BA Criminology and Sociology
About this course
BA (Hons) in Criminology and Sociology, a social science degree exploring the relationship between crime, criminal justice systems, social structures and everyday life. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students may also undertake an optional placement year or a year abroad. The first year introduces foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Criminology and the Modern World, Key Criminological Thinkers, Multi-agency Work in Criminal Justice, Power in Society, Critical Issues in Sociology, and Sociology of the Everyday. The second year builds on research skills with Becoming a Social Researcher and States, Conflict and Political Violence, alongside optional choices like Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Crime, Media and Criminology, and Violence and Society. In the final year, students complete compulsory modules including Sociology of the Body and the Emotions and Global Capitalism and its Discontents. Optional modules in the final year allow further study in areas such as The Politics of Imprisonment, State Crime, Corporate Crime, and Race, Crime and Criminology.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC-BBB IB: We are happy to accept IB qualifications which achieve the required number of UCAS Tariff points.
What students say
Based on about 98 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 175 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 88%
- Left higher education: 11%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 185 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 73%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 2%
- South East: 1%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 5%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 170 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 93%
- Access course: 7%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Criminology and the Modern World
- Key Criminological Thinkers
- Multi-agency Work in Criminal Justice
- Power in Society
- Critical Issues in Sociology
- Sociology of the Everyday
- Becoming a Social Researcher
- States, Conflict and Political Violence
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Crime, Media and Criminology
- Generating Reputations
- Violence and Society
- Gendered Violence, Crime and Justice
- Crime and Music
- Crime, Harms, Law and Justice
- Victims, theories, debates and practices
- Community Punishment
- Work-based learning and Employability
- Self-Directed Study
- Youth Studies: Key Concepts and Issues
- Representations of Childhood and Popular Culture
- Children’s Cultural Worlds
- Children, Food and Sustainability
- Sociology of the Body and the Emotions
- Global Capitalism and its Discontents
- The Politics of Imprisonment
- Justice, Rights and the State
- Expanding the Criminological Imagination
- State Crime
- Corporate Crime
- Critical Autism Studies
- Childhood and Sexuality
- Race, Crime and Criminology
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminology and Sociology at Edge Hill University earn?
The median salary is £20,000 after 3 years, £24,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,000 and £28,500. The £24,000 median after five years is £2,500 less than the UK median for Sociology.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Criminology and Sociology at Edge Hill University?
87% 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 Sociology at Edge Hill University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 115 UCAS points.
Does BA Criminology and Sociology at Edge Hill 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 Sociology at Edge Hill University?
88% of students continued into their second year, and 11% left higher education.