BSc Sociology and Criminology
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sociology and Criminology, a social sciences degree focused on the theoretical and practical study of crime, social structures, and cultural institutions. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students can choose to undertake a four-year full-time route that incorporates a professional placement year. The first year introduces foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Contemporary Challenges, Fundamentals of the Social Sciences, Special Subjects A, and Special Subjects B, which explore social and political science approaches. The second year shifts towards global and intersectional perspectives with compulsory studies in Global and Intersectional Criminology, Researching Your World, and Sociology of Everyday Life: Issues in Contemporary Culture, alongside optional modules covering topics such as digital culture, gender and sexuality, and youth crime. The final year centres on independent research and advanced applications through compulsory modules including Advanced Research Skills for Social and Political Sciences, Dissertation, and Major Final Project. Optional study areas in the final year span criminal law, modern slavery, global migration, and political satire, among other specialized themes.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma 30 points. GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4
What students say
Based on about 20 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 84%
- Student voice: 81%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 55 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 74%
- Left higher education: 12%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 14%
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 60 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 91%
- Access course: 3%
- Foundation course: 2%
- A degree: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
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 A
- Special Subjects B
- Global and Intersectional Criminology
- Researching Your World
- Sociology of Everyday Life: Issues in Contemporary Culture
- Colonialism, Migration and Global Racism
- Crime and Deviance in Society
- Digital Culture
- Gangs, Street Culture and Crime
- Gender, Sexuality and Feminism
- Global Communication
- Mental Health and Offending
- Understanding Cities and Inequalities
- Victims: Crime, Social Harm and Justice
- Youth Crime and Youth Justice
- Advanced Research Skills for Social and Political Sciences
- Dissertation
- Major Final Project
- Apocalypse! Crisis and Society
- Capitalism and Sex
- Cities, Culture and Social Change
- Climate Justice in a Changing World
- Criminal Law in Context
- Crimes of the Powerful
- Digital Media, Social Movements and Change
- 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
- Politics and Digital Cultures
- Political Satires & Comedy
- Power, Space and Resistance: Carceral Geographies
- Psychosocial Perspectives on Crime and Violence
- Terrorism and Counterterrorism
- 21st Century Media Bodies
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Sociology and 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 Sociology and 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 Sociology and Criminology at Brunel University of London?
93% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Sociology and Criminology at Brunel University of London?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 93 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Sociology and Criminology at Brunel University of London?
74% of students continued into their second year, and 12% left higher education.