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BSc (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice and Youth Justice
BSc (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice and Youth Justice
Overview:
This Criminology degree provides a critical introduction to two significant and challenging social issues – crime and youth justice.
The youth justice system in England and Wales is responsible for sentencing and working with young people under the age of 18 who have committed a criminal offence. The system also intervenes with young people whose behaviour is problematic before they enter the formal court system.
The main aim of the youth justice system is the prevention of youth crime. As well as understanding criminal behaviour in people of all ages, you will explore the main issues around youth crime and the youth justice system, as well as how society responds to young offenders.
Typical A-Level Offer
CCC (this is equivalent to 96 UCAS tariff points).
Typical Welsh BACC Offer
Pass the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Diploma with Grade C in the Skills Challenge Certificate and CC at A Level (this is equivalent to 96 UCAS tariff points).
Typical BTEC Offer
BTEC Extended Diploma Merit Merit Merit (this is equivalent to 96 UCAS tariff points).
Typical Access to HE Offer
Pass the Access to HE Diploma and obtain a minimum of 96 UCAS tariff points
Additional Requirements
GCSEs: The University normally requires a minimum 5 GCSEs including Mathematics and English at Grade C or above, or their equivalent but consideration is given to individual circumstances
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Entry Requirements
Contextual offers
We may make you a lower offer based on a range of factors, including your background (where you live and the school or college that you attended for example), your experiences and individual circumstances (as a care leaver, for example). This is referred to as a contextual offer and we receive data from UCAS to support us in making these decisions. USW prides itself on its student experience and we support our students to achieve their goals and become a successful graduate. This approach helps us to support students who have the potential to succeed and who may have faced barriers that make it more difficult to access university. Here is a link to our Contextual Admissions Policy.
Other qualifications and experience
We can also consider combinations of qualifications and other qualifications not listed here may also be acceptable. We can sometimes consider credits achieved at other universities and your work/life experience through an assessment of prior learning. This may be for year one entry, or advanced entry to year two or three of a course where this is possible.
To find out which qualifications have tariff points, please refer to the UCAS tariff calculator.
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WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
Year One: Criminology and Criminal Justice and Youth Justice Degree
- Applied Crime and Justice 1
- Perspectives In Criminology: Developmental Criminology
- Becoming a Criminologist
- Dod yn Droseddegwr (Through the medium of Welsh, Optional)
- Inside the criminal justice system
- Perspectives In Criminology: Power and Society
- Diversity, Crime and Justice
- Amrywiaeth, Trosedd a Chyfiawnder (Through the medium of Welsh, Optional)
Year Two: Criminology and Criminal Justice and Youth Justice Degree
- Prisons and Imprisonment
- Prisons and Imprisonment (Optional)
- Protecting the Public and Managing Risk (Optional)
- Ymholiad Troseddegol Cymhwysol (Through the medium of Welsh, Optional)
- Applied Criminological Inquiry
- Understanding the Probation Service
- Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Young Adults
- Understanding Youth Crime and Juvenile Justice
- Work Experience (Optional)
Year Three: Criminology and Criminal Justice and Youth Justice Degree
- Rehabilitation and Criminal Justice: Theory and Practice
- Working with Young People and Young Adults in the Justice System
- Dissertation (Optional)
- Working in Industry (Optional)
- Social Justice Internship (Optional)
- Trauma and Youth Offending (Optional)
- Contemporary Issues in Youth and Crime (Optional)
- Terrorism, Security & Extremism (Optional)
Teaching
Teaching on this course takes a challenged based approach, with interactive lectures and workshops, providing you with the knowledge and understanding of real world criminological issues. Outside of the classroom you will complete reading, library and topic-related research and project work.
You will be taught by research active world-renowned experts in criminology, in addition to hearing from expert practitioner guest speakers and taking topic-specific field trips.
Assessment
This course assesses students in a range of inclusive and authentic ways, preparing you for graduate employment. The majority of assessments are coursework based, and include group work, problem-solving and project management.
Additional Costs
As a student of USW, you’ll have access to lots of free resources to support your study and learning, such as textbooks, publications, online journals, laptops, and plenty of remote-access resources. Whilst in most cases these resources are more than sufficient in supporting you with completing your course, additional costs, both obligatory and optional, may be required or requested for the likes of travel, memberships, experience days, stationery, printing, or equipment.
CAREERS
Graduates have gone on to have very successful careers in the criminal justice system and youth justice systems with many working for Youth Justice Services, the Probation Service, Victim Support, the Police Force, Prison Service and other areas related to the justice system such as Women’s Aid, drug and housing agencies and Pupil Referral Units.
Many graduates also progress to a criminology PhD or criminology research degree.
Our Careers and Employability Service
As a USW student, you will have access to advice from the Careers and Employability Service throughout your studies and after you graduate.
This includes: one-to-one appointments from faculty based Career Advisers, in person, over the phone or even on Skype and through email via the “Ask a Question” service. We also have extensive online resources for help with considering your career options and presenting yourself well to employers. Resources include psychometric tests, career assessments, a CV builder, interview simulator and application help. Our employer database has over 2,000 registered employers targeting USW students, you can receive weekly email alerts for jobs.
Our Careers service has dedicated teams: A central work experience team to help you find relevant placements; an employability development team which includes an employability programme called Grad Edge; and an Enterprise team focused on new business ideas and entrepreneurship.
Fees
Full time
- 12 to 18 months
Complete your degree in the shortest possible time and study flexibly – when and where suits you!
£7,250
You’ll study 9 modules in total (approx. 37 hrs/week).
Part time option one
- 12 to 18 months
Study for a degree whilst fitting it around your work, care and other life commitments.
£4,250
You’ll study 6 modules per year (approx. 25 hrs/week).
Part time option two
- 12 to 18 months
Take time to study and spread the tuition fees over a longer period – at no extra cost.
£5,500
You’ll study 4–5 modules per year (approx. 19 hrs/week).
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