BA Criminology
About this course
BA (Honours) in Sociology, with a focus on criminology and social justice. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Policy Analysis, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The course offers a sandwich placement year or a study abroad option in the second year. Students complete a 'Real World Project' and engage with the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice.
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Entry requirements
UCAS points: 112 A level: BBC at A Level. BTEC: DMM in BTEC Extended Diploma. T level: Merit overall from a T level Qualification
What students say
Based on about 46 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 77%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 66%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 69%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 125 students who started
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 360 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 13%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 47%
- East Midlands: 24%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 3%
- South East: 1%
- South West: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 105 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Access course: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Contemporary Criminological Foundations
- Contemporary Criminological Practice
- Understanding And Researching Crime And Social Harm
- Professional Practice On Placement
- Real World Practice
- Study Abroad - Institute Of Law And Justice
- Undergraduate Sandwich Placement Applied Professional Diploma
- 21St Century Security Threats: Crime, Crisis Or Tragedy
- Comparative Criminal Justice
- Controversies Of Policing
- Crime, Harm And Social Justice
- Gender, Power And The State
- Pathways To Change
- Punishment And Practice In Context
- Real World Project
- Real World Research
- Sex, Gender And Violence
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Criminology at Sheffield Hallam University earn?
The median salary is £21,000 after 3 years, £25,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,500 and £30,500. The £25,500 median after five years is £1,000 less than the UK median for Sociology.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Criminology at Sheffield Hallam University?
77% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Criminology at Sheffield Hallam University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 105 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Criminology at Sheffield Hallam University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.