Criminology and Sociology

About this course

Criminology and sociology are natural partners in inquiry. All crime occurs in a social context: it is shaped by inequality, shaped by norms, and responded to by institutions that are themselves social constructs. Studying the two subjects together gives you a richer analytical toolkit than either provides in isolation, allowing you to move between the specific question of why and how crime happens and the broader question of how societies are organised and why they produce the outcomes they do. At the University of Suffolk, this three-year full-time programme engages directly with controversial public issues and encourages the kind of open debate that good social science depends on. You will examine theories of crime and deviance, the workings of criminal justice institutions, patterns of victimisation, and the social and economic forces that shape offending. The sociology strand intro

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 80% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 42 / 100Legal professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →

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