**Overview** Join the global mission to stop criminals exploiting the internet. On the UK’s first BSc (Hons) Criminology and Cybercrime degree, you'll explore the future of policing and how criminal organisations operate online. You'll learn to make a difference, not by fighting tech with tech, but by understanding the human aspects of cybercrime. Cyber is always evolving, so this course does too. You can choose from wide range of innovative and topical modules – from cybersecurity, online terrorism and digital forensics, to cyberdeviance and cyberpsychology. **Course highlights** - Learn from cybercrime, criminology, probation and policing experts whose expertise is requested by organisations around the world - Tailor the course to meet your interests, by studying modules that match your career aspirations - Explore up-to-the-minute topics based on our own team’s research, including hacktivism and the incel subculture - Investigate issues as varied as cyber fraud, cyberbullying and online piracy, to discover how they affect people, organisations and government - Work with practitioners providing professional cybersecurity advice in our award-winning Cybercrime Awareness Clinic - Practise digital investigative techniques and develop transferable skills in analysis, research and new technologies - Meet visiting professionals who work in areas of cyber like the dark web and penetration testing **Careers and opportunities** Employers around the globe are very interested in graduates with cybercrime expertise. In our increasingly digital world, the demand is likely to grow. You'll be well prepared for a wide range of roles, especially those focused on the human side of cybercrime. What areas can you work in with a criminology and cybercrime degree? You'll graduate ready for opportunities in the police force, policy making organisations and new technology. Specialist areas for you in the public and private sector include: - specialised cybercrime units - crime prevention - criminological research - intelligence analysis - digital investigations - security consultancy - the prison system You could also progress to postgraduate study in criminology or cybercrime. What jobs can you do with a criminology and cybercrime degree? You could have a career in digital investigation, crime prevention, and security consultancy. With skills that are in high demand, potential roles could include: - chief infosec officer - security consultant - incident responder - security analyst - digital forensics expert - penetration tester - vulnerability assessor Professional recognition If you're interested in probation work or community justice, you can graduate from this course with pre-entry qualifications for a career in those fields. This can give you a real advantage when applying for jobs. Your lecturers can advise you on the right modules to choose. Ongoing careers support Get experience while you study, with support to find part-time jobs, volunteering opportunities, and work experience. Towards the end of your degree and for up to five years after graduation, you’ll receive one-to-one support from our Graduate Recruitment Consultancy to help you find your perfect role.

Year 1 Core modules in this year include: - Criminal Justice - Cyberspace, Subcultures and Online Deviance - Essential Skills for Criminologists - Understanding Criminology You'll also study one of the following units: - Cyber Security and Forensic Computing (requires prior knowledge of programming/technology) - Introduction to Digital Forensic Investigations Year 2 Core modules in this year include: - Cyberlaw: Governance And Human Rights - Questioning Criminology - Researching Criminology Optional modules in this year currently include: - Community Justice - Crimes of the Powerful - Cultural Criminology - Cybercrime Clinic - Forensics Fundamentals * - Forensics Investigations * - Foundation of Economic Crime - Fundamentals of Forensic Investigation - Gang Crime - Global Environmental Justice - Global, State and Corporate Security - Hate Crime - Learning From Experience - Modern Language (Institution-wide Language Programme) - Online Activism, Cyberterrorism and Cyberwarfare - Penology and Prison - Policing and Society - Principles of Economic Crime Investigation - Psychology and Security - The Dark Web: Threats, Freedoms and Responses - Underworlds: Crime, Deviance and Punishment in Britain, 1500–1900 - Victims of Crime: Key Players in Criminal Justice - Wildlife Crime: Threats and Response - Youth Crime, Youth Justice * only available if you have studied the L4 module above on cybersecurity and forensic computing Placement year (optional) On this course, you can do an optional work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years to get valuable experience working in industry. We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year. Year 3 Core modules in this year include: - Cybersecurity: Theory and Practice - Dissertation / Major Project Optional modules in this year currently include: - Contemporary Terrorism and the Global Response - Crime and New Technologies: Theory and Practice - Cyberpsychology - Dangerous Offenders and Public Protection - Economic Crime and Fraud Examination - Forensic Psychology and Mental Health - Forensic Psychology: Investigation - Gender and Crime - Green Crime and Environmental Justice - Information Security Management - Intelligence Analysis - Introduction To Teaching - Learning From Experience - Miscarriages of Justice - Money Laundering and Compliance - Policing: Law, Policy and Practice - Policing:Communities, Intelligence and Information - Political Extremism - Professional Development: Recruiters and Candidates - Social Policy, Justice and Crime - State Crime - Treatment and Rehabilitation of Offenders 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: coursework examinations presentations group projects dissertation 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: Year 1 students: 18% by written exams, 7% by practical exams and 75% by coursework Year 2 students: 10% by practical exams and 90% by coursework Year 3 students: 8% by written exams, 13% by practical exams and 79% by coursework

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

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: L311

Institution code: P80

Campus Name: Main Site

Campus code:

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

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 UCAS application.

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

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

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

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Student satisfaction : 0%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 0%

Go onto work and study: 0%

EU	9250.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
International	16200.0	Year 1

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship Placement Year and Year abroad: UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 | EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)| International (Non-EU) – £1,800. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation. For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees

University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP