BSc Criminology
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Criminology, a sociology degree exploring crime, deviance, the criminal justice system, and the societal responses to offending behaviour. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, and Policy Analysis. The curriculum is available as a three-year full-time route or a four-year option incorporating a professional placement year. The first year establishes fundamental concepts through compulsory modules such as Social Research, Sociological Imagination in the Contemporary World, Introduction Criminology, An Introduction to the Criminal Justice System, and Crime, Media and Moral Panic, alongside various optional choices. The second year progresses into specialized areas with compulsory study in Advanced Research Methods A, Criminological Theory, Crime Prevention, Doing Quantitative Research, Intoxication and Society, and Understanding Punishment, paired with additional optional modules. The final year centers on independent research through the Criminology Dissertation, supported by compulsory modules in Youth Justice and Rehabilitation and Recovery, alongside further optional modules spanning forensic psychology, gender, and social policy.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 (6,5,5 HL) BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDM BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus one A level at Grade B BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades BB
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 78%: 384 offers from 490 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 29 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 91%
- Academic support: 99%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 89%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 60 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 37 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 74%
- Working and studying: 8%
- Further study: 7%
- Unemployed: 9%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 21%
- Elementary occupations: 11%
- Teaching Professionals: 11%
- Administrative occupations: 7%
- Sports and fitness occupations: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- East Midlands: 20%
- West Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 20%
- London: 30%
- South East: 20%
- South West: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 65 students who started
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Social Research
- Sociological Imagination in the Contemporary World
- Introduction Criminology
- An Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
- Crime, Media and Moral Panic
- Self and Identity
- Gaming Cultures
- Politics and Government
- Sociology, Culture and Public Life
- Social Harm, Crime and Policy
- Families, Relationships and Communities
- University-wide Language Programme
- Advanced Research Methods A
- Criminological Theory
- Crime Prevention
- Doing Quantitative Research
- Intoxication and Society
- Understanding Punishment
- Political Psychology
- Your Future Career: Preparing for the World of Work
- Critical Security Studies
- Women and Crime: Victims, Offenders and Survivors
- Psychological Disorders in Society
- Media, Culture and Crime
- Inequalities Across the Life Course
- University-wide Language Programme
- Criminology Dissertation
- Youth Justice
- Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Forensic Psychology
- Gender, Intersectionality and Society
- Violence and Violent Crime
- Health, the Body and Culture
- Poverty, Pay and Living Standards
- University-wide Language Programme
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Criminology at Loughborough University earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £26,500 after 3 years, £33,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,000 and £40,500. The £33,500 median after five years is £7,000 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BSc Criminology at Loughborough University do next?
89% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Criminology at Loughborough University?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Criminology at Loughborough University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 132 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Criminology at Loughborough University?
78% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 384 offers from 490 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BSc Criminology at Loughborough University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BSc Criminology at Loughborough University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.