Colchester,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BA (Honours) in Criminology - Including Placement Year in Colchester United Kingdom | University of Essex
University of Essex
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Colchester United Kingdom
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree with Honours
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
19,500
(c. USD26,093.93)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
Criminologists tackle some of society's most urgent challenges, choices, and ethical questions. Our program lets you examine crime, justice systems, and punishment within broader social frameworks.
As a criminology student, you'll join a vibrant, welcoming community with ample opportunities to focus on your interests. The flexible curriculum allows you to study diverse subjects, from how video games influence criminal behavior to terrorism, human trafficking, and societal policing methods.
Our department combines warmth with academic excellence, featuring diverse research specialties and faculty dedicated to teaching, scholarship, and publishing. We house globally recognized experts in: Organized crime, Counter-terrorism and surveillance, Environmental crimes, Visual criminology methods, Crime's social history
Criminology opens doors to numerous career paths. Our programs offer exceptional preparation for justice system roles like community safety coordinators, risk analysts, court administrators, legal researchers, law enforcement, probation officers, and youth counselors.
Graduates have secured positions with prominent organizations such as: The Public Finance Institute
Guardian Professional Services, United Analytics, Synergy Health Research Group
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
A-levels: ABB
BTEC: DDD, depending on subject studied - advice on acceptability can be provided.
IB: 32 points or three Higher Level certificates with 655.
We are also happy to consider a combination of separate IB Diploma Programmes at both Higher and Standard Level. Exact offer levels will vary depending on the range of subjects being taken at higher and standard level, and the course applied for. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office for more information.
Access to HE Diploma: 15 Level 3 credits at Distinction and 30 level 3 credits at Merit, depending on subject studied - advice on acceptability can be provided.
T-levels: Distinction, depending on subject studied -advice on acceptability can be provided.
For courses with Counselling skills, please note that a satisfactory enhanced DBS check will be required prior to starting any placement(s) for this course. This will be organised by the University. A satisfactory Overseas Criminal Record Check/Local Police Certificate is also required, in addition to a DBS Check, where you have lived outside of the UK in the last 5 years for 6 months or more.
IELTS - 6.0 overall
TOEFL IBT - 76 overall, with a minimum of 18 in reading, 17 in listening, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing
Tuition
GBP
19,500