History and Criminology

About this course

History and criminology is a combination that offers complementary ways of understanding why societies produce crime, how they have responded to it across time, and what the study of the past reveals about the justice systems and social conditions of the present. History teaches you to read evidence critically, to construct arguments from primary and secondary sources, and to understand how contingent and contested the stories we tell about the past always are. Criminology approaches crime, deviance, and social control through the lenses of sociology, psychology, law, and politics, asking not just what crime is but how it is defined, managed, and experienced. At the University of the Highlands and Islands, this four-year degree brings both disciplines into dialogue, developing analytical and research skills that draw on the methods and frameworks of each. Historical study will range acr

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 50% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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