career within the criminal justice system and beyond. Potential employers will value your knowledge of crime and criminal justice in a range of contexts, as well as your ability to think critically, carry out research and analyse data. Speaking in public and working effectively in a team are skills you can add to your CV too.

We don’t expect you to know exactly what you want to do next. Throughout your time with us, we’ll discuss different career options for you. A dedicated criminology careers officer is always on hand to help, and we’ll explain how to access professional bodies and criminal justice organisations.

Our graduates have gone on to roles with:

• Criminal justice agencies (the police force, HM Prison Service, the National Probation Service, GSL UK)
• The Home Office
• The Department for Health, Social Services,
• NHS trusts
• Charities
• Youth offending services

After finishing this course, you might look at further study options, including our LLM/MA Criminology and Criminal Justice, MSc Criminology and Social Research Methods, or MSc Criminal Justice and Social Research Methods.

Lancaster University is dedicated to ensuring that you gain a highly reputable degree. We are also dedicated to ensuring that you graduate with relevant life and work-based skills. We are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in The Lancaster Award, which offers you the opportunity to complete activities such as work experience, employability/career development, campus community and social development.