BA Criminology
About this course
BA (Hons) in Sociology, covering social structures, inequality, and the criminal justice system. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Human Behaviour, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course includes a comparative criminology virtual exchange with Clemson University in the USA. Modules address roles in policing, criminal justice, policy, and social services.
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Entry requirements
A level: BCC to BBC IB: 29 points overall.
What students say
Based on about 45 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 75%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 68%
- Academic support: 78%
- Organisation and management: 73%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 61%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 120 students who started
- Continued on course: 84%
- Gained a higher qualification: 2%
- Left higher education: 12%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 3%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 135 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 15%
- East Midlands: 35%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 22%
- London: 7%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 70 students who started
- A levels: 87%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
- Other qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- 'Tank Town:' A Case study Introduction to Research Methods
- Becoming a Criminologist
- Crime and the Media
- Inequality and Society
- Introduction to Social Policy
- Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
- Skills for Social and Political Sciences
- Just Space: Building Equity and Inclusion
- Key Social Science Concepts
- Applying Criminology
- Law Enforcement and Human Rights
- Researching in Social & Political Sciences
- Working in Criminology and the Criminal Justice System
- (Re)Reading the Sociological Canon I
- (Re)reading the Sociological Canon II
- Comparative Criminology Virtual Exchange: Criminal Justice Policy Analysis in the USA and UK
- Conceptualising Sex Work
- Debating Welfare States
- Education: Inequalities, Immobility and Life Chances
- Ideology into Practice
- Model United Nations
- Nations and Nationalism
- Organised Crime in Global Perspective
- Policing and Society
- Power, Sex and Sexuality
- Psychology in the Criminal Justice Process
- Resilience and disaster management
- Social and Political Sciences Work Placement Year
- Social Engagement and Activism
- Social Policy and the Third Sector
- Strategic Studies
- The Vigilant State: intelligence and national security
- Transnational Security Studies
- Understanding Domestic Abuse
- Understanding the City
- Work and Society
- Youth Justice
- Youth, Deviance and Society
- Harm, Power and Justice
- Independent Study (Social Science)
- Penology and Penal Policy
- Analysing Policy Futures: Power and Progress
- Becoming a Data Analyst
- Body Politics
- Children, Families and the State
- Contemporary Social Theories and Approaches
- Counselling and Guidance Skills
- Drugs and Society
- Emotions in Everyday Social Life
- Experiencing Prison
- Extremism, Terrorism and Counterterrorism
- Gender and Violence
- Green Criminology
- Housing Crisis, Continuity and Change
- International Human Rights (Social Sciences)
- Life After Prison: Reintegration and Rehabilitation
- Masculinity, Gender and Power
- Migration and Borders in the UK and Europe
- Policing Crime and Deviance: UK and Beyond
- Policing in Practice
- Race and Racism
- Understanding and Responding to Homicide
- Understanding Multiculturalism and Policy Practices
- War Crimes and Genocide
- Working in Education and Children's Services
- Working With People in Adult Social Care Settings
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminology at University of Lincoln earn?
The median salary is £22,500 after 3 years, £25,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,500 and £30,000. The £25,500 median after five years is £1,000 less than the UK median for Sociology.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Criminology at University of Lincoln?
75% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Criminology at University of Lincoln?
The typical offer is BCC at A level, or 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 104 UCAS points.
Does BA Criminology at University of Lincoln include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Criminology at University of Lincoln?
84% of students continued into their second year, and 12% left higher education.