BA Criminology and Social Policy
About this course
BA in Sociology and Social Policy. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Historical Research, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 33 points overall, including 6,5,5 at Higher Level.
What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 94%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 100%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 87%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
Most common jobs
- Welfare Professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 13%
- Finance Professionals: 9%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 7%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 82%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 69%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 57%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Access course: 5%
Modules
- Introducing Criminology
- Introducing Social Policy
- Themes and Issues in Social Policy
- Crime and Society
- Rethinking Society
- The Sociological Imagination
- Visualising the Social World
- Digital Society
- Welfare in Theory and Practice
- Qualitative Research Skills
- Criminological Theory
- Quantitative Research Skills
- Questions for an Ageing World
- Policing and Society
- Theory Counts
- Justice and Conflict
- State Violence, Resistance and Justice
- Policy Briefing Paper
- Disability and Society
- Punishment, Penal Policy and Prison
- Youth, Crime and Criminal Justice
- Psychological Perspectives on Crime
- Gender, Family and Social Policy: Comparative Perspective
- Criminology Across Borders
- Social Identity: Differences and Inequalities
- Modelling the Social World
- The cultural politics of memory in a global perspective
- The sociology of protest and revolution
- Trauma Informed Justice
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminology and Social Policy at Queen's University Belfast earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £31,000. The £27,000 median after fifteen months is £1,000 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Criminology and Social Policy at Queen's University Belfast do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Criminology and Social Policy at Queen's University Belfast?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Criminology and Social Policy at Queen's University Belfast?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 33 points in the IB. The average entrant had 137 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Criminology and Social Policy at Queen's University Belfast?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.