Our Crime and Criminal Justice specialist Applied Social Science degree allows you to focus your studies on a specific area of social science, with a placement shadowing opportunity to see first hand the relationship between policy and practice. You will receive a thorough grounding in sociology, social psychology, politics, economics and social policy as well as studying the history of the development of the criminal justice system and the welfare state. You will undertake a placement, shadowing a professional working in a field relating to crime and criminal justice. You will study core modules designed specifically for this degree programme and choose from a selection of over 20 option modules developed specially by the Department, or choose from a wider range offered by other Departments such as Politics or Sociology. You could progress into careers in a range of criminal justice settings, including: the police service, probation, youth offending teams, the prison service, as well as more generally in public, private and voluntary sector organisations.

Youth Development work with a Youth Offending Team Trainee police officer with the Metropolitan Police Trainee probation officer Work for a local authority e.g. public administration management trainee, restorative justice worker Executive officer, Civil Service Crisis worker at a specialist centre for people who have been raped or sexually assaulted Student development and charities officer, Students Union Trainee tax professional, HM Revenue & Customs HR adviser, insurance company Tutor in Further Education.