BA Sociology and Criminology
About this course
BA in Sociology and Criminology, a sociology degree focused on crime, deviance, and the social structures shaping human life. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Environmental Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The interdisciplinary curriculum integrates sociological, historical, political, and psychological viewpoints to examine criminal behaviour and societal responses. The first year establishes academic foundations through compulsory modules such as Social Issues: Part I - Introducing Crime and Deviance, Contemporary Society: Themes, Perspectives and Case Studies, and Imagining Social Worlds: Social Research Methods, with optional choices available in media, demographics, and social data. The second year advances core knowledge with compulsory modules including International Criminal Justice: Application of Theory to Transnational and International Crime, Theoretical Sociology, and Knowing the Social World. Optional modules across later stages allow students to pursue specialised interests in areas ranging from health and science to digital society, policing, and environmental issues.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBB. IB: 32/655-30/555.
What students say
Based on about 14 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 78%
- Academic support: 81%
- Organisation and management: 76%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 73%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 388 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 66%
- Working and studying: 14%
- Further study: 7%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 23%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 6%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 82%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 795 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 47%
- South East: 24%
- South West: 12%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Social Issues: Part I - Introducing Crime and Deviance
- Social Issues: Part II - Themes in Criminology
- Imagining Social Worlds
- Contemporary Society: Themes, Perspectives and Case Studies
- Social Analysis
- Imagining Social Worlds: Social Research Methods
- Introduction to Criminal Justice
- Introduction to Social Anthropology
- Media and Society
- Population and Society
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- Introduction to Social Data
- Data Analysis in Social Science 1
- International Criminal Justice: Application of Theory to Transnational and International Crime
- Theoretical Sociology
- Knowing the Social World
- Pharmaceutical Cultures
- Sociology of Family and Gender
- Disability and Society
- Aging, Health and Society
- Science, Technology and Society
- Politics of Food and Farming
- Emotions, the Body and the Social
- Addiction
- Bodies and Society
- BioSocieties
- Cyborg Studies
- Environments and Societies
- The Anthropology of Prisons
- Organised Crime and Criminal Networks
- Race, Ethnicity and Criminalisation
- Police and Policing
- Victimology
- Forensic Science, Conflict and Justice
- Deprivation of Liberty: Imprisonment and Beyond
- Introduction to Terrorism Studies
- Crime Science
- Crimes of the Powerful
- On Violence
- Forensics in Policing
- Deviance: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
- Power and Domination
- Deception
- Digital Society
- Data Science in Society
- Data Justice and Surveillance Capitalism
- Social Networks
- Data Analysis in Social Science 3
- Mapping the Social World: Introduction to Spatial Analysis in the Social Sciences
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Sociology and Criminology at University of Exeter earn?
The median salary is £33,500 after 15 months, £34,500 after 3 years, £50,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £35,000 and £69,500. The £50,500 median after five years is £24,000 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Sociology and Criminology at University of Exeter do next?
87% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Sociology and Criminology at University of Exeter?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Sociology and Criminology at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 137 UCAS points.
Does BA Sociology and Criminology at University of Exeter 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 Sociology and Criminology at University of Exeter?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.