Criminology and Sociology

About this course

Criminology and sociology share a fundamental interest in understanding how social structures shape human behaviour and experience, and the two disciplines reinforce each other productively when studied together. Sociology examines the broader patterns and processes of social life, including class, race, gender, power, and institutional organisation, providing the theoretical frameworks within which criminological questions are best understood. Criminology asks specifically why crime occurs, how it is defined and measured, who commits it, who is victimised, and how criminal justice systems respond, including whether those responses are just, effective, or consistent across different social groups. The University of Stirling's four-year full-time Criminology and Sociology programme develops rigorous grounding in both disciplines within a university known for the quality of its social sci

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 48% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 4% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 23% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 6% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 5% of graduatescards →

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