Overview
Our specialist degree explores the changing structures of society through a sociological lens and examines how and why crimes are committed. Our academics are leading pioneering research projects to uncover new findings in the discipline.
Why study BA Sociology with Criminology at Middlesex University?
Our criminology degree was one of the first in the world and our department continues to produce internationally revered research from within our Crime and Conflict Research Centre, which will inform your studies.
Crime and criminal justice are central issues in modern society and our specialist degree enables you to understand them from a sociological perspective. You will explore the use of sociological and criminological thinking on everyday life events, beginning with the principal founders of the discipline: Marx, Weber, and Durkheim.
The specialist criminology modules allow you to examine areas such as crime and criminality; and media, crime and cultural practices.
Course highlights
You have the option to extend the course by a year in order to spend your third year in a paid work placement relevant to the course
Our excellent links with employers within community organisations and NGOs across London have led to prestigious work placement opportunities allowing you to build vital professional experience within your chosen field
Our specialist teaching approach with high levels of student support ensures you achieve excellent academic results
As a student of this course you'll receive a free electronic textbook for every module
Course Details - Modules
Year 1:
Understanding Contemporary Society: Issues and Debates (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Classical and Modern Sociology (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Researching the City: Skills and Methods in Criminology and Sociology (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Explaining Crime (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Year 2:
Approaches to Research in the Social Sciences (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Contemporary Social Theory (30 Credits) - Compulsory
State, Society and Globalisation (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Criminology in Late Modernity (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Year 3:
Sociology Dissertation (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Gangs and Group Offending (30 Credits) - Optional
Media, Communication, Society (30 Credits) - Optional
Violence and Society (30 Credits) - Optional
Diversity and its Discontents (30 Credits) - Optional
Organised and White Collar Crime (30 Credits) - Optional
Social Movements, Conflict and Change (30 Credits) - Optional
Environmental Justice and Green Criminology (30 Credits) - Optional
Children as Victims and Offenders (30 Credits) - Optional
Gender, Sexuality and Society (30 Credits) - Optional
Diasporas (30 Credits) - Optional
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
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:
L990
Institution code:
M80
Campus Name:
Hendon Campus
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
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
Our entry requirements provide a guide to the qualifications that you’ll need to study our courses. We have a personalised admissions approach in which we make fair, but aspirational offers to our applicants. We feel it’s important that you continue to aim high and achieve great results.
If you don’t quite make the grades you hoped to, we’ll look at more than your qualifications when making our final decision. We’ll take into consideration any barriers you may have faced in your learning, especially with potential disruption due to the coronavirus, your achievements in other areas and your personal statement.
At Middlesex, we’ll always aim to be as flexible as possible. We pride ourselves on how we recognise potential in our applicants, and support them to succeed in the future.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
