BA Criminology
About this course
BA in Criminology, a sociology degree centred on criminal behaviour, the legal system, and justice institutions. Core topics include Critical & Analytical Thinking and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students can choose to undertake an optional placement year or spend a year abroad. The first year covers the foundations through The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour, The Criminal Justice System, Crime Patterns and Analysis, and Principles of Investigation: Theory and Practice. The second year examines environmental activism, youth justice, policing, and sanctions through Crime, Nature and Resistance, Youth, Crime and Justice, Policing, and Punishment and Control. The final year explores offender rehabilitation, cybercrime, victimisation, and exploitation through Rehabilitation and Criminal Justice, Digital Technology and Crime, Victimology, and Violence and Exploitation.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC. Excludes General Studies IB: 27 points
What students say
Based on about 6 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 76%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 100%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 70%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 25%
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 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
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
- Youth, Crime and Justice – 30 credits
- Policing – 30 credits
- Punishment and Control – 30 credits
- Rehabilitation and Criminal Justice – 30 credits
- Digital Technology and Crime – 30 credits
- Victimology – 30 credits
- Violence and Exploitation – 30 credits
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminology 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 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 at Coventry University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 27 points in the IB. The average entrant had 112 UCAS points.
Does BA Criminology 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 at Coventry University?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 25% left higher education.