Criminology - BA (Hons) - Full time

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Criminology - BA (Hons) - Full time

Edinburgh Napier University
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Criminology is the study of the causes and the control of crime in the individual and in society. Criminology is an interdisciplinary subject that draws on a range of social sciences including sociology, psychology and law. Criminology aims to go beyond our commonsense assumptions and explore the complexity and contentious nature of crime and criminal justice.

Criminology at Edinburgh Napier is a multidisciplinary course that draws on expertise from sociology, politics, psychology and law to explore questions such as; What is crime? What is justice? What are the causes of crime? How does society deal with those who have committed crime? This means that the course offers a broad based social …

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Criminology is the study of the causes and the control of crime in the individual and in society. Criminology is an interdisciplinary subject that draws on a range of social sciences including sociology, psychology and law. Criminology aims to go beyond our commonsense assumptions and explore the complexity and contentious nature of crime and criminal justice.

Criminology at Edinburgh Napier is a multidisciplinary course that draws on expertise from sociology, politics, psychology and law to explore questions such as; What is crime? What is justice? What are the causes of crime? How does society deal with those who have committed crime? This means that the course offers a broad based social science curriculum that allows students to specialise in the topic of crime and justice, whilst also developing an understanding of wider social and psychological contexts. In order to provide our graduates with the skills required for their future careers, there is a focus on the application of theory to contemporary social problems. Most of what we know about crime comes to us from the media, but criminology is a social science that aims to go beyond our common-sense assumptions and explore the complexity and contentious nature of crime and criminal justice. Over the course of this degree, you will be introduced to a range of different ways to study crime and its control. The causes of crime and deviance are varied and only a discipline that can draw on a range of different subjects can begin to understand the variety of contributory factors. For example, you will study the role of the economy, politics, the media, social cohesion and individual differences to understand their effect on crime and its control. The breadth of this degree provides our graduates with the variety of skills needed in a fast changing world, whilst the focus on crime allows for specialisation in the important area of crime and justice. The skills you acquire in this course will allow you to: Evaluate argument on the basis of appropriate evidence Demonstrate creative solutions to problems Initiate, design, conduct and report an individual research project in criminology taking ethical issues into account Select and apply appropriate strategies for specific research problems in relation to crime, victimisation, and responses to crime and deviance, including knowledge of survey, experimental, and case study design and the critical use of published data sources. In addition, because criminology is a broad-based social science degree programme, graduates attain transferable skills such as team working, resource management, problem solving, that will be appropriate to many careers in the voluntary and social work sector. View Full Screen

What's involved The course is studied full-time over four years. You'll learn by a variety of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions, and through independent study. Year 1 Psychology 1 Understanding Social Science Research Introduction to Sociology 1 Understanding Social Change Criminology Option module Year 2 Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems in the UK Criminological Theory Youth, Crime & Deviance Doing Quantitative Research Social Psychology 1 Option module Year 3 Crime, Control & Punishment Qualitative Research in Practice Plus 4 core modules from: Law & Society Juvenile Justice Penology Violence, Victimisation & Society Child Protection Gender & the Law Human Rights Sexuality & Gender Investigative Psychology Year 4 The Honours Project Comparative & International Criminology Plus 3 core modules from: Criminological Problems Social Identities Forensic & Legal Psychology Culture, Media & Crime Surveillance & Society Abnormal Psychology

Requirements at a glanceEntry to the courseTypical year 1 SQA HigherBBBB A LevelBCC Irish Leaving CertificateB1,B2,B2,B2 at HL (must include Literary Subject)and Ordinary Level Mathematics at grade B2. HNCSocial Science, Police Studies or Legal Services with B in the Graded Unit Subjects requiredEnglish or another literary subject at Higher or A Level. Maths Standard Grade (3) / GCSE (C). Typical Entry requirements indicate the minimum qualifications with which students are normally accepted. Competition for places varies from year-to-year and achievement of the typical entry requirements does not always guarantee a place.Fees Table2012/3 2013/4 Scotland £1,820 £1,820 European Union £1,820 £1,820 Rest of UK £6,500 £6,630 Overseas £9,690 £10,080 Fees displayed are correct at the time of publication but the University Court reserves the right to make changes in fees at any time, and without notice, before or after the student's admission to the University.Tuition fees are reviewed annually and will rise each year during your programme of study, at least in line with inflation.

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