BA Criminal Justice and Criminology
About this course
BA in Criminal Justice and Criminology, a sociology and social policy degree focused on the study of crime, legal systems, and societal responses. Core topics include Statistics, Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students can apply to join the Quantitative Research Methods pathway at the end of the second year. The first year covers core foundations through Criminal Justice Study and Research Skills, Understanding Crime and Criminology, Crime, Inequality and Social Issues, Introduction to Criminal Law, and Introduction to Criminal Justice. The second year examines Crime Prevention and Crime Science, Criminology: Theories and Concepts, Policing, and Researching Crime and Criminal Justice, with optional modules such as Truth, Lies and Crime and International Human Rights Law. The third year involves compulsory studies in Transnational and Comparative Criminology, Penology, and a Final Year Project alongside quantitative research methods, while optional topics include State Crime and Immorality and Global Terrorism and Violence.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB BTEC: DDD IB: 35 overall (6,5,5 higher).
Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BA Criminal Justice and Criminology (MM29) at the University of Leeds for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is AAB at A level.
What students say
Based on about 22 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 84%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 93%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 87%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 72 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 71%
- Working and studying: 7%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 22%
- Administrative occupations: 12%
- Elementary occupations: 8%
- Teaching Professionals: 8%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 67%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 44%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 6%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 45%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 19%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 6%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 50 students who started
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Criminal Justice Study and Research Skills
- Understanding Crime and Criminology
- Crime, Inequality and Social Issues
- Introduction to Criminal Law
- Introduction to Criminal Justice
- Crime Prevention and Crime Science
- Criminology: Theories and Concepts
- Policing
- Researching Crime and Criminal Justice
- Truth, Lies and Crime
- Social Sciences and Emergencies: Contexts, Theories and Approaches
- International Human Rights Law
- Crime, Race and Ethnicity
- International Law
- Gender and Society
- Transnational and Comparative Criminology
- Penology
- Final Year Project
- Quantitative Social Research I
- Quantitative Social Research II: Advance Statistical Modelling and Crime Data
- Final Year Quantitative Project
- State Crime and Immorality
- Social Sciences and Emergencies: Case Studies & Critical Analysis
- Disability Law
- Disability and Development
- Crime, Law and Social Change: Crime and Criminal Justice in Historical Perspective
- Global Terrorism and Violence
- Gender and the Law
- Gender, Technologies and the Body
- Cyberlaw: Law and the Regulation of the Information Society
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminal Justice and Criminology at University of Leeds earn?
The median salary is £28,500 after 15 months, £25,500 after 3 years, £28,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,000 and £39,000. The £28,500 median after five years is £2,000 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Criminal Justice and Criminology at University of Leeds 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 Criminal Justice and Criminology at University of Leeds?
84% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Criminal Justice and Criminology at University of Leeds?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 143 UCAS points.
Does BA Criminal Justice and Criminology at University of Leeds include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Criminal Justice and Criminology at University of Leeds?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.