BA Criminology and Psychology
About this course
BA in Criminology and Psychology, a degree combining the study of criminal behaviour, legal frameworks and psychological perspectives. Core topics include Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students can choose to undertake an optional placement year or spend a year abroad. The first year covers foundational topics through The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour, The Criminal Justice System, Crime Patterns and Analysis, and Principles of Investigation: Theory and Practice. The second year addresses environmental crime, forensic frameworks, democratic policing, and theories of punishment through Crime, Nature and Resistance, Psychology in Forensic Contexts, Policing, and Punishment and Control. The final year examines rehabilitation, forensic mental health and victimology through Rehabilitation and Criminal Justice, Forensic Mental Health, and Victimology. Optional study in the final year allows specialisation through either Aggression, Violence and Serious Offending or Violence and Exploitation.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC excludes General Studies IB: 27 points
What students say
Based on about 16 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 73%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 190 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 6%
- West Midlands: 41%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 24%
- South East: 9%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour – 30 credits
- The Criminal Justice System – 30 credits
- Crime Patterns and Analysis – 30 credits
- Principles of Investigation: Theory and Practice – 30 credits
- Crime, Nature and Resistance – 30 credits
- Psychology in Forensic Contexts
- Policing – 30 credits
- Punishment and Control – 30 credits
- Rehabilitation and Criminal Justice – 30 credits
- Forensic Mental Health – 30 credits
- Victimology – 30 credits
- Optional modules, choose one from the following two modules:
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminology and Psychology at Coventry University earn?
The median salary is £22,000 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,500 and £32,000. The £27,500 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Sociology.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Criminology and Psychology at Coventry University?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Criminology and Psychology at Coventry University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 27 points in the IB. The average entrant had 119 UCAS points.
Does BA Criminology and Psychology at Coventry University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Criminology and Psychology at Coventry University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.