BSc Criminology and Psychology with a Year in Industry
Royal Holloway, University of London
About this course
BSc in Psychology and Sociology, co-taught by the Department of Law and Criminology and the Department of Psychology. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Human Behaviour, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The degree is accredited by the British Psychological Society, with graduates eligible for Graduate and/or Chartered Membership. An optional industry placement year is available, and an empirical dissertation project is required for BPS membership.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB-ABB (Required subjects: We require English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4 (C)) IB: 6,6,5 at Higher Level subjects or with a minimum of 34 points overall.
What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 75%
- Assessment and feedback: 71%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 81%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 69%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 57 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 66%
- Working and studying: 14%
- Further study: 7%
- Unemployed: 7%
Most common jobs
- Caring personal services: 13%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 11%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 9%
- Therapy professionals: 8%
- Find their work meaningful: 89%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 62%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 30%
- South East: 40%
- South West: 5%
- Wales: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Understanding Individuals and Groups
- Understanding Neuroscience
- Criminal Justice System
- Introduction to Criminology
- Understanding Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Understanding Perception and Cognition
- Academic Integrity
- Developmental Psychology
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Key Perspectives and Debates in Criminology
- Brain and Behaviour
- Social Psychology
- Research Methods and Data Analysis for Psychologists
- Year in Industry
- Dissertation
- Cognitive Psychology
- Adult Psychopathology
- Advanced Developmental Psychology
- Communication in the Social World
- Crime and Literature
- Crime, Media and Culture
- Drugs, Crime and Society
- Occupational and Organisational Psychology
- Psychology of Brain Injury
- Psychology of Love, Death and Meaning
- Sentencing and Penal Policy
- Terrorism Studies Part 1
- Youth in Society: Deviance and Delinquency
- Community Sentences and Community Safety
- Health Care: Criminological and Sociological Perspectives
- Race, Crime and Justice
- Criminal and Forensic Psychology
- Criminologists in Action
- Cybercrime
- Developmental Disorders
- Educational Psychology
- Health Psychology and Wellbeing
- Social Psychology in the Real World
- Social and Affective Neuroscience
- Terrorism Studies Part 2
- Youth in Society: Culture, Subculture & Transgression
- Children, Society and Risk
- Crimes of the Powerful
- Gender, Sexuality and Crime
- Interpersonal violence and harm
- Policing Turning Points: Scandals and Reform
- Prisons
- Race, Ethnicity and Migration
- Victims and Witnesses
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Criminology and Psychology with a Year in Industry at Royal Holloway, University of London earn?
The median salary is £28,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £28,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,500 and £34,000. The £28,500 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Psychology.
What do graduates of BSc Criminology and Psychology with a Year in Industry at Royal Holloway, University of London do next?
86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Criminology and Psychology with a Year in Industry at Royal Holloway, University of London?
83% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Criminology and Psychology with a Year in Industry at Royal Holloway, University of London?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 127 UCAS points.
Is BSc Criminology and Psychology with a Year in Industry at Royal Holloway, University of London accredited?
Yes. Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Does BSc Criminology and Psychology with a Year in Industry at Royal Holloway, University of London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Criminology and Psychology with a Year in Industry at Royal Holloway, University of London?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.