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Our Criminology (including foundation year) BSc will prepare you for study at undergraduate level, while providing you with the knowledge to examine the causes and effects of crime. This four-year course is designed for those who don鈥檛 meet the requirements to enter the three-year course or who have been out of education for a few years and would like to prepare for academic study at undergraduate level.During Year 0 you鈥檒l improve your critical thinking, essay writing and other academic skills to build your confidence and improve your learning techniques. You鈥檒l be supported by a tutor and academic mentor to achieve all of your academic goals and settle into university. In the following three years you鈥檒l engage in academic investigation of the criminal justice system and examine criminological theories.

Our Criminology (including foundation year) BSc course is perfect preparation for a career in crime and justice related settings. You鈥檒l not only study criminological theories and learn to research the causes and implications of crime, but you鈥檒l also gain valuable academic skills that will help you progress to managerial roles or postgraduate study.On this course you鈥檒l receive excellent support to ensure that you settle into university life and achieve good academic outcomes. In your foundation year, your tutor and mentor will help you work on your strengths and weaknesses and prepare for the following three years of undergraduate academic study. During this year, your modules will focus on developing your academic literacy, critical thinking and analytical skills through the production of short texts about subjects in the field of social sciences and current affairs. You鈥檒l also be joined by students studying the foundation year from other disciplines, providing a perfect opportunity to work with others to improve your skills.We place great emphasis on our teaching quality and your lecturers will take their time to work with you to develop your skills and ensure you reach a good level of understanding of the topics.During the foundation year you鈥檒l also take a module that is more focused on criminology, so that you can get a view into the topics you鈥檒l be studying and prepare for the following years. If at the end of your foundation year you decide that you鈥檇 like to specialise in a different area of study, there will be flexibility to move to a different course in the School of Social Sciences or the School of Social Professions subject to approval.In the three years that will follow you鈥檒l experience greater flexibility in choosing what you鈥檇 like to study and enjoy the opportunity to combine your criminology degree with the study of psychology, policing, sociology or law. The course content will also begin to be more specialised.