**Explore how societies are organised, and how people are united and divided. Within the context of modern forms of power, examine the nature of crime and criminality from a critical, sociological perspective.** This degree is aimed at those who want to understand how modern societies are structured, but also for those with an interest in crime and criminality. This interdisciplinary degree will give you the skills and experience to pursue a wide range of careers. **Why study BA Sociology with Criminology at Goldsmiths?** - You'll be taught by researchers at the cutting edge of criminological and sociological research on urban crime, control and security, and globalisation and crime. And, as part of a tight-knit group of students, you'll benefit from the support and expertise of your teachers throughout your degree. - This Sociology with Criminology degree brings issues of social inequality and social justice to the foreground. You will learn how ‘race’, gender, class and nationality connect to crime and control. - We are international in our outlook: students learn about crime and control in the UK and beyond. - You’ll be encouraged to take on a work placement that matches your interests and aspirations. You could find yourself supporting a victim of crime, attending court, or mentoring young people. - Based in New Cross, a changing area of south London, we’ll take you on walking tours of the local area so you’ll be able to see how theories learnt in lectures apply to the local community. - Studying at Goldsmiths means you’ll study in one of the world’s leading sociology departments. We are ranked joint 1st in the UK for research intensity in sociology (Complete University Guide Subject League Tables 2021) and ranked in the top 40 in the world by the QS World University Subject Rankings 2021.

This programme will allow you to consider the subject of criminology from a sociological perspective. You will study: how our knowledge of crime and criminality is refracted through culture and how the media represent crime, law and social order how governments respond to ‘crime’, and how they might respond differently the growth and development of the modern state, the formation of modern society and culture social control, policing, surveillance and security crime as a global phenomenon and its policing in the context of global inequality, the movement of peoples, international trade, human rights and state violence research methods for the empirical investigation of sociological and criminological topics Our intention is that you consider the problem of crime from a critical perspective in the context of modern forms of power. Year 1 (credit level 4) The first year of this programme will introduce you to sociological knowledge and training, but it will also offer an understanding of criminology in the context of the nation-state. You will take the following compulsory modules: Researching Society and Culture 1A Modern Knowledge, Modern Power Culture and Society Crime, Control and the State Researching Society and Culture 1B Year 2 (credit level 5) The second year will give you the chance to explore crime and criminology in a global context, considering crime and global inequality, migration, international relations and trade, and state crimes and human rights. This learning will help to frame your third-year dissertation research. You study the following compulsory modules: Criminal Justice in Context Crimes Against Humanity Researching Society and Culture 2 Central Issues in Sociological Analysis The Making of the Modern World You also choose up to 30 credits of optional modules from a range offered in the Department. Year 3 (credit level 6) Your final year will be a mixture of compulsory and option modules as well as an in-depth dissertation (30 credits) in a subject area of your choice. You will take the following compulsory modules: Confronting the climate crisis Identity and Contemporary Social Theory Dissertation You will also study option modules to the value of 60 credits. Option modules offered recently include: Privacy, Surveillance and Security Race, Racism and Social Theory Sociology of Visuality Sociologies of Emerging Worlds Citizenship and Human Rights Global Development and Underdevelopment Childhood Matters: Society, Theory and Culture Migration, Gender and Social Reproduction Why Music Matters for Sociology Thinking Animals Prisons, Punishment and Society Crime, Control and the City Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.

You’ll be assessed by a variety of methods, depending on your module choices. These include coursework, examinations, group work and projects.

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: 3L3L

Institution code: G56

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120 credits at Level 4 and a 2:1 average in a comparable programme, and meet the standard qualification requirements for entry to Year 1 of the programme.

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IELTS (Academic)	6.0	with a 6.0 in writing and no element lower than 5.5

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