BSc H Criminology and Criminal Psychology
London, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 up to 6 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 17,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* full-time international| home £9,250 per year; part-time international £4,250 per 30 credits | home £2,312 per 30 credits
Introduction
Our criminology and criminal psychology degree is aimed at anyone interested in crime, psychology, and the criminal justice system.
Study topics provide a clear introduction to criminology and criminal psychology. You will cover various issues, including offender profiling, stalking, psychopathology, gender, race and discrimination, crime scene investigation, and terrorism.
Popular careers for our criminology graduates include policy, research, the police force, social care, and welfare. Our graduates have also worked for UK Visas and Immigration and HM Revenue and Customs.
What you should know about this course
- This course offers a unique fusion of two of the most exciting contemporary academic disciplines
- It covers understanding the nature, causes, and reactions to crime, alongside a comprehensive overview of criminal psychology.
- You will explore social and state responses and methods of control by integrating major theoretical paradigms in the field of criminology.
- This degree does not provide British Psychological Society (BPS) recognition or accreditation. However, graduates of this course who are accepted on to and then successfully complete
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Scholarships and Funding
There is a range of financial support options available to support your studies, including the Aspire@Greenwich award for study resources that many full-time students will receive.
EU students may be eligible for a bursary to support their studies. View our EU bursary to find out more.
Discover more about grants, student loans, bursaries and scholarships. We also provide advice and support on budgeting, money management, and financial hardship.
Curriculum
Full time
Year 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Introduction to Psychology for Criminology (30 credits)
- Foundations of Criminology (30 credits)
- Forensic Criminology (30 credits)
- Understanding Deviance (30 credits)
Year 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Criminological and Forensic Psychology (30 credits)
- Criminological Research Methods (30 credits)
- Criminological Perspectives (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Crime and the Media (15 credits)
- Penology (15 credits)
- Forensic Mental Health (15 credits)
- The Criminologies of Disobedience (15 credits)
- Crime Stories: The Inequality of Justice (15 credits)
- Subcultures and Cultural Criminology (15 credits)
- Drugs and Us: Crime, Health, Politics, and Culture (15 credits)
- Rehabilitation and Desistance (15 credits)
- Youth, Crime, and Justice (15 credits)
Year 3
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Social Forensic Psychology (15 credits)
- Investigative Forensic Psychology (15 credits)
Students are required to choose 90 credits from this list of options.
- The Psychology of Terrorism (15 credits)
- Criminology Undergraduate Dissertation Project (30 credits)
- Policing (30 credits)
- Women, Power, Crime, and Justice (30 credits)
- Criminology, the Community and Work-Based Practice (30 credits)
- Crime in the City, Crime and the State (30 credits)
- Crimes of the Powerful (15 credits)
- The Parameters of Hate (15 credits)
- Perspectives on Violence (15 credits)
- Gangs, Guns, and Knife Crime (15 credits)
- Restorative Justice: Theory and Practice (30 credits)
Part-time
Year 1
Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options.
- Introduction to Psychology for Criminology (30 credits)
- Foundations of Criminology (30 credits)
- Forensic Criminology (30 credits)
- Understanding Deviance (30 credits)
Year 2
Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options.
- Introduction to Psychology for Criminology (30 credits)
- Foundations of Criminology (30 credits)
- Forensic Criminology (30 credits)
- Understanding Deviance (30 credits)
Year 3
Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options.
- Criminological and Forensic Psychology (30 credits)
- Criminological Research Methods (30 credits)
- Criminological Perspectives (30 credits)
- Crime and the Media (15 credits)
- Penology (15 credits)
- Forensic Mental Health (15 credits)
- The Criminologies of Disobedience (15 credits)
- Crime Stories: The Inequality of Justice (15 credits)
- Subcultures and Cultural Criminology (15 credits)
- Drugs and Us: Crime, Health, Politics, and Culture (15 credits)
- Rehabilitation and Desistance (15 credits)
- Youth, Crime, and Justice (15 credits)
Year 4
Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options.
- Criminological and Forensic Psychology (30 credits)
- Criminological Research Methods (30 credits)
- Criminological Perspectives (30 credits)
- Crime and the Media (15 credits)
- Penology (15 credits)
- Forensic Mental Health (15 credits)
- The Criminologies of Disobedience (15 credits)
- Crime Stories: The Inequality of Justice (15 credits)
- Subcultures and Cultural Criminology (15 credits)
- Drugs and Us: Crime, Health, Politics and Culture (15 credits)
- Rehabilitation and Desistance (15 credits)
- Youth, Crime, and Justice (15 credits)
Year 5
Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options.
- Social Forensic Psychology (15 credits)
- The Psychology of Terrorism (15 credits)
- Investigative Forensic Psychology (15 credits)
- Criminology Undergraduate Dissertation Project (30 credits)
- Policing (30 credits)
- Women, Power, Crime, and Justice (30 credits)
- Criminology, the Community and Work-Based Practice (30 credits)
- Crime in the City, Crime and the State (30 credits)
- Crimes of the Powerful (15 credits)
- The Parameters of Hate (15 credits)
- Perspectives on Violence (15 credits)
- Gangs, Guns, and Knife Crime (15 credits)
- Restorative Justice: Theory and Practice (30 credits)
Year 6
Students are required to choose 60 credits from this list of options.
- Social Forensic Psychology (15 credits)
- The Psychology of Terrorism (15 credits)
- Investigative Forensic Psychology (15 credits)
- Criminology Undergraduate Dissertation Project (30 credits)
- Policing (30 credits)
- Women, Power, Crime, and Justice (30 credits)
- Criminology, the Community and Work-Based Practice (30 credits)
- Crime in the City, Crime and the State (30 credits)
- Crimes of the Powerful (15 credits)
- The Parameters of Hate (15 credits)
- Perspectives on Violence (15 credits)
- Gangs, Guns, and Knife Crime (15 credits)
- Restorative Justice: Theory and Practice (30 credits)
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Career Opportunities
Will I have a work placement?
You will have the option to select a module for which you will be required to undertake a short-term placement. The placement will help you to transfer the skills learned in the classroom to real-life issues. Many placements are found through our existing network of industry contacts and alumni, and students are supported in securing these.
How long is my placement?
Placements are normally one day a week for either one or two terms depending on the number of credits available from the module.
What are the financial arrangements?
Placements are usually unpaid.
What sort of careers do graduates pursue?
The skills you acquire through studying our courses will prepare you for careers in a wide range of industries and jobs.
Graduates of this course have gone on to careers with the National Offender Management Service, the Police, Probation Service, Prison Service, court systems and forensic services. They have also worked for UK Visas and Immigration and HM Revenue and Customs.
Please note: This degree does not provide British Psychological Society (BPS) recognition or accreditation. However, graduates of this course who are accepted on to and then successfully complete our MSc Psychology conversion degree will receive Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the BPS. (The MSc has specific entry requirements.)
Are internships available?
Students are encouraged to take up Summer internships during the Summer holidays, though it is up to the student to find them. Support is available to students from the Employability and Careers Service when applying for placements and internships.
Do you provide employability services?
Employability activities take place all the time at Greenwich and students are encouraged to take part in as many opportunities as possible. The central Employability and Careers Service provides support for students preparing to apply for placements and graduate roles, such as CV clinics, mock interviews, and employability skills workshops. In addition, your School has a dedicated Employability Officer who will be organizing work-related activities throughout the year which will help you to build your industry knowledge and networks.
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