Criminology and Psychology

About this course

Criminology and psychology form a combination that addresses criminal behaviour from both a sociological and a scientific perspective. Criminology examines the social, structural and political dimensions of crime, asking how definitions of crime are produced, how the justice system responds to offenders and what the relationship is between inequality and criminalisation. Psychology brings the tools of science to bear on individual behaviour, cognition and emotion, exploring the developmental, cognitive and biological factors that shape why individuals act as they do, including in ways that cause harm. Together they develop a nuanced and evidence-based understanding of crime and criminal behaviour that neither discipline alone provides. At the University of Surrey this three-year programme develops your knowledge in both fields, integrating criminological theory with psychological resear

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 37% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 6% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 6% of graduatescards →

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