BSc Criminology with Counselling
About this course
BSc (Hons) Criminology with Counselling, a social science degree exploring the relationship between crime, society, the criminal justice system and psychotherapeutic practices. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Ethics & Professional Practice. Students complete an independent dissertation in the final year and undertake work-based learning to connect academic concepts with professional environments. The first year establishes foundations through modules such as Contemporary Challenges in Crime and Society, Counselling and Psychotherapeutic Approaches, Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Social Justice in Action, Therapy, Ethics and Human Rights, and Understanding Criminology. The second year builds upon this with Intermediate Counselling Skills - 1, Intermediate Counselling Skills - 2, Theoretical Criminology, Critical Perspectives on Policing, Critical Victimology, Environmental Justice, Human Rights, Genocide and Resistance, Internet, Risk and Security, Violence in Society, Research Problems and Methods: Qualitatively better, and Research Problems and Methods: Making it count. In the final year, students examine core areas through modules including Dissertation, Work: Practice and Reflection, Crime, Society and Racialisation, Probation and Rehabilitation, Migration and Socio-Legal Dynamics, and Critical Approaches to (Counter) Terrorism. Optional modules allow specialisation in areas such as Counselling and Mental Health, Bereavement and Loss, Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice, Prisons and Punishment, The Criminal Justice Process, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Skills, and Expressive Therapies.
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Entry requirements
GCSE: English Language and Maths at Grade 4/C or above (or equivalent). You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below. UCAS tariff: 104 UCAS points A level: 104 UCAS points BTEC: DMM T level: Merit Foundation Degree: Applicants will be considered for entry into first year. Access to HE: 104 UCAS points from 45 credits at Level 3 Scottish Highers: 104 UCAS points Irish Leaving Certificate: 104 UCAS points IB: 30 points.
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What students say
Based on about 14 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 94%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 81%
- Organisation and management: 69%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 62%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 64 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 67%
- Working and studying: 14%
- Further study: 4%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Therapy professionals: 47%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 12%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Caring personal services: 5%
- Elementary occupations: 3%
- Find their work meaningful: 84%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 69%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 77%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 375 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 87%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 1%
- South West: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Access course: 20%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Contemporary Challenges in Crime and Society
- Counselling and Psychotherapeutic Approaches
- Criminal Justice and Human Rights
- Social Justice in Action
- Therapy, Ethics and Human Rights
- Understanding Criminology
- Theoretical Criminology
- Intermediate Counselling Skills - 1
- Intermediate Counselling Skills - 2
- Research Problems and Methods: Qualitatively better
- Research Problems and Methods: Making it count
- Critical Perspectives on Policing
- Critical Victimology
- Environmental Justice
- Human Rights, Genocide and Resistance
- Internet, Risk and Security
- Violence in Society
- Dissertation
- Work: Practice and Reflection
- Crime, Society and Racialisation
- Probation and Rehabilitation
- Migration and Socio-Legal Dynamics
- Critical Approaches to (Counter) Terrorism
- Counselling and Mental Health
- Bereavement and Loss
- Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice
- Prisons and Punishment
- The Criminal Justice Process
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Skills
- Expressive Therapies
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Criminology with Counselling at University of Salford earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £22,000 after 3 years, £25,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £33,000. The £25,500 median after five years is £4,000 less than the UK median for Counselling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy.
What do graduates of BSc Criminology with Counselling at University of Salford do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Criminology with Counselling at University of Salford?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Criminology with Counselling at University of Salford?
The typical offer is 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 116 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Criminology with Counselling at University of Salford?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.