Overview

Throughout this Criminology and Criminal Justice (Distance Learning) (Hons) from University of Portsmouth you'll examine the causes and consequences of crime and how this intersects with related disciplines such as law, sociology and psychology. You'll also develop the knowledge to assist you with a successful career in a criminal justice profession or for organisations that seek to reform and change the justice system and responses to crime.

Career opportunities:

Crime will unfortunately always be part of society. So there will always be a demand for graduates with the specialist skills you learn on this course.

With your degree, you can start or advance your career in areas such as:

probation service
the police
crime prevention
community safety
security
campaign and reform groups related to justice
youth justice
crime analysis and research
victim support
post-conviction support
the courts and legal system

The transferable critical thinking, analytical and communications skills you learn will also be in demand in other industries.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Academic Skills
Understanding Criminology
Questioning Criminology and Justice
Research Methods and Analysis
Advanced Investigation and Operational Policing
Contemporary Terrorism and Global Response

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

More details

You can apply through the normal UCAS process if you have not yet submitted any applications at all through UCAS. This option remains open until 30 June.

Language

English

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Criminology Criminal Justice View 35 other Bachelors in Criminology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

There are no specific qualification requirements, we will assess your application on its own merits.
Applicants without relevant Level 3 qualifications will be required to produce a short written artefact to better assist the course leader as to the suitability of the applicant.

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Tuition Fees

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3260 GBP / year

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3260 GBP / year

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