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Criminology BSc(Hons)
single/joint honours
Our programme
What is criminal behaviour?
What are the causes of crime?
How and why does the definition of crime
change over time and between societies?
How should society deal with criminal activity?
This course applies the study of sociology,
psychology, politics and economics to an
understanding of the major questions in law
making, law breaking and law enforcement.
You will be introduced to the key principles of
criminal law and the processes of the criminal
justice system, from arrest to conviction. You
will consider why and how we punish offenders,
and the activity of policing including private
and paramilitary policing. You may also choose
to study an option such as human rights or
undertake an in-depth study of diversity and
discrimination in the criminal justice system.
From the start you will be engaged in actively
researching crime and the reasons why people
do not commit crime.
Studying abroad
Subject to availability and academic performance,
you will have the chance to spend Year 2 of your
studies abroad, still completing your degree in
three years. Many students have studied abroad
in Continental Europe, the United States, Australia
and New Zealand. Studying abroad helps students
to become more effective, independent learners,
and provides the opportunity for new experiences
and insights in different parts of the world.
Year 1 modules
Crime, Law and Justice will provide an
introduction to the institutions, processes and
legal foundations of the criminal justice system
in England and Wales. The module is core to the
undergraduate degree and will familiarise you with
the language and reasoning of the criminal law,
and the structure and chronology of the criminal
justice process. There is an emphasis on the
development and practice of key academic skills,
especially information retrieval.
Foundations in Criminological Theory
introduces criminology as an academic field of
study. You will gain a broad understanding of the
development of theories in criminology on the
aetiology of crime, making connections between
theories of crime and crime control policies. The
criminological theories will be contextualised within
their social, historical and disciplinary knowledge
base, and evaluated in relation to their empirical
evidence, popularity and application. In addition to
the taught theory, key academic study skills, with
an emphasis on writing skills, will be embedded
within the weekly teaching. This will equip you with
appropriate academic proficiencies for your written
coursework, in addition to developing your ability
to participate actively in academic discussions
about criminology. The module encourages both
individual and group work, both inside and outside
of the classroom, to enhance your understanding
of criminological theory.
Violence, Transgression and Society will:
map historical and critical debates in criminology
to learners who are new to the subject;
introduce you to the notion of academic debate,
social and criminological research and contested
perspectives in criminology;
internationalise criminological learning through
the identification and analysis of local and global
social phenomena in urban contexts and beyond;
develop your ideas about core concepts in
criminology, such as crime and criminality,
through a historical, social and relational analysis
of transgression, disorder and violence; and
reflect on and bring together criminological and
social theory, concepts and research, with realworld events, issues, institutions, practices and
people.
The module will develop your ideas about
crime by analysing conceptions of violence,
transgression and disorderly behaviour by
reflecting on contemporary social problems,
issues and events. It identifies key state-related
institutions and interventions used to respond
to social problems and problem people by
way of reference to government, criminal justice
and welfare policies, systems, organisations,
practitioners and practices. The module will also
introduce the idea of social problems as global
social phenomena distinctive to specific historical,
cultural and geographical locations; examples
include prisons, riots, antisocial behaviour and
community breakdown.
Teaching team
Dr Cecilia Cappel is responsible for teaching and
researching the area of interpersonal violence.
Dr Sylvia Collins-Mayo is the research adviser for
criminology and sociology. She is responsible for
modules in ethnography and youth studies. Her
research interests and publications are in young
peoples world views and religion.
Dr Rachael Dobsons research spans critical
social policy, welfare practice and relationality, and
theories of transgression.
Dr Francis Dodsworth explores crime, policing
and security, particularly personal security and
self-defence, from the perspectives of cultural
history and cultural studies.
Chris Hamerton is a barrister with a background in
socio-legal studies and expertise in trauma studies.
Dr Joanna Jamel is a first-year tutor who has
a multidisciplinary background in criminology,
sociology, investigative and forensic psychology.
Her research interests focus on sexual violence,
transphobic hate crime, policing, masculinities and
male sex work.
Amy Mitchell is responsible for modules in
criminological theory and fieldwork residencies.
She has a practitioner background in youth justice
and her research interests are in prison-based
education.
Dr Marisa Silvestri explores terrorism, police and
penal systems, and transnational crime.
Visit www.kingston.ac.uk/crimsocdept for more
information.
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Entry requirements
Typical offer
Single honours: 280 UCAS points
Joint honours: 280320 UCAS points,
depending on combination
Units: to include two A-levels or equivalent
Subjects: General Studies/Native Language
accepted only as one of three A-levels or
equivalent
Plus GCSE: Maths and English (A*C required)
HS(15.166)L
Open days
International students
Non-UK students must meet our English
language requirements. For this course it is
IELTS 6.5 (with 5.5 in all elements if you require a
Tier 4 visa). However, this may not be necessary
if you have studied or lived in a majority Englishspeaking country. If you do not meet the English
language requirements, you may be eligible to
join our pre-sessional English language course:
www.kingston.ac.uk/presessional
Interviews
For most courses, a decision will be made on
the basis of your application form alone.
However, for some courses, the selection
process may include an interview usually held
between December and April for full-time
students. The interviews may be on a one-toone basis, in a group or with your portfolio, and
you may be given a task such as participating in
a workshop, a short essay, questionnaire or
translation to demonstrate your strengths in
addition to any formal entry requirements.
E: aps@kingston.ac.uk
Contact details
Course enquiries
Admissions Office
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Kingston University
Penrhyn Road
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey KT1 2EE
T: +44 (0)20 8417 2378/2361
E: fassundergrad-info@kingston.ac.uk
For information about accommodation, funding,
disability and dyslexia, please visit:
www.kingston.ac.uk/ugsupport
International students can find information about
studying at Kingston and living in the UK at:
www.kingston.ac.uk/international
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