BSc Criminology
Manchester Metropolitan University
About this course
BSc (Hons) Criminology is a criminology degree that examines the causes of crime, criminal justice processes, and the societal impacts of law-breaking. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Social & Cultural Analysis. Students can choose a four-year route with an optional placement year. The first year covers foundational principles through Crime and Society, Global Social Justice, and Working with Data and Evidence. The second year develops methodological skills through Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, Decoding Crime, and Criminology and Sociology in Practice. In the final year, students complete the Independent Criminological Research Project and Futures in Criminology, and may choose to specialise in Justice Studies, Quantitative Methods, or Global Youth Justice. Optional modules allow further study in areas such as digital culture, spatial crime analysis, and drug studies.
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Entry requirements
A level: BCC IB: IB Diploma with minimum 26 points overall or 104 UCAS Tariff points from three Higher Level subjects. If you plan to meet the Level 2 course requirements through your IB Diploma you will need to achieve Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 5 in English and Higher Level 4 or Standard Level 4 in Mathematics
Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BSc Criminology (CRM1) at Manchester Metropolitan University for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is BCC at A level.
What students say
Based on about 176 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 89%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 86%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 230 students who started
- Continued on course: 92%
- Gained a higher qualification: 1%
- Left higher education: 7%
What graduates do next
Based on about 88 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 73%
- Working and studying: 7%
- Further study: 7%
- Unemployed: 7%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 19%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Sales occupations: 8%
- Protective service occupations: 6%
- Administrative occupations: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 72%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 52%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 360 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 61%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 8%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 4%
- South East: 1%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 4%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 235 students who started
- A levels: 97%
- Access course: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Crime and Society
- Interactive Learning Skills and Communication
- Global Social Justice
- Criminology and Sociology in Action
- Working with Data and Evidence
- Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods
- Decoding Crime
- Criminology and Sociology in Practice
- Youth in Crisis? Young People, Crime and Justice
- Global Turning Points
- Exploring Violence and Social Harms
- Drug Markets, Policy and the Public Good
- Crimes of the Powerful: States, Corporations, and Organised Crime
- Intimate Relationships and Personal Life
- Futures in Criminology
- Independent Criminological Research Project
- The Politics of Imprisonment
- Independent Youth Justice Project
- Applied Quantitative Project
- Becoming a Quantitative Researcher
- The Justice Portfolio
- Crime, Power, and Justice
- Body, Sexuality and Culture
- Digital Culture, Media and Society
- Criminal Justice Today
- Space, Place And Crime
- Qualitative Research Methods in Action
- Delivering Justice for Women
- Class Conflict: Capitalism, Inequality And Resistance
- World in Crisis: Change, Justice and Hope
- Global Youth (In)Justice
- Global Drug Studies
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 15 months, £21,000 after 3 years, £23,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £29,000. The £23,500 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BSc Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University do next?
88% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University?
89% 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 Manchester Metropolitan University?
The typical offer is BCC at A level, or 26 points in the IB. The average entrant had 112 UCAS points.
Does BSc Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University?
92% of students continued into their second year, and 7% left higher education.