Queens University Belfast-QUB

Course Details

BA Joint Honours Criminology and Sociology

Course Description

Stage 1 The following modules are offered in the first year: Digital Society Exploring Criminology Introducing Criminology The Sociological Imagination Stage 2 Modules include: Crime and Disorder Crime and the Media Crime and Society Criminological Theory Green Criminology Research Skills 1 and 2 Stage 3 Modules include: Crime, Punishment and Penal Policy Development of Policing Psychological Perspectives on Crime Sociology of Drugs Youth, Crime and Criminal Justice Single Honours students write a dissertation.

Course Duration

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3year

Career outcomes

riminology and Sociology graduates work in a wide range of occupations, including the media, civil service, police, research, teaching, business, commerce, marketing and management. Some graduates build on the degree by undertaking postgraduate training in fields such as social work, law, social science research and teaching. Tailored careers advice and study guidance is available to all students throughout their time at Queen’s. Studying for a Joint Honours Degree in Criminology and Sociology at Queen’s will assist you in developing the core skills and employment-related experiences that are valued by employers, professional organisations and academic institutions. Graduates from this degree at Queen’s are well regarded by many employers (local, national and international) and over half of all graduate jobs are now open to graduates of any discipline. The diversity of interests and topics covered in the discipline, plus the wide range of skills it equips you with, means that our students enter a wide range of careers on graduation. These include the public sector (e.g. social services, education, criminal justice, social work), private sector (e.g. market research, policy analysis, human resources), and third sector (e.g. policy analyst, researcher, youth support worker, charity fundraiser). A number of our students also go on to postgraduate study, on a full or part-time basis. The following is a list of the major career sectors (and indicative starting salaries) that have attracted our graduates in recent years:




BA Joint Honours Criminology and Sociology Queens University Belfast-QUB