Criminology

About this course

Criminology is the scientific study of crime, criminal behaviour, and the institutions and systems that societies create to prevent and respond to it. It asks why crime happens, who is most likely to commit it and who is most likely to experience it, how the criminal justice system operates in practice and in principle, and whether the policies aimed at reducing crime actually work. It is a discipline that draws on sociology, psychology, law, politics, and philosophy, making it one of the most genuinely interdisciplinary social sciences. At the University of Gloucestershire, this three-year full-time degree engages with the full breadth of criminological enquiry. You will study criminological theory from classical to contemporary perspectives, explore how crime is measured and recorded, examine the workings of policing, prosecution, courts, and prisons, and investigate the experiences o

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 50% 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 · 20% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

The tabs above carry the rest: modules and satisfaction (The Course), where you'd live and what it costs (Student Life), the full pay story (Pay & Outcomes), and easier ways into the same subject (Alternatives).