BSc Psychology & Criminology
Cardiff Metropolitan University
About this course
BSc (Hons) Psychology & Criminology, an undergraduate degree combining the scientific study of the mind with the sociological analysis of crime and the justice system. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes an optional foundation year. The first year introduces foundational themes through modules such as Foundations of Criminological Theory, Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology, Fundamentals of Cognition, and Biopsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. The second year builds competence in scientific investigation and criminological systems via modules including Research Methods 1, Comparative Systems of Criminal Justice, Critical, Social and Developmental Psychology, and Research Methods 2. The final year addresses advanced topics through compulsory study in The Race and Gender of Criminology, Punishment, Prisons, and Penology, Homicide and Violent Crime, and Applied Forensic Psychology, culminating in a final-year Project.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 96-112 A level: Minimum three A levels to include Grades BC. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: MMM-DMM IB: Minimum two Grade 5 in Higher Level subjects.
What students say
Based on about 37 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 73%
- Academic support: 73%
- Organisation and management: 77%
- Learning resources: 84%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 110 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 7%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 28 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 17%
- Unemployed: 2%
Most common jobs
- Welfare Professionals: 25%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Caring personal services: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 85%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 160 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 6%
- South East: 3%
- South West: 10%
- Wales: 74%
Who gets in
Based on about 125 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 92%
- Access course: 3%
- Other HE qualification: 6%
Modules
- Foundations of Criminological Theory
- Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
- Fundamentals of Cognition
- Biopsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
- Conducting and Communicating Research
- Exploring the Criminal Justice System
- Research Methods 1
- Comparative Systems of Criminal Justice
- Critical, Social and Developmental Psychology
- Research Methods 2
- Applied Cognitive and Biological Psychology
- Threat, Risk, and Harm
- The Race and Gender of Criminology
- Punishment, Prisons, and Penology
- Homicide and Violent Crime
- Applied Forensic Psychology
- Project
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Psychology & Criminology at Cardiff Metropolitan University earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £21,500 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £37,000. The £27,500 median after five years is the same as the UK median for Psychology.
What do graduates of BSc Psychology & Criminology at Cardiff Metropolitan University do next?
82% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Psychology & Criminology at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
83% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Psychology & Criminology at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
The typical offer is BC at A level. The average entrant had 111 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Psychology & Criminology at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 7% left higher education.