BA Criminology with Year Abroad
About this course
BA in Criminology with Year Abroad, a criminology degree that examines the causes of crime, justice systems, and societal responses. Core topics include Data Analysis and Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory year abroad spent studying at an international partner institution. The first year introduces foundational themes through modules such as Contemporary Criminological Issues, Causes of Crime, Crime, Justice and Society, and Social Research I. The second year expands into specialized areas with modules including Criminology and its Critics, Prisons, Punishment and Penality, Victimology, and Social Research II. During the third year, students undertake the Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology Year Abroad. The final year involves advanced study and independent research, featuring options such as Crime and the City, Genocide and Mass Atrocities, Drugs: Society, Politics and Policy, and the Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology Dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A Level: ABB. IB: 6,5,5 at Higher Level with a minimum of 32 points overall.. BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma, Diploma and Subsidiary Diploma are all considered.considered. T Level: all subjects considered; Standard offer: Distinction overall with A in the Core Component
What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 71%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 95%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 76%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 48 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 72%
- Working and studying: 8%
- Further study: 6%
- Unemployed: 4%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 12%
- Teaching Professionals: 11%
- Sales occupations: 9%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 65 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 42%
- East of England: 15%
- London: 23%
- South East: 9%
- South West: 5%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Contemporary Criminological Issues
- Causes of Crime
- Discovering Social Problems
- Social Research I
- Crime, Justice and Society
- Violence in a Global Context
- Criminology and its Critics
- Social Research II
- Contemporary Issues in Policing
- Prisons, Punishment and Penality
- Victimology
- Histories of Criminal Justice and Empire
- Youth, Crime and Justice
- Social Psychology
- Housing, Home and Place: Issues in Policy
- Media and Society
- Race and Racism
- Enterprising Solutions to Social Problems
- Sociology of Health and Illness
- Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology Year Abroad
- Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology Dissertation
- Crime and the City
- Genocide and Mass Atrocities
- Harmful Societies: Crime, Social Harm and Social Justice
- Drugs: Society, Politics and Policy
- Psychology and Crime
- Wrongful Conviction
- Mental Health and Society
- Professional Development
- Policing Migration: victims, villains and global border regimes
- Social Policy, Inequality and the Life Course
- Power, Control and Resistance
- Quantitative Data Analysis
- Technology & Society
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminology with Year Abroad at University of Birmingham earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £24,500 after 3 years, £31,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,500 and £39,000. The £31,000 median after five years is £4,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Criminology with Year Abroad at University of Birmingham do next?
87% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Criminology with Year Abroad at University of Birmingham?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Criminology with Year Abroad at University of Birmingham?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 137 UCAS points.
Does BA Criminology with Year Abroad at University of Birmingham include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Criminology with Year Abroad at University of Birmingham?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.