Sociology with Criminology Honours Middlesex University

Overview

The Sociology with Criminology Honours degree at the Middlesex University was one of the first in the world.

Crime and criminal justice are central issues in modern society and our specialist degree enables you to understand them from a sociological perspective. You will explore the use of sociological and criminological thinking on everyday life events, beginning with the principal founders of the discipline: Marx, Weber, and Durkheim.

The specialist criminology modules allow you to examine areas such as crime and criminality; and media, crime and cultural practices.

Course Highlights

• You have the option to extend the course by a year in order to spend your third year in a paid work placement relevant to the course
• The excellent links with employers within community organisations and NGOs across London have led to prestigious work placement opportunities allowing you to build vital professional experience within your chosen field
• The specialist teaching approach with high levels of student support ensures you achieve excellent academic results

Career Opportunities

The combination of Criminology and Sociology offers a broader employability scope as well as a wider set of possibilities in terms of postgraduate studies. Sociology graduates are equipped with generic and transferable skills, including the ability to research, collect and analyse data; use a range of software; conduct comparative policy analysis; administer, plan, organise and time manage; write and edit; present evidence and argument; question and debate.

There are many organisations, businesses and sectors that you could go into after graduation. Previous graduate destinations have included:

• Social Services
• Local and national government
• Youth work
• Academia
• Career guidance
• Journalism
• Advocacy
• Police and probation services
• Public Health
• Marketing, HR, or ICT Development
• International Development