Psychology and Criminology

About this course

Psychology and criminology are disciplines that each seek to explain human behaviour, but they do so from different angles that turn out to be deeply complementary. Psychology investigates the mind, asking how people think, feel, learn, and behave, and what happens when those processes go wrong. Criminology examines crime and the criminal justice system, asking how societies define, prevent, and respond to harmful behaviour. When studied together, they allow you to bring psychological insight directly to bear on questions of crime, justice, and social harm. At the University of Westminster this degree has been designed to give you fluency in both disciplines. You will study core psychological theory and research methods, covering areas such as social psychology, developmental psychology, forensic psychology, and abnormal psychology. Alongside this, you will engage with criminological pe

Where its graduates go

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• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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