Criminology and Criminal Justice with Foundation Year

About this course

Criminology and criminal justice is a discipline that takes seriously some of the most fundamental questions any society has to answer: what counts as crime, why people offend, and how communities and institutions should respond. These are not merely technical questions but deeply ethical and political ones, touching on issues of power, inequality, punishment, and what justice actually means in practice. Studying criminology and criminal justice develops the analytical tools to think carefully and critically about these questions, drawing on sociology, law, psychology, and philosophy. At Birkbeck College, University of London, this four-year full-time programme includes a foundation year, making it accessible to students who need additional preparation before entering the main degree. The programme offers a distinctive approach to criminology, exploring both conventional frameworks of c

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 40% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 5% of graduatescards →

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