BSc Criminology with Law
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Criminology with Law, an undergraduate degree combining the study of crime, criminal behaviour, and the justice system with legal frameworks. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Legal Analysis, Policy Analysis, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The course features a compulsory work-based experience module in the second year and culminates in a final-year project. The first year builds foundational knowledge through compulsory modules such as Exploring the Social Sciences, English Legal System and Method, Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice, Law in Society, and Doing Social Research. The second year examines vulnerability and risk, human rights, and civil wrongs through modules like Victimology: Vulnerability and Risk, Human Rights Law, Law of Torts, and Exploring Work and Careers. Students can also choose from optional modules in their second year such as Approaches to Policing, Organised and International Crime, Reducing Crime, Violent Crime, Working with Offenders, Gender Sexuality and Regulation, and Policing the Roads. Later stages of the degree introduce contemporary issues through Contemporary and Comparative Criminology and the Final Year Project for the Social Sciences. Optional subjects available across the course include Family Law, Immigration and Asylum Law, Medical Law and Ethics, Experiencing Punishment and the Penal System, Serious Crime Investigation, and Offenders and Mental Disorder.
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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 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 92%
- Assessment and feedback: 91%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 71%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
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 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 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Contemporary and Comparative Criminology
- Final Year Project for the Social Sciences
- Family Law
- Immigration and Asylum Law
- Medical Law and Ethics
- Experiencing Punishment and the Penal System
- Serious Crime Investigation
- Offenders and Mental Disorder
- Exploring the Social Sciences
- English Legal System and Method
- Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Law in Society
- Doing Social Research
- Victimology: Vulnerability and Risk
- Doing Social Research
- Exploring Work and Careers
- Human Rights Law
- Law of Torts
- Approaches to Policing
- Organised and International Crime
- Reducing Crime
- Violent Crime
- Working with Offenders
- Gender Sexuality and Regulation
- Policing the Roads
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Criminology with Law at University of Huddersfield earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £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 the same as the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BSc Criminology with Law 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 Criminology with Law 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 Criminology with Law at University of Huddersfield?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 110 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Criminology with Law at University of Huddersfield?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.