BSc Criminology and Social Policy
About this course
BSc in Sociology and Social Policy, combining criminology with social policy analysis. Core topics include Research Methods, Policy Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme draws on multiple social science perspectives and culminates in a final-year dissertation.
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What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 79%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 89%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 86%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 15 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 20%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 20%
- Wales: 40%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Modules
- Social and Public Policy: in Principle and Practice
- Introduction to Social Science Research
- Key Ideas in Social Science
- Introduction to Social and Public Policy
- Foundations of Contemporary Criminology
- Becoming a Social Scientist
- Offending and Victimisation
- Responses to Crime
- Social Research Methods
- Poverty and Social Security in the UK
- Social Policy Analysis
- Evaluating Social Practice, Policy and Innovation
- Focus Groups and Interviews
- Knowing the Social World - Online and Offline Surveys
- Ethnography and Everyday Life
- Digital Social Research: Theory and Methods
- Cyfiawnder Byd-eang
- Dissertation
- Analysing Social Change
- Crime, Security and Justice in the City
- Police and Policing
- Prisons and Prisoners
- Drugs, Crime and Society
- Radical Education
- Work and Skills in the 21st Century: an international perspective
- International and Comparative Social and Public Policy
- Equality and Social Justice in a Globalised World
- Power, Politics and Policy
- Sociology on the Move
- Reflections on Education: Theory into Practice
- Live Theory
- Decolonising the Social Sciences
- Monsters and Mysteries
- Sociology of Techno-Capitalism
- Environmental Rights, Societal Insights
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Criminology and Social Policy at Cardiff University earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 3 years, £30,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £43,500. The £30,000 median after five years is £3,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Criminology and Social Policy at Cardiff University?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Criminology and Social Policy at Cardiff University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 130 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Criminology and Social Policy at Cardiff University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.