BSc Crime and Society
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Crime and Society, a sociology degree exploring the relationship between crime, deviance and broader social structures. Core topics include Data Analysis and Research Methods. The course includes a final year independent project and a practical work-based experience module. The first year introduces the fundamentals through Human Rights in a Global World, Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice, Introduction to Social Psychology and Personality, and Exploring the Social Sciences. The second year builds professional and analytical competence via Doing Social Research, Exploring Work and Careers, and Assessing Community Needs and Developing Resources, alongside optional modules such as Violent Crime, Reducing Crime, and Organised and International Crime. Unspecified year study features compulsory modules including Race; Ethnicity and Difference and Contemporary and Comparative Criminology. Optional study spans topics such as Experiencing Punishment and the Penal System, Offenders and Mental Disorder, and Social Movements, Activism, and Collective Mobilisation, concluding with the Final Year Project for the Social Sciences.
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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. Level 3 Extended Diploma. Pass (C grade on core) at T Level. Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above. 112-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.
What students say
Based on about 70 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 93%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 84%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 105 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 81%
- Gained a higher qualification: 3%
- Left higher education: 12%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 4%
What graduates do next
Based on about 45 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 67%
- Working and studying: 11%
- Further study: 6%
- Unemployed: 8%
Most common jobs
- Caring personal services: 11%
- Elementary occupations: 11%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Protective service occupations: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 150 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 17%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 73%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 1%
- South East: 2%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 65 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 92%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Final Year Project for the Social Sciences
- Race; Ethnicity and Difference
- Contemporary and Comparative Criminology
- Experiencing Punishment and the Penal System
- Offenders and Mental Disorder
- The Body and the City
- Fantasy, Horror and Cult Film
- Stars and Celebrity
- Voices of the Holocaust
- Social Movements, Activism, and Collective Mobilisation
- Human Rights in a Global World
- Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Introduction to Social Psychology and Personality
- Exploring the Social Sciences
- Doing Social Research
- Exploring Work and Careers
- Assessing Community Needs and Developing Resources
- Violent Crime
- Reducing Crime
- Organised and International Crime
- Gender Sexuality and Regulation
- Planet/Hollywood: Contemporary Global Cinema
- Many Englishes: varieties and variation
- Refugees in Modern World HIstory
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Crime and Society at University of Huddersfield earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £23,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,000 and £28,500. The £23,500 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BSc Crime and Society at University of Huddersfield do next?
84% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Crime and Society at University of Huddersfield?
88% 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 Society at University of Huddersfield?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 109 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Crime and Society at University of Huddersfield?
81% of students continued into their second year, and 12% left higher education.