BA Criminology and Sociology
About this course
BA (Hons) in Sociology, combining the study of social structures and institutions with criminological theory. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Human Behaviour, and Social & Cultural Analysis. The course includes a placement year option and an independent study project in criminology or sociology, supported by active researchers. Students can tailor the programme through study abroad or a foreign language.
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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 85 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 82%
- Left higher education: 11%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 7%
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 85 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 91%
- Access course: 1%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 4%
- No formal qualifications: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Understanding Crime, Understanding Criminal Justice
- Becoming a Social Scientist
- Exploring Inequalities
- Policing, Prevention and Punishment
- Murder, Death and Destruction
- Society, People and Place: Global Issues and Local Realities
- Imagining Social Order and Deviance
- Social Science Methods
- Data Analysis in Social Sciences
- Crime Across Borders
- Crime and Justice in Practice: Voices from the Margins
- Crime, Morality and the Media
- Contemporary Social Theory
- Social Sciences Placement
- Challenges and Issues in Criminal Justice
- Families and Households: Diversity and Change
- Globalisation and its Discontents
- Social Sciences at Work
- Prisons and Imprisonment
- Rethinking 'Participation' in Crime control, Punishment and Criminology
- Hatred, Justice and the State
- Sociology of Parenting and Early Childhood
- Sex, Death, Desire: Psychoanalysis in Social Context
- Dissertation for Criminology - ISP
- Dissertation – ISP
- Work Placement for Social Sciences Final Year Students
- State crimes and crimes against humanity
- Migration, Crime and (In)Security
- Environmental Harm, Justice and Global Inequalities
- Streets, Skyscrapers, and Slums: The City in Social, Cultural, and Historical Context
- Engaged Social Science
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminology and Sociology 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 Sociology 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 Sociology 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 Sociology at Keele University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 108 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Criminology and Sociology at Keele University?
82% of students continued into their second year, and 11% left higher education.