**Overview** Whether you're looking to start a career in policing, probation or security, or advance in your current career in these sectors, this BSc (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice (Distance Learning) degree course will help you get where you want to be. As well as developing subject-specific expertise around crime, deviance and control, you'll improve your intellectual and critical skills and get expert teaching from leading academics from the University's Institute of Criminal Justice Studies. You'll use our virtual learning environment so you can learn at your own pace and combine your studies with other commitments. After the course, you'll be set for a career in areas such as the police, probation, crime prevention and community safety, security, youth justice, crime analysts and research and victim support. Read more about our distance learning crime and criminology degrees in this downloadable leaflet. **On this course you'll:** - Explore the issues, debates and arguments associated with crime, control and punishment - Work at your own pace, in your own time and in your own location, with interactive online learning materials - Get mentoring and guidance through online seminars in the evenings - Tailor your studies, by choosing units that match your interests and career ambitions - Join virtual study days with live seminars, interviews and question and answer sessions - Have optional opportunities to attend the University - Get the same support and similar benefits to students based on campus - Get a Certificate of Higher Education after 18 months and a Diploma of Higher Education after 36 months, even if you don't complete the full course - Have the chance to complete the course more quickly if you have relevant prior learning or work experience - Complete units that allow you to qualify for Probation Officer training after the course **Work experience and career planning** To give you the best chance of securing a great job when you graduate, our Careers and Employability service can help you find relevant work experience during your course. We can help you identify placements, internships and voluntary opportunities that will complement your studies. **Careers and opportunities** When you finish the course, you'll be able to work in areas such as: - probation - the police - crime prevention - community safety - security - youth justice - crime analysis and research - victim support - post-conviction support - the courts and legal system Our Careers and Employability service can help you find a job that puts your skills to work in the industry or support you in getting a promotion. After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years as you advance in your career.

Stage 1 Core modules in this stage include: - Introduction to Criminal Justice - Introduction to Research Skills - Studying Criminology - Understanding Criminology There are no optional modules in this stage. Stage 2 Core modules in this stage include: - Introduction To Criminal Law And Legal Studies - Issues In Criminal Justice - Issues In Criminology - Penology - Research Methods - Social Context Of Policing Optional modules in this stage currently include: - Frameworks of Investigation - Fundamentals of Forensic Investigation - Global, State and Corporate Security - Investigation: Psychology and Law - The Fraud Problem - Youth Crime, Youth Justice Stage 3 Core modules in this stage include: - Contemporary Criminologies - Dissertation - Victimology - Victimisation and the Criminal Justice System Optional modules in this stage currently include: - Corporate Security - Counter Terrorism and Uk National Security - Critical Issues in Public Protection Policing - Internet Risk and Security - Major Crime Investigation - Success and Failure - Organised Crime We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

You’ll be assessed through essays and reports, with essay titles provided at the beginning of the academic year. You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future. The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows: Stage 1 students: 100% by coursework Stage 2 students: 100% by coursework Stage 3 students: 100% by coursework

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We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your application.

There are no specific qualification requirements, we will assess your application on its own merits. Applicants may be required to produce a short written artefact to better assist the course leader as to the suitability of the applicant.

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Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic	54.0	An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)	79.0	79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English Advanced		Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English Proficiency		Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISE		Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components

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