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Criminology and Criminal Justice explores the nature of crime, its causes, and its consequences. Why select this program? This field examines criminal behavior, its societal impact, and the justice system's response. At the University of Wolverhampton, your Criminology & Criminal Justice degree covers core aspects like offender profiles, punishment systems, and crime prevention. You'll have access to specialized, research-driven modules tailored to your interests and career aspirations, such as criminal justice professions, policing dynamics, offender rehabilitation, victim studies, ecological offenses, contemporary penal systems, and juvenile justice. Our faculty includes active researchers and criminal justice professionals, supplemented by diverse guest speakers. The program features educational visits to correctional facilities and judicial settings. Designed to enhance career readiness, the curriculum emphasizes developing workplace skills through optional work placements and volunteer opportunities. You'll complete a self-directed research project on a topic aligned with your academic interests or future career goals.
Typical entry requirement: 96 UCAS points; A Levels - grades CCC / BCD; BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma - grades MMM; BTEC L3 Diploma - grades DD; Access to HE Diploma (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 (96 UCAS point equivalence, minimum 45 credits at merit).
 
IELTS: Overall Score of 6.0 with no component less than 5.5; TOEFL: Overall Score of 60 with no component score less than 20; Pearson Test of English: Overall Score of 59 with no component score less than 59.