BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice
About this course
The BSc (Hons) in Criminology and Criminal Justice is an undergraduate degree exploring the social, psychological, and institutional dimensions of crime, deviance, and the penal system. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students gain practical experience through the UK’s first Restorative Justice Clinic, where they deliver real-world interventions, and engage in case-based activities set by partner organisations. The first year introduces foundational concepts through modules such as Theories of Crime and Harm, Introduction to Criminology, Developing the Criminological Imagination, Making Sense of Society, Introduction to Criminal Justice, and Careers in Criminology. The second year examines emerging challenges and research practices through compulsory study in Contemporary Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Investigating Social Issues, and Inequalities, Crime and Justice, alongside optional modules covering policing, prisons, psychology, and global sociology. In the final year, students deepen their methodological expertise with Applying Social Research and choose from diverse optional topics such as Analysing Data in the Real World, Technology and Cybercrime, Drugs and Crime, Offender Rehabilitation in Prisons and Probation, and an independent Research Project.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 120 tariff points from your IB Diploma, Typically H5, H6, H6 or equivalent
What students say
Based on about 88 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 84%
- Learning opportunities: 81%
- Assessment and feedback: 76%
- Academic support: 81%
- Organisation and management: 73%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 76%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 175 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 90 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 64%
- Working and studying: 13%
- Further study: 6%
- Unemployed: 8%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 13%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 11%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 9%
- Sales occupations: 9%
- Find their work meaningful: 72%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 54%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 41%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 245 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 45%
- South East: 38%
- South West: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 145 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 89%
- Baccalaureate: 2%
- Access course: 3%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Theories of Crime and Harm
- Introduction to Criminology
- Developing the Criminological Imagination
- Making Sense of Society
- Introduction to Criminal Justice
- Careers in Criminology
- Contemporary Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Investigating Social Issues
- Inequalities, Crime and Justice
- Contemporary Sociological Theory
- Inequalities
- Researching Digital Society and Culture
- Critical Issues in Policing Concepts, Theories and Debates
- Crime and Punishment in Britain from 1750 to the Present
- Prisons and Society
- The Psychology of Criminal Justice
- Restorative Justice: Theories and Practices
- Globalisation and Development
- Digital Culture
- ‘You think you’re better than me?’ The Sociology of Status
- Race and Ethnicity in Multicultural Societies
- Migration and Belonging
- Education in a Global World
- Applying Social Research
- Analysing Data in the Real World
- Philanthropy in Action
- Social and Criminal Justice Practice
- Drugs and Crime
- Offender Rehabilitation in Prisons and Probation
- Technology and Cybercrime
- The Politics of Criminal Justice
- Youth, Crime and Youth Justice
- Violence and Society
- Issues in Criminology: The Inside-Out Programme
- Multispecies Sociology: Animals and Society
- Protest, Activism, and Social Change
- Environmental Sociology: Politics and Protest
- Money and Power: Sociology of Economic Life
- Science and Society
- The Sociology of Urban Life
- Researching Bodies and Gender
- Sociology in the Global South
- Research Project
- From Mind to Society: Interdisciplinary Explorations of Crime
- Law, Crime and Society
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Kent earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,000 and £36,000. The £29,000 median after five years is £2,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Kent do next?
83% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Kent?
84% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Kent?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 106 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Kent?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.