BSc (Honours) Criminology and Psychology
Three years full-time
UCAS code • MC98
Location • Collegiate Campus
Subject area • Criminology
Related subjects • Psychology
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This course includes a number of initiatives designed to enhance your learning experience and make you more employable after you graduate. Find out more.
Visit the Department of Criminology website to view profiles of the staff who teach in this subject area.
Year one modules
• cognitive processes and individual differences • the psychology of development and social behaviour • social thinking and reflection • researching society • criminological foundations • criminal justice
Year two modules
• thinking, learning and cognition • psychology of development • individual differences, personality and intelligence • criminology theory in a contemporary world • crime and punishment • researching criminology • critical thinking and career management • applied social psychology
Year two options
There is a range of optional modules to choose from based on • debates within criminal justice • types of crime (such as cyber crime, violent crime, drug-related crime) • crime from different viewpoints (youth, gender, race) • forensic psychology • animal psychology • cognitive and developmental psychology • counselling and psychotherapy.
Year three core module
• dissertation
Year three options
There is a range of optional modules to choose from based on • critiquing criminal justice policy • appreciating justice (such as human rights) • the impact of crime • types of crime • criminal justice agencies • child development • psychology and social structure (including organisations, work, environment) • mental health • identity • sports psychology • understanding bereavement.
Find out more about studying BSc (Honours) Criminology and Psychology
You apply for this course through UCAS.
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/study/ug/fees-and-funding
2013/14 academic year
Typically £10,680 a year
2014/15 academic year
Typically £11,250 a year
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees, scholarships and bursaries see www.shu.ac.uk/international/fees
• essays • projects • research reports • workbooks • portfolios • examinations • dissertation in year three
Your study includes project, portfolio and research work
Helen Cox
2008 graduate, now working as a psychological assistant at a maximum security prison
'I am currently working for a maximum security prison as a psychological assistant. As the prison is a maximum security one, I deal with some of the most challenging offenders in the prison estate.
'I have a dual role here as working as a facilitator on an accredited offender behaviour programme (Core Sex Offender Treatment Programme) and also providing services to the psychology and interventions team. I am a trained WAIS-VI assessor (IQ Test) and I am also trained in specialised tools in order to assess risk of recidivism amongst offenders.
'When I graduated in 2008 I went to work for the UK Border Agency in Sheffield. My role there involved dealing with applications from foreign nationals, and also training and mentoring staff.
'Processing applications from foreign nationals involved tasks such as gathering relevant evidence to support decisions I would make, security checks, preparing documents for court and more.
'As a trainer and mentor to new and existing staff I was involved in creating my own training package for different work streams across the business and supporting individuals once training had finished.'
Profiles
Helen Cox
2008 graduate, now working as a psychological assistant at a maximum security prison
How we enhance you employability
As part of the course we run a number of initiatives designed to enhance your learning experience and make you more employable after you graduate. Examples of these initiatives are given below.
Employability fair
Every September a variety of agencies from across the criminal justice and voluntary sectors attend our event with the sole aim of employing our students as volunteers within their organisation. This has included prisons, Police, probation, SOVA and Remedi amongst others, who are involved with a broad spectrum of individuals including victim services, young offenders, neighbourhood resolution teams, prisoners and independent custody visitors. The placements you secure can be used in your second and third year of study to gain academic credit as you look at how theoretical approaches apply to real life situations.
Probation training
The department delivers the Probation Qualifications Framework across Yorkshire and Humberside and also the North West, under contract from the Ministry of Justice. This course offers the qualification required to be a probation officer.
Guest lectures and career mentoring
Throughout the year we have a variety of guest speakers. The talks are from a variety of practitioners and academics and may focus on a range of issues, from case studies to policy initiatives, from employment histories to careers advice. A number of these individuals also offer their time as career mentors, where you are partnered with a practitioner who will meet with you regularly to discuss your academic goals and your future career path.
Visit the Department of Criminology website to view profiles of the staff who teach in this subject area.
