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Criminology with Integrated Foundation Year

BSc · University of Sunderland · 4 years

Criminology with Integrated Foundation Year

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University of Sunderland

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£27,000
SATISFACTION83%
CONTINUATION80%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS41%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 17% of the work its graduates go into (Low).

About this course

Criminology is the scientific study of crime: why it happens, who commits it, how society responds to it, and what consequences flow from that response. It is an interdisciplinary field that draws on sociology, psychology, law, history and philosophy to build a rigorous account of criminal behaviour and the institutions, from the police and courts to prisons and probation, that are tasked with controlling it. Criminology challenges comfortable assumptions, asks awkward questions about power and justice, and takes seriously the experiences of both those who commit crime and those who are harmed by it. At the University of Sunderland this four-year programme begins with an integrated foundation year, which provides a supported pathway into degree-level study for students who are returning to education or who need a more gradual transition into university work. The foundation year builds t

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 32% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 6% of graduatescards →
  • 40 / 100Sales occupations · 3% of graduatescards →
  • 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 6% of graduatescards →
  • 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 12% 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).

MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).