University of Salford has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
The Foundation Year programme will help you develop an understanding of the key subjects in social sciences so that you can continue to successfully study your degree in Criminology or a related subject. The key areas of study are effective communication and study skills, combined with fundamental subjects in the social sciences. You will study modules such as sociology, criminology, social policy and social care to explore inequalities associated with gender, class, race, disability and health, using different theories to understand social change and how societies try to address inequalities and discrimination. This foundation year is part of a four year pathway which will prepare you to study your chosen social sciences course. This course is not open to international students.
Modules
- Foundation year: Social Care Practice, Sociology: Theories and Concepts, Understanding Criminology, Introduction to Counselling, Understanding Social Policy, and University Life.
- Year one: Contemporary Challenges in Crime and Society, Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Culture, Power and Deviance, Social Divisions and Inequality, Social Justice in Action, and Understanding Criminology.
- Year two and optional modules: Globalisation, Society and Crime, Research Problems and Methods: Making it Count, Research Problems and Methods: Qualitatively Better, Theoretical Criminology, and optional modules (semester two) - you will choose two of the following: Critical Victimology, Critical Perspectives on Policing, Environmental Justice, Human Rights, Genocide and Resistance, Internet Risk and Security, and Violence in Society. You can replace an option with a University Wide Language module at level 5.
- Year three and optional modules: Dissertation, Work: Practice and Reflection. In addition to your Year 3 core module, you will also take four or five optional modules to bring the total modules for the year to 120. The list of optional modules includes Bodies: Biology to Blushing, Crime, Society and Racialisation, Critical Approaches to (Counter) Terrorism, Critical Perspectives on Policing, Critical Victimology, Digital Society, Environmental Justice, Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Genocide and Resistance, Identities and Interactions, Internet Risk and Security, Migration and Socio-Legal Dynamics, Prisons and Punishment, Probation and Rehabilitation, The Criminal Justice Process, and Violence in Society.
Assessment method
A variety of assessment methods will be used during the foundation year, including group presentation and individual reflective essay, personal learning statement essay, written exam, two essays, a five-minute presentation, portfolio project, and reflective portfolio. To find out more about assessment in the remaining three years, please visit the relevant course page.
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- M901
- Institution code:
- S03
- Campus name:
- Peel Park Campus
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
International applicants
This course is not suitable for international students. If you are an international student and interested in a foundation year study pathway, the University of Salford website has details of the International Foundation Year.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 80 points
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
GCSE Maths & English Grade C/4 or above
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
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Provider information
University of Salford
The Crescent
Salford
M5 4WT