Criminology and Social Policy, BSc (Hons)

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Gain a wealth of knowledge and skills in two constantly developing areas

Key Course Details

UK
International

3 Year Full Time

UCAS Code: MLF4
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): ABB-BBB
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2021	£ 9,000
Sep 2022	£ 9,000

3 Year Full Time

UCAS Code: MLF4
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: ABB-BBB - More Information
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2021	£ 14,550
Sep 2022	£ 16,500

Course Overview

This joint honours degree in Criminology and Social Policy combines two exciting and rapidly-developing subject areas that each have an enormous influence on all of our lives.

You will explore key theories and debates relating to how societies meet the needs of their citizens and the ways that social policies are shaped by the causes and effects of crime on individuals and communities.

You will examine themes and values such as social justice, equality, fairness, and citizenship, alongside specific policy focal points such as crime, health, education, housing, disability, poverty, and the family, as well as gaining an in-depth understanding of the criminal justice system.

Throughout your joint honours degree, you will develop excellent research and analytical skills and the ability to communicate your ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing.

Why Criminology and Social Policy at Swansea?

You will benefit from being part of a lively and diverse environment, with a strong reputation for its research and teaching.

Criminology at Swansea is ranked:

4^thin the UK for Course Satisfaction (Guardian University Guide 2022)
5^th in the UK for Teaching Satisfaction (Guardian University Guide 2022)
6^th in the UK for Career Prospects (Guardian University Guide 2022)
6^th in the UK Overall (Guardian University Guide 2022)

Swansea University:

Has a TEF Gold Rating for Teaching (Teaching Excellence Framework)
Is ranked 6^th in the UK for Student Satisfaction (NSS 2020)
Is a UK Top 25 Institution (Guardian University Guide 2021)

Your Criminology and Social Policy Experience

Our flexible degree structure gives you the scope to tailor your studies to your particular interests, career goals, or ambitions for postgraduate study.

Based between the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law and the College of Human and Health Sciences, you will benefit from two diverse and dynamic research environments with many opportunities to build connections across disciplines.

Criminology and Social Policy Employment Opportunities

A Social Policy and Criminology degree opens up a wide range of career and further study opportunities. You could move into:

Postgraduate study
Research posts in universities and private social research companies
Policy research roles in the public and third sectors
Community development
Roles in the criminal justice system, including the police, victim support, and prison and probation services
Social work
Teaching

Modules

BSc Criminology and Social Policy structure.

Your early studies will introduce you to the key principles of law, criminal justice, human rights, and the sociology, history, and politics of social policy.

Later options allow you to focus on a range of topics including youth justice, extremism, offender management, drugs and alcohol, poverty and social exclusion.

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Victims and Victimology	September-January	10	ASC106
Study Skills in Criminology	September-January	10	ASC113
The History of Social Policy	September-January	20	ASP111
Individuals and Society	September-January	20	PPS111
Law, Criminal Justice and Human Rights	January-June	20	ASC110
The Criminological Imagination	January-June	20	ASC111
The Philosophy of Social Policy: An Introduction to Concepts, Ideas and Ideologies	January-June	20	PPS122

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Research Methods in Criminology	September-January	20	ASC208
Health Policy	September-January	20	ASP214
Housing Policy, Homes and Homelessness	September-January	20	ASP251
Penology and Punishment	January-June	20	ASC204
Social Security, Poverty and Social Exclusion	January-June	20	ASP220

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If considering a Dissertation in a Criminology topic, you will need to select ASC222 Developing and Planning a Research Project Please ensure that modules are balanced over semester 1 and semester 2.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Criminological Theory: Content and Application	20	September-January	ASC212
Applied Offender Rehabilitation	20	September-January	ASC214
Leadership and Management in Social Justice	10	September-January	ASC219
An Introduction to Policing	10	September-January	ASC221
Crime, Drugs and Alcohol	20	January-June	ASC215
Media, Crime & Criminal Justice	20	January-June	ASC218
The Criminal State: International Issues	10	January-June	ASC220
Developing and Planning a Research Project	10	January-June	ASC222	If you want to take ASC324 Dissertation in Year 3, you need to pursue this module.

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Advocacy, Rights and Representation	September-January	10	ASP305
Social Policy in an Ageing World	January-June	10	ASP315
Social Movements, Social Policy and Social Change	January-June	20	PPS319

Optional Modules

Criminology Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : In order to select the ASC324 Dissertation, you must have taken ASC222 Dissertation Preparation in Year 2. Please ensure that modules are balanced over semester 1 and semester 2.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Social and Environmental Harms	20	September-January	ASC319
Sexual Crimes	20	September-January	ASC321
Dissertation	40	September-June	ASC324	To select this module, you MUST have pursued ASC222 in Year 2.
Homicide: Criminalising Death and Dying	10	September-January	ASC326
The Criminalisation of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants	10	September-January	ASC331
Organised Crime: Concepts, Patterns, and Responses	10	September-January	ASC335
Cybercrime and Digital Investigation	20	September-January	ASC336
Critical Challenges in Justice for Children	20	January-June	ASC303
Criminalisation of Sex	20	January-June	ASC316
Understanding & Countering Terrorism & Violent Extremism	20	January-June	ASC317
Delivering Social Justice Interventions: Entrepreneurial Criminology	10	January-June	ASC325
Work, Crime, Punishment	10	January-June	ASC332
Critical Criminology of Sports and Leisure	20	January-June	ASC333

AND

Social Policy Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select one 20 credit optional module from the list below.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Principles of Social Policy	20	September-January	ASP301
The Family and Children: Ethics and Policy	20	September-January	ASP356

Entry Requirements

Our standard offer for our criminology programmes is 3 A Levels at grades ranging from ABB-BBB or equivalent. Please also view our alternative entry requirements to learn more about qualifications such as the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate and Extended Project Qualification, as well as calculate your UCAS Tariff points. For applicants whose first language is not English we require a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent).

We would be happy to discuss the grade requirements of your offer in more detail, and answer any queries. Please contact Glyn James, Recruitment Manager for the School of Law: 01792 602069 / glyn.james@swansea.ac.uk

How You're Taught

Teaching block one (TB1) runs from September until January and during this block, for this year, the teaching for this course will be delivered via a mix of live and interactive on-line sessions and pre-recorded material, with academic support being offered both on-line and on campus. We have developed a new programme of interactive skills and employability sessions for you to complement your credit-bearing studies. You will also be meeting with teaching teams on-line on a weekly basis for sessions designed to help you get to grips with material covered in the modules.

On-campus Live

Academic support drop-in sessions
Academic mentor meetings
(Subject to distancing requirements and staff availability)

Online Live

Weekly large-group sessions with module teams (e.g. to review material/address questions/go through practice questions and so on)
Small-group seminars
Workshops
Academic skills programme
Academic mentor meetings

On-campus Self-directed

Guided reading
Lecture preparation
Seminar preparation
Quizzes
Self-test questions

Online Self-directed

Lecture recordings
Blogs
Vlogs
Quizzes
Self-test questions

Find out about how you will be taught with our Learning and Teaching Definitions document.

This course offers some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Welsh Provision

No Provision

Unfortunately, there is currently no formal Welsh-medium provision on this course. If you would like to let us know that you are interested in pursuing an element of your course through the medium of Welsh, please email astudio@abertawe.ac.uk to indicate your interest along with your year of entry and we will do our best to see what is possible.

Whilst this course does not offer academic content delivered in Welsh, the University can provide you with the following, and Academi Hywel Teifi is here to support you:

An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually.
The option to write and submit your coursework or exams through the medium of Welsh (even if you have chosen to study in English), and your work will be marked in Welsh.
A Welsh-speaking Academic Mentor.
One-to-one support to improve your academic Welsh language skills.
An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.
Opportunity to be a member of the Swansea University Branch of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

Visit the Welsh Language Rights webpage for further information about Students' rights to use the Welsh language.

Meet Your Lecturers

Our Criminology & Social Policy degree will give you the opportunity to learn from industry experts with a wealth of academic and practical experiences. Together, the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law and College of Human and Health Sciences offer an exceptional student experience and a progressive curriculum, which will help you to understand how crime can affect individuals and society.

You can find out more about our academic expertise on:

The School of Law’s staff pages.
The College of Human and Health Sciences’ staff pages.

Tuition Fees

Start Date	UK	International
September 2021	£ 9,000	£ 14,550
September 2022	£ 9,000	£ 16,500

Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government.

Fees for full time Undergraduate EU/International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Funding and Scholarships

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

Travel to and from campus
Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
Purchase of books or texts
Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Careers and Employability

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

EMPLOYABILITY AT THE SCHOOL OF LAW AND THE COLLEGE OF HUMAN AND HEALTH SCIENCES

The School of Law and College of Human and Health Sciences both take a proactive approach to enhancing graduate employability, with dedicated Employability and Placements Officers. Together, they offer a range of local, national and international work placements, professional courses and the advice and support to help you develop the skills to achieve your ambitions.

Find out more about your opportunities on:

The School of Law’s employability webpage.
The College of Human and Health Sciences’ employability webpage.

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal academic mentor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

Academic writing
Maths and statistics
Critical thinking
Time management
Digital skills
Presentation skills
Note taking
Revision, memory and exam techniques
English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

Academic Support at the School of Law and College of Human and Health Sciences

Each student is assigned an academic mentor to help with:

Academic guidance
Personal development planning
Guidance on finding help with personal issues (which affect your wellbeing, attendance, and progress through University)

There are student representatives in each year of our law programme as well as a School representative for undergraduate students. The school also has a dedicated Student Information Office who will be able to offer academic assistance throughout your studies.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages. Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad.

International summer programmes are open to students from all colleges. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as China, Zambia, South Korea, Japan, Canada and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

Additional Information

Student Societies

Meet your fellow students and take part in a variety of social opportunities by joining the Swansea Criminology Society, which is run for students, by students.

Contact Details
For further details on our undergraduate criminology programmes, please contact:

Ms Jess Hammett (Recruitment Officer)
Tel: +44 (0)1792 606341
Email: Jess

Mr Jordan Dawson (Head of Undergraduate Criminology Admissions)
Email: Jordan

General Enquiries:
Tel: +44 (0)1792 295831
Email: Study

For EU/International Enquiries:
Tel: +44 (0)1792 602600
Email: International