The BA (Hons) Criminology provides a thorough and critical interdisciplinary grounding in understanding, analysing and researching the effects, definitions and causes of crime and deviance; the workings of criminal justice systems; and an overview of the analysis of crime scenes and criminal activity.

The course allows students to gain a holistic understanding of crime, from crime scene to courtroom and the social and psychological processes that define, cause and influence crime in contemporary global society.

The degree consists of three interweaving disciplinary areas throughout the course:

• Strand one: Social Science perspectives. This strand offers students a grounding in contemporary and classic analysis and theorisation of crimes and deviance.
• Strand two: Legal Studies. This strand provides the key frameworks for identifying what crime is and is not, and how it is to be understood, when compared with non-criminal behaviour.
• Strand three: Forensic Science. Forensic science involves the analysis of biological, chemical or physical samples collected as evidence during a criminal investigation. Students will gain an understanding of the processes that provide crucial scientific evidence which may link a suspect to the scene of the crime, the victim, or the weapon. The strand provides practical elements in crime detection.