BSc Crime and Investigation
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Crime and Investigation, a criminology degree centred on the study of policing, criminal justice structures, and investigative practices. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, and Policy Analysis. The curriculum includes a final-year project allowing students to independently research a chosen topic in depth. The first year covers core foundations through Exploring the Social Sciences, Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice, Policing: Core Functions and Standards, Myths and Realities of Crime, and Doing Social Research. The second year examines response policing, intelligence gathering, crime reduction strategies, and work-based experience through modules such as Response Policing, Intelligence and Information, Exploring Work and Careers, and Reducing Crime. Optional modules in the second year allow study in areas such as Organised and International Crime, Violent Crime, Approaches to Policing, and Policing the Roads. Additional compulsory modules include Contemporary and Comparative Criminology, Contemporary Policing Challenges, and Serious Crime Investigation. Further optional modules enable specialisation in topics including Offenders and Mental Disorder, Race, Ethnicity and Difference, and Social Movements, Activism, and Collective Mobilisation.
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Entry requirements
BBC-BCC at A Level. 112-104 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications. DMM-MMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma. Pass at T level with grade C or above on core. Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above. 112-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications including a Higher Level at grade 6
What students say
Based on about 73 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 82%
- Organisation and management: 80%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 74%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 195 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 86%
- Left higher education: 8%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 6%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 140 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 14%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 80%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 2%
- South East: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 180 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 89%
- Access course: 3%
- Other HE qualification: 8%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Contemporary and Comparative Criminology
- Contemporary Policing Challenges
- Final Year Project for the Social Sciences
- Serious Crime Investigation
- Offenders and Mental Disorder
- Race; Ethnicity and Difference
- Social Movements, Activism, and Collective Mobilisation
- Exploring the Social Sciences
- Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Policing: Core Functions and Standards
- Myths and Realities of Crime
- Doing Social Research
- Response Policing
- Doing Social Research
- Intelligence and Information
- Exploring Work and Careers
- Reducing Crime
- Organised and International Crime
- Violent Crime
- Approaches to Policing
- Policing the Roads
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Crime and Investigation at University of Huddersfield earn?
The median salary is £20,000 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,000 and £31,500. The £26,500 median after five years is £5,000 less than the UK median for Law.
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Crime and Investigation at University of Huddersfield?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Crime and Investigation at University of Huddersfield?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 112 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Crime and Investigation at University of Huddersfield?
86% of students continued into their second year, and 8% left higher education.