BA Criminology and Psychology
About this course
BA Hons in Criminology and Psychology, a degree in Psychology and Sociology that examines the psychological dimensions of criminal behaviour and the justice system. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Human Behaviour. The curriculum combines theoretical perspectives from both disciplines with insights from research-active academic teams. The first year covers foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Cognitive and Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Neuropsychology, Doing Criminology: How We Know About Crime, Explaining Criminology, and Exploring the Criminal Justice System, alongside optional choices like A Brief History of Crime and Criminology and Crime and Popular Culture. The second year progresses into specialised study with compulsory modules including Cognitive Psychology, Criminological Thought, Measuring Crime, Social Psychology, and Understanding Criminological Fieldwork, supported by options such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Contemporary Issues in Policing, Financial Crime, and Organised Crime. The final year includes core study in Forensic and Criminological Psychology and Prisons, Punishment and Society. Students can further tailor their studies through various optional modules covering clinical psychology, cyberpsychology, and environmental harm, and have the opportunity to undertake an independent Criminology Dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 overall with 15 points from the best 3 HL subjects
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 84%: 120 offers from 143 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 14 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 74%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 73%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 19%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 17%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 8%
- Caring personal services: 8%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 75 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 60%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 14%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 9%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Cognitive and Social Psychology
- Developmental Psychology and Neuropsychology
- Doing Criminology: How We Know About Crime
- Explaining Criminology
- Exploring the Criminal Justice System
- A Brief History of Crime and Criminology
- Crime and Popular Culture
- Cognitive Psychology
- Criminological Thought
- Measuring Crime
- Social Psychology
- Understanding Criminological Fieldwork
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Contemporary Issues in Policing
- Financial Crime
- Organised Crime
- Forensic and Criminological Psychology
- Prisons, Punishment and Society
- Clinical Psychology
- Cognition: From Laboratory Research to Everyday Behaviour
- Crime and Media
- Criminology Dissertation
- Current Directions in Social Psychology
- Cyberpsychology
- Drugs, Crime and Society
- Gendered Harm and Justice
- Green Criminology
- Hate Crime
- Sex Crimes and Sexual Offending
- Crimes and Harms of the Powerful
- Innovations in Developmental Psychology
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminology and Psychology at Lancaster University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £23,000 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,500 and £33,000. The £26,500 median after five years is £1,000 less than the UK median for Psychology.
What do graduates of BA Criminology and Psychology at Lancaster University do next?
75% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Criminology and Psychology at Lancaster University?
95% 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 Psychology at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 148 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Criminology and Psychology at Lancaster University?
84% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 120 offers from 143 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BA Criminology and Psychology at Lancaster University?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.