Course Summary

**Reasons to choose Kingston** – A work placement/volunteering option will enable you to practise your skills and give you valuable experience for your future career. – You’ll apply theory to the real world through fieldwork, such as court observations, empirical research and case study analysis. – Kingston’s location will give you access to many criminal justice organisations, international NGOs, charities and governmental organisations. **This course is offered with a Foundation Year in Social Sciences** This foundation year is taught at the University giving you a taste of academic life in a supportive environment. The year gives you the academic and technical preparation for undergraduate study in a wide range of social sciences subjects. Lectures, labs and tutorials will give you a broad understanding across subjects including economics, criminology, politics, sociology and psychology. **About this course** Our economies and daily lives rely on people and goods travelling quickly around the world. Just as people and goods cross borders easily, so can criminals and contraband. This course investigates the challenges that globalisation presents to order, social justice and human rights. You’ll study the drivers of political change and the criminal justice system in England and Wales. There are modules on policing and punishment, international relations and global governance, global terrorism and transnational crime. In your final year, you can take an applied criminology placement. You’ll be encouraged to volunteer for relevant organisations such as victim support helplines, advocacy groups, justice campaigns, international charities and NGOs.

Course Details - Modules

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Course Details – Assessment Method

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Course Details – Professional Bodies

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How to Apply

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.

Application Codes

Course code: M9L2

Institution code: K84

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

48 points (‘DD' or equivalent) from two A2 subjects or equivalent

Mature applicants (21 years and older) will need to pass a QAA-approved Access to Higher Education Diploma in a relevant subject with 60 credits minimum 45 credits at Level 3. Applicants under 21 years will be considered on a case-by-case basis.


Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate-course/foundation-year-social-sciences/

Minimum Qualification Requirements

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English language requirements

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Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 77%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 65%

Go onto work and study: 80%

Fees and funding

Additional Fee Information

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Provider information

River House
53-57 High Street
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Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1LQ

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