BA Criminology and Criminal Justice
About this course
BA (Hons) in Sociology and Social Policy, combining criminology with criminal justice studies. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, and Human Behaviour. An Independent Study Project in Criminal Justice is completed in the final year, involving independent research under supervision. A placement year option provides work experience in criminal justice agencies, charities, or community organisations.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC in three A Levels. IB: 554 in three Higher Levels or 29 points.
What students say
Based on about 38 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 69%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Gained a higher qualification: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 90 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 7%
- Unemployed: 6%
Most common jobs
- Welfare Professionals: 12%
- Administrative occupations: 9%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 9%
- Elementary occupations: 7%
- Sales occupations: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 64%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 260 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 19%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 7%
- West Midlands: 33%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 10%
- South East: 11%
- South West: 5%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 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, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Understanding Crime, Understanding Criminal Justice
- Policing, Prevention and Punishment
- Murder, Death and Destruction
- Becoming a Social Scientist
- Imagining Social Order & Deviance
- Social Science Methods
- Challenges and Issues in Criminal Justice
- Data Analysis in Social Sciences
- The American South: US Summer School (Level 5)
- Crime Across Borders
- Crime and Justice in Practice: Voices from the Margins
- Crime, Morality and the Media
- Social Sciences Placement
- Public Policy and How To Make It
- Globalisation and its Discontents
- Social Sciences at Work
- Independent Study Project in Criminal Justice
- Engaged Social Science
- The American South: US Summer School (Level 6)
- Prisons and Imprisonment
- Rethinking 'Participation' in Crime control, Punishment and Criminology
- Hatred, Justice and the State
- The Extreme Right in Western Europe
- Sex, Death, Desire: Psychoanalysis in Social Context
- Work Placement for Social Sciences Final Year Students
- State crimes and crimes against humanity
- Advanced Issues in Policing
- Migration, Crime and (In)Security
- Environmental Harm, Justice and Global Inequalities
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminology and Criminal Justice at Keele University earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £23,000 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £36,000. The £29,000 median after five years is £2,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Criminology and Criminal Justice at Keele University 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 Criminology and Criminal Justice at Keele University?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Criminology and Criminal Justice at Keele University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 119 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Criminology and Criminal Justice at Keele University?
0% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.