BSc Criminology
About this course
The BSc (Hons) in Criminology is an undergraduate degree exploring criminal behaviour, deviance, victimisation, and justice systems through sociological and political perspectives. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The programme starts with a multidisciplinary foundation in social sciences, progressing to focused criminology modules and independent research. The first year introduces foundational themes through modules such as Contemporary Challenges, Fundamentals of the Social Sciences, Special Subjects B, and Special Subjects A. In the second year, students build core knowledge with Crime and Deviance in Society, Global and Intersectional Criminology, and Researching Your World, alongside optional topics ranging from Colonialism, Migration and Global Racism to Digital Culture. The final year involves advanced study featuring compulsory modules like Criminology in Practice and Dissertation. Students can tailor their degree further in the final year by selecting from numerous options such as Apocalypse! Crisis and Society, Crimes of the Powerful, and Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma 30 points. GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 84%: 46 offers from 55 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 78%
- Learning resources: 82%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 50%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Secretarial and related occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Sales occupations: 20%
- Media Professionals: 10%
- Sports and fitness occupations: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 79%
- South East: 8%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Access course: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Bronze for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Contemporary Challenges
- Fundamentals of the Social Sciences
- Special Subjects B
- Special Subjects A
- Crime and Deviance in Society
- Global and Intersectional Criminology
- Researching Your World
- Colonialism, Migration and Global Racism
- Digital Culture
- Gangs, Street Culture and Crime
- Mental Health and Offending
- National Security Intelligence
- Victims: Crime, Social Harm and Justice
- War and Humanitarianism
- Youth Crime and Youth Justice
- Criminology in Practice
- Dissertation
- Apocalypse! Crisis and Society
- Capitalism and Sex
- Cities, Culture and Social Change
- Climate Justice in a Changing World
- Crimes of the Powerful
- Criminal Law in Context
- Drugs, Crime and Criminal Justice
- Global Migration
- Housing, Harm and Inequality
- Lawyers, Guns and Money: Making the Modern World System
- Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
- Power, Space and Resistance: Carceral Geographies
- Psychosocial Perspectives on Crime and Violence
- Terrorism and Counterterrorism
- War and Humanitarianism
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Criminology at Brunel University of London earn?
The median salary is £23,500 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,500 and £37,000. The £27,500 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BSc Criminology at Brunel University of London do next?
70% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Criminology at Brunel University of London?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Criminology at Brunel University of London?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 90 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Criminology at Brunel University of London?
84% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 46 offers from 55 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BSc Criminology at Brunel University of London?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.