BSc Criminology and Sociology
About this course
BSc in Sociology, combining the discipline with Criminology in an interdisciplinary social sciences programme. Core topics include Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. A final-year Dissertation is completed alongside modules in social research methods and social theory.
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What students say
Based on about 16 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 78%
- Learning opportunities: 72%
- Assessment and feedback: 68%
- Academic support: 76%
- Organisation and management: 72%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 52%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 215 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 12%
- South East: 11%
- South West: 21%
- Wales: 45%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started
- A levels: 95%
Modules
- Introduction to Social Science Research
- Key Ideas in Social Science
- Foundations of Contemporary Criminology
- Introduction to Sociology
- Becoming a Social Scientist
- Criminological Inquiries
- Sociological Inquiries
- Offending and Victimisation
- Responses to Crime
- Social Research Methods
- Cynllunio ar gyfer Iechyd a Lles Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol
- Damcaniaethu Cyfalafiaeth
- Children and Childhood
- Contemporary Inequalities
- Evaluating Social Practice, Policy and Innovation
- Focus Groups and Interviews
- Social Theory
- Knowing the Social World - Online and Offline Surveys
- Gender Relations and Society
- Ethnography and Everyday Life
- Digital Social Research: Theory and Methods
- Race and Racism
- 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
- The Sociology of Stigma
- Reflections on Education: Theory into Practice
- Live Theory
- Decolonising the Social Sciences
- Comedy, Modernity & Social Theory
- Monsters and Mysteries
- Sociology of Techno-Capitalism
- Environmental Rights, Societal Insights
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Criminology and Sociology at Cardiff University earn?
The median salary is £23,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,500 and £35,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £2,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Criminology and Sociology at Cardiff University?
78% 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 Sociology at Cardiff University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 139 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Criminology and Sociology at Cardiff University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.