BASS Philosophy and Criminology
About this course
BASS in Philosophy and Criminology, a humanities and social sciences degree exploring the causes of crime alongside philosophical debates concerning knowledge, truth, values, ethics, and morals. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course is available as a three-year standard programme or a four-year option incorporating study abroad or a professional placement. The first year introduces foundational themes through compulsory modules such as Critical Thinking and Engaging With Social Research, alongside a wide range of optional choices covering crime, criminal justice, philosophy, politics, and sociology. In the second year, students build on these foundations by selecting from specialized options exploring policing, punishment, social disorder, Islamic Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Race, and formal logic. Optional study spans diverse subjects including security studies, environmental politics, the anthropology of kinship, and social network analysis, allowing learners to tailor their academic path according to specific interests in philosophy and criminology.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB including at least one of the following A-Level subjects (preference will be given to applicants studying two of these subjects): Accounting; Economics; Finance; Business Studies; Development Studies; Government and Politics; Economic and Social History; Mathematics; Anthropology; Sociology; Philosophy; Religious Studies; English Language; English Literature; Geography; Psychology; Classical Civilisation; History; Archaeology; Communication Studies; Environmental Studies; World Development; Biology; Chemistry; Physics; Modern Languages
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What students say
Based on about 140 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 75%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 77%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 130 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 93%
- Left higher education: 6%
What graduates do next
Based on about 43 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 64%
- Working and studying: 12%
- Further study: 8%
- Unemployed: 9%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 17%
- Administrative occupations: 12%
- Finance Professionals: 11%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 115 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 32%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 7%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 38%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 140 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 91%
- Baccalaureate: 4%
- Foundation course: 4%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Critical Thinking
- Engaging With Social Research
- Crime and Society
- Criminological Research Methods
- Foundations of Criminal Justice
- Psychology, Crime and Criminal Justice
- Making Sense of Criminological Data
- An Introduction to Development Studies
- Microeconomics 1
- Macroeconomics 1
- Criminal Law (Humanities)
- Introduction to Ethics
- Studying Philosophy
- History of Philosophy
- Introduction to Metaphysics and Epistemology
- Introduction to Philosophy of Mind
- Introduction to Comparative Politics
- Making Sense of Politics
- British Politics: Power and the State
- Politics of the Global Economy
- Introduction to International Politics
- Introduction to Political Theory
- Power and Culture: Inequality in Everyday Life
- Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective
- Key Ideas in Social Anthropology
- Intro to Ethnographic Reading
- Regional Studies of Culture: 1
- Regional Studies of Culture: 2
- Introduction to Business Anthropology: Consumers, Companies and Culture
- Digital Sociology
- Environment and Society
- Inequalities in Contemporary British Society
- Contested Foundations of Social Thought
- Contemporary Social Thought
- Global Social Challenges
- Getting Personal: Intimacy and Connectedness in Everyday Life
- Understanding Social Media
- Measuring Inequalities (Unequal Societies)
- Applied Statistics for Social Scientists
- Policing and the Police
- Explaining Crime and Deviance
- Modelling Criminological Data
- Understanding Punishment
- Criminology and Criminal Justice in Action
- Qualitative Research in Criminology
- Understanding Violence and Social Disorder
- Islamic Philosophy
- Philosophy of Religion
- Philosophy of Race
- Formal Logic
- Ethics
- 20th Century Analytical Philosophy
- Philosophy of Science
- Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
- Existentialism
- Hegel and Marx
- Politics by Numbers
- Security Studies
- Questions About International Politics
- Politics & Society in Britain Since 1940: From Blitz to Brexit
- Arguing About Politics: Political Theory in the World
- The Politics of Globalisation
- The Politics of Development
- Gender and Politics in Comparative Perspective
- The Politics of Policy Making
- Ideals of Social Justice
- How to Conduct Politics Research
- Injustice and Resistance
- Environmental Politics
- Comparative West European Politics
- Asia-Pacific Security
- Anthropology of Kinship, Gender and Sex
- Anthropology of Religion
- Political and Economic Anthropology
- The Ethnographer's Craft
- Materiality and Representation
- The Human and the Digital
- Social Network Analysis
- Qualitative Research Design & Methods
- Sustainability, Consumption & Global Responsibilities
- Global Migration
- Social Change in China
- Decolonising Sociology
- Social Class and Inequality in Britain
- Families, Relationships and Everyday Life
- Gender, Sexuality and Culture
- Racism and Ethnicity in the UK
- The Survey Method in Social Research
- Essentials of survey design and analysis
- Applied Statistics for Social Scientists
- Introduction to Population Development & Social Change
- Drugs and Society
- Long Dissertation
- Short Dissertation
- Comparative Criminology
- Journeys out of Offending
- Victims, Crime and Justice
- Understanding and Responding to Organised Crime
- Criminology and Mass Violence
- White-Collar and Corporate Crime
- Crime Mapping: an introduction to GIS and spatial analysis
- The Criminal Psychopath
- Dissertation Semester 1
- Dissertation Semester 2
- Dissertation (40 credit)
- Philosophy of Language
- Metaphysics
- Philosophy of Psychology
- Environmental Philosophy
- Philosophy of Action
- Phenomenology
- Advanced Topics in Aesthetics
- Language & Oppression
- The Politics of the European Union
- Morality and Markets
- The Politics and Philosophy of Nationalism
- Elections and Voters in Britain
- Liberalism and Empire
- Dimensions of Peace and Conflict: Disciplinary and Regional Approaches
- Political Morality and Dirty Hands
- Chinese Politics
- Public Policy Problems
- Gender, War & Militarism
- Africa & Global Politics
- War Memories and Reconciliation in East Asia
- Intimate Geopolitics of Global China
- Understanding Political Choice in Britain
- Knowledge Production in Peace-building: Practices and Processes
- Global Capitalism, Crisis and Revolt
- Contemporary Parliamentary Studies and the British Political Tradition
- Postcolonial Politics
- The International Political Economy of Trade
- Sex, Bodies and Money: Feminist, Queer and Intersectional Political Economy
- United States Foreign Policy: Dominance and Decline in a Complex World
- Race, Ethnicity, Migration
- Ukraine Rises: Democracy, Protest, Identity and War in Comparative Perspective
- Capitalism and Sexuality
- Decolonising Human Rights
- Global Politics of LGBTQ+ Rights
- Development, Conflict, and Democracy in Latin America
- Can Democracy Work?
- Chinese Political Economy in the Reform Era
- The Anthropology of Health and Wellbeing
- The Good Life: An Anthropology of Ethics
- Migrants, Borders and Im/mobilities
- Screening Culture
- Anthropology of Vision, Senses and Memory
- Food and Eating: The Cultural Body
- Extra-Terrestrial Anthropology
- Climate Anthropology
- Sociology of Life and Death
- Sociology of Human Animal Relations
- Cities and Urban Life
- Forced Migration
- Racism and Resistance in Education
- A Sense of Inequality
- Connections matter: Sociological Applications of Social Networks
- Power and Protest
- Social Thought from the Global South
- Art and Society
- Theory & Method in Demography
- Network Analysis
- Answering Social Research Questions with Statistical Models
- Data Science Modelling
- Quantitative Text Analysis in the Social Sciences
- Causal Inference for Policies, Interventions and Experiments
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BASS Philosophy and Criminology at University of Manchester earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £24,500 after 3 years, £32,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £43,500. The £32,000 median after five years is £5,500 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BASS Philosophy and Criminology at University of Manchester do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BASS Philosophy and Criminology at University of Manchester?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BASS Philosophy and Criminology at University of Manchester?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 162 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BASS Philosophy and Criminology at University of Manchester?
93% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.