BA Criminology and Sociology
About this course
BA in Sociology, examining social life and human behaviour alongside criminology. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Social & Cultural Analysis, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The curriculum spans diverse subjects from digital technology and social inequalities to criminal justice systems, victimisation, and transitional justice across international contexts.
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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 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 98%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 98%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 97%
- Student voice: 91%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
What graduates do next
Based on about 214 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 73%
- Working and studying: 11%
- Further study: 8%
- Unemployed: 2%
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 30 students who started
- A levels: 85%
- Access course: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Modules
- Rethinking Society
- The Sociological Imagination
- Introducing Criminology
- Digital Society
- Crime and Society
- Introducing Social Policy
- Visualising the Social World
- Qualitative Research Skills
- Quantitative Research Skills
- Policing and Society
- The Power of Social Theory
- Northern Ireland: Identities, Ideologies & Futures
- Social Inequalities and Diversity
- Criminological Theory
- Crime and the Media
- Theory Counts
- Justice and Conflict
- Exploring Harm & Victimisation
- State Violence, Resistance and Justice
- Level 2 Sociology Careers and Placement Preparation Module
- Punishment, Penal Policy and Prison
- Issues in Contemporary Irish Society
- Youth, Crime and Criminal Justice
- Modern Families: Intimate and Personal Relationships
- Psychological Perspectives on Crime
- Criminology Across Borders
- Religion: Death or Revival?
- Emotion, Power, and Politics: The Political Sociology of Emotions, Trump, Brexit, and Populism
- 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
- Sociology Placement
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminology and Sociology 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 Sociology at Queen's University Belfast do next?
92% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Criminology and Sociology at Queen's University Belfast?
98% 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 Sociology at Queen's University Belfast?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 33 points in the IB. The average entrant had 136 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Criminology and Sociology at Queen's University Belfast?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.