BA Sociology with Criminology
Goldsmiths, University of London
About this course
BA in Sociology with Criminology. Core topics include Research Methods, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme includes criminology modules on crime, control and the state, and crimes against humanity. Students may undertake a work placement and participate in walking tours of the local area.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC IB: 27 points overall with three HL subjects at 555
What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 68%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 60%
- Academic support: 64%
- Organisation and management: 45%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 70%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 25%
What graduates do next
Based on about 28 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 45%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 40%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 20%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 85 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 12%
- London: 66%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 7%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Requires Improvement for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Modern Knowledge, Modern Power
- Methods for Worldmaking 1B
- Crime, Control and the State
- Culture and Society
- Academic Skills for the Social Sciences/Humanities
- Methods of Worldmaking 2A
- Crimes Against Humanity
- Criminal Justice in Context
- Philosophy and Methodology of Social Science
- The Goldsmiths Elective
- Law and Contemporary Society
- Religion, Crime, and Law
- The Making of the Modern World
- Explaining Crime
- Nationalism, Fundamentalism, Cosmopolitanism
- Social Change and Political Action
- Leisure, Culture and Society
- London
- Sociology of Culture and Communication
- Culture, Representation and Difference
- Migration in Context
- The Sociology of Intimacy and Personal Life
- Food and Taste
- Knowledge and Subjectivity
- Rationality and Its Discontents: Culture, Politics and Philosophy
- The Goldsmiths Project
- Dissertation
- Confronting the Climate Crisis
- Identity and Contemporary Social Theory
- Race, Racism and Social Theory
- Law, Identity and Ethics
- Globalisation, Crime and Justice
- Privacy, Surveillance and Security
- Visual Explorations of the Social World
- Childhood Matters: Society, Theory and Culture
- Thinking Animals
- Migration, Gender and Social Reproduction
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Sociology with Criminology at Goldsmiths, University of London earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £33,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £2,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Sociology with Criminology at Goldsmiths, University of London do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Sociology with Criminology at Goldsmiths, University of London?
68% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Sociology with Criminology at Goldsmiths, University of London?
The typical offer is CCC at A level, or 27 points in the IB. The average entrant had 101 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Sociology with Criminology at Goldsmiths, University of London?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 25% left higher education.