Criminology (Hons) University of Liverpool

Overview

Throughout the Criminology (Hons) degree from  University of Liverpool , you will be taught by experts who help influence and develop policy; some of the world’s most influential and respected criminologists teach and research within our Department. 

Key Features

• The Criminology (Hons) programme at University of Liverpool draws on the Department’s expertise in crime prevention, surveillance, policing, sentencing, victimology, youth justice and corporate crime. Modules are continually updated and designed to provide you with a well-rounded criminology learning experience.
• Criminology involves the study of complex issues of crime and criminal justice.  Criminologists play an important role  in the criminal justice system.

Career opportunities:

The programme will enable you to develop a range of social scientific, analytic and communication skills and a variety of transferable skills valued by many employers in a range of industries (eg media organisations, local government and charitable organisations, the criminal justice system and commercial and financial service sectors).

The graduates have gone on to successful careers in:

• public and private sectors
• social welfare and criminal justice agencies (the police and probation services)
• non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

Recent employers

• Merseyside Police
• HM Prison Service
• National Probation Service
• Legal Services Commission
• IPSOS Mori
• Shell
• British Council
• Mencap