Criminology with Psychology at University of Sussex - UCAS

Course summary

=10th in the UK for Psychology (ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023) 9th in the UK for Social Sciences (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2024) =17th in the UK for Psychology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023) About the course Crime, its manifestations, causes and consequences are a concern worldwide. There’s a global need for real-world understanding of crime, criminals and punishment. On this course, you’ll explore crime and deviance from an interdisciplinary perspective, combining criminological and psychological perspectives. You’ll study:

  • the wider social and structural issues associated with crime
  • the ‘inner’ psychological workings of people.
In your final-year project, you’ll learn to formulate criminological and/or psychological questions, plan how to answer them and conduct your own research. Our research underpins our teaching. You’ll learn from faculty actively involved in research into areas including:
  • (violent) extremism, online extremism/terrorism and counter-terrorism policy
  • hate crime policy, gender/disability and victimisation
  • women who kill, gender and crime, race and crime
  • capital punishment, cultural and historical criminology.
As a graduate, you’ll have critical thinking, research methods (for example, interviews and document analysis) and quantitative methods (for example, large survey design) skills for a wide range of careers.

Modules

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How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
L3CC
Institution code:
S90
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation
  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements


English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6Including at least 5.5 in each component. We accept IELTS One Skills Retake. We do not accept IELTS Online.
PTE Academic59Including at least 59 in all four skills. We do not accept the PTE Academic Online test.
TOEFL (iBT)80TOEFL (iBT), including at least 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking, 17 in Writing. We do not accept TOEFL (iBT) Home Edition.

Student Outcomes

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70%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
85%
Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1
Channel Islands £9250 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9250 Year 1
EU £21500 Year 1
International £21500 Year 1

Additional fee information

Note that your fees may be subject to an increase on an annual basis as the Government reviews the fee levels.
Criminology with Psychology at University of Sussex - UCAS