Criminal Justice and Criminology (Hons) University of Hertfordshire

Overview

The Criminal Justice and Criminology (Hons) course from University of Hertfordshire  is designed to expand your understanding of crime, harm and justice. You will gain an insight in how behaviours are criminalised, how communities experience crime, and how the justice system responds in England and Wales. 

You’ll learn core criminological theory alongside the institutions and processes of the criminal justice system, then apply that knowledge through realistic scenarios. From the start of the course, you’ll use our crime scene house and replica crown court to build confidence in investigation, evidence and decision-making.

Unique modules and co-curricular activities

• Choose from contemporary optional modules such as Green Criminology, Crimes of the Powerful, Violence Against Women and Girls, Drill Music, Organised Crime, and County Lines, and AI, Technology, Ethics and Criminology.

• Take part in structured employability and co-curricular activity, including strengths discovery, job-matching and assessment-centre simulation, plus LinkedIn and alumni networking tasks that strengthen your CV.

Your future career

Criminology and criminal justice graduates work across enforcement, rehabilitation, victim support, research and policy. Our careers framework and optional placement year help you build experience and a professional profile, supported by strong links with police, probation, local authorities and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

Your career development is built into the programme from day one. The degree is designed around four career themes, so the knowledge and skills you build across modules link directly to roles in the criminal justice, community safety, support and policy sectors.

Possible roles of employment include:

• fraud investigator

• crime journalist

• probation officer

• crime prevention officer

• victim support officer

• youth offending officer