Sociology and Criminology

About this course

Sociology and criminology together provide the conceptual tools to examine some of the most fundamental and urgent questions about social life: why do some people commit crime while others do not, what makes some acts criminal in the first place, how do institutions of justice operate, and what do their operations reveal about the distribution of power and inequality in society? Sociology provides the overarching frameworks for understanding social structures, cultural forces, and the processes through which difference becomes inequality. Criminology applies similar rigour to the specific territory of crime, deviance, policing, and punishment. At Warwick you will study this three-year full-time programme at a research-intensive university, with a year abroad available as part of the degree. You will engage with social theory, research methods, and empirical investigation of contemporary

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 49% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 12% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 21% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 8% of graduatescards →
• 42 / 100Legal professionals · 3% of graduatescards →

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