BSc Criminology
City St George's, University of London
About this course
The BSc in Criminology is an undergraduate degree that investigates crime, criminal justice systems, and societal responses to lawbreaking. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, and Human Behaviour. Students may choose an optional four-year route incorporating a professional placement or a study abroad year. The first year covers core foundations through Introduction to Criminology, Learning from Social Data, Criminal Justice, and Social (Justice) Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. The second year expands into specialized areas with modules such as Violence, Gender and Crime, Penology, and Victimology, alongside a Data Analytics pathway featuring a quantitative data placement. The final year allows further specialization through options like Crime, Culture and the City, Policing, Criminal Behaviour, and Urban Violence and Public Health, culminating in a major sociological project.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points overall. A minimum of 5 in Standard Level English and a minimum of 4 in Standard Level Mathematics will be required.
What students say
Based on about 23 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 90%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 80 students who started
- Continued on course: 84%
- Left higher education: 16%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 80 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 80%
- South East: 10%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 85 students who started
- A levels: 98%
- Foundation course: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Criminology
- Learning from Social Data
- Criminal Justice
- Sociology in Action
- Social (Justice) Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
- Contemporary Criminological Controversies
- Sociology and Criminology in Higher Education
- Finding Your Future
- Violence
- Gender and Crime
- Key Issues in Criminology
- Penology
- Victimology
- Social Action Project
- Quantitative Analysis of Social Research Data
- Qualitative Analysis of Social Research Data
- Sociology of Race and Racism
- Gender and Society
- Quantitative Data Placement
- Sociological Approaches to Health, Illness and Care
- Introduction to Critical Legal Studies
- Branded Society
- Policing ‘Race’ Through ‘Crime’
- British Music and Society since 1945
- Work Placement
- Sociology Project
- Crime, Culture and the City
- Policing
- Criminal Behaviour
- Urban Violence and Public Health
- Criminal Justice in Crisis
- Global Migration Processes
- Emotions, Identity and Relationships
- Celebrity and Society
- Education, Skills and the Job Market
- Poverty: What counts?
- Changing Ideas About Society in the 21st Century
- AI, Technology and Society
- Sport, the Body and Deviance
- Digital Cultures and Everyday Life
- Public Sociology and Racial Justice
- Border Criminology: Critical and Comparative Perspectives
- Regression Analysis
- Globalization, Capitalism and Digital Society
- Micro-Placement
- Industry Projects
- Mentoring and coaching for leadership
- Professional Placement and Career Development
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Criminology at City St George's, University of London earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 3 years, £30,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,000 and £37,000. The £30,500 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for Sociology.
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Criminology at City St George's, University of London?
92% 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 City St George's, University of London?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 112 UCAS points.
Does BSc Criminology at City St George's, University of London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Criminology at City St George's, University of London?
84% of students continued into their second year, and 16% left higher education.