
Overview
Key features
This Criminology BSc degree offered at University of Leicester is designed to enable a smooth transition to higher education, providing you with full study skills support and a comprehensive research methods programme which will enable you to complete a research project of your own in your final year. Our degree offers flexibility and choice with a range of option modules for you to choose from, and you have the opportunity to study a semester (half year) or a full year abroad. The curriculum includes a three-year careers and employability programme, giving you the opportunity to develop the skills you'll need for graduate jobs. Job prospects are excellent, with 97% of our criminology students are employed (or studying for a Masters degree) six months after graduating.
Our research expertise feeds directly into our teaching programme, providing innovative and exciting content, as well as keeping you abreast of current debates on crime and criminal justice. Our award-winning research has real impact in wider society, and it influences policy and practice within the UK and beyond. Our research strengths include:
- Desistance and rehabilitation
- Domestic violence
- Forensic science
- Hate crime
- Investigative psychology
- Policing
- Prisons
- Sex work
Careers and employability
Graduates from our Criminology and Policing degrees have gone on to work for a wide range of employers including:
- Metropolitan Police
- Prison Service
- London Probation
- Leicestershire Police
- Serjants' Inn-Chambers
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Courses included:
- Organised Crime
- Investigative Psychology
- Youth Crime and Justice
- Decolonising Criminology
- Criminal Justice in Action
- Victims of Crime
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A/AS-levels: ABB. All subjects accepted. Two AS-levels may be considered in place of one A-level.
- EPQ with A-levels: BBB + EPQ at grade B.
- GCSE: English at grade C (4).
- Access to HE Diploma: Pass Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3, including 30 credits at Distinction.
- International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 30 points overall.
- BTEC Nationals: Pass Diploma at DDM.
- T Levels: Distinction. All T Levels considered.
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9250 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9250 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Leicester
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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