BA Criminology (Study Abroad)
About this course
BA Hons in Criminology (Study Abroad), a sociology degree centred on the study of crime, criminal justice systems, and related social behaviours. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Policy Analysis, Historical Research, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students spend the third year studying abroad at an international partner university. The first year introduces foundational subjects through compulsory modules such as Explaining Criminology, Exploring the Criminal Justice System, Crime and Popular Culture, A Brief History of Crime and Criminology, and Doing Criminology: How We Know About Crime, alongside a wide variety of optional choices. The second year deepens analytical capabilities through core studies including Criminological Thought, Measuring Crime, and Understanding Criminological Fieldwork, alongside optional modules covering topics such as youth justice, organised crime, cybercrime, policing, and financial crime. The final year focuses on advanced criminological issues through core learning in Prisons, Punishment and Society. Students can also select from optional modules exploring areas like green criminology, drug use, crimes of the powerful, gendered harm, hate crime, sex crimes, and can 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
What students say
Based on about 49 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 79%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 95 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 92%
- Left higher education: 7%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 32 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 73%
- Working and studying: 7%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 8%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Protective service occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- 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 110 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 93%
- Baccalaureate: 2%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Explaining Criminology
- Exploring the Criminal Justice System
- Crime and Popular Culture
- A Brief History of Crime and Criminology
- Doing Criminology: How We Know About Crime
- Thinking Sociologically
- Researching Society: Principles and Practices
- Contemporary Social Issues 1: Power, Inequality and Everyday Life
- Handling Historical Evidence
- Medieval and Early Modern Worlds
- Global Challenges in World Politics
- Origins and Foundations of International Relations
- Foundations of Language
- English across Space and Time
- Understanding Media and Culture
- Transformations in Digital Media
- Knowledge and Reality in a Complex World
- History of Philosophy: Ideas that Shaped the West
- Parties, Populism and Protest
- Developmental Psychology and Neuropsychology
- Criminological Thought
- Measuring Crime
- Understanding Criminological Fieldwork
- Youth Justice
- Organised Crime
- Cybercrime and Cybercriminality
- Contemporary Issues in Policing
- Financial Crime
- Transnational Debates on Gender and Society
- Welfare States: Poverty, Policy and Politics
- Language and Creativity in Advertising
- Global Superpowers
- Politics of the Global South
- Visual Cultures
- Your Year Abroad
- Prisons, Punishment and Society
- Green Criminology
- Drugs, Crime and Society
- Crimes and Harms of the Powerful
- Gendered Harm and Justice
- Hate Crime
- Crime and Media
- Sex Crimes and Sexual Offending
- Criminology Dissertation
- Advanced Sociological Theories and Applications
- Health, Bodies and Social Reproduction
- The Politics of Crises and the Future of Governance
- The Politics of Borders and Migration
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminology (Study Abroad) 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 the same as the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Criminology (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Criminology (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University?
92% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Criminology (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 134 UCAS points.
Does BA Criminology (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Criminology (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University?
92% of students continued into their second year, and 7% left higher education.