BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice,
About this course
BSc in Sociology, combining criminological and criminal justice perspectives. Core topics include research methods. The programme includes a final-year dissertation and covers specialist areas such as victimology, penology, and policing. Modules explore crime, deviance, and the role of criminal justice institutions in contemporary society.
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What students say
Based on about 30 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 89%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 110 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 62%
- Working and studying: 13%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 7%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 11%
- Elementary occupations: 11%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 8%
- Sales occupations: 8%
- Finance Professionals: 7%
- Find their work meaningful: 78%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 61%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 49%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 475 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 3%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 15%
- South East: 14%
- South West: 12%
- Wales: 45%
Who gets in
Based on about 50 students who started
- A levels: 90%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Modules
- Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
- The Sociological & Criminological Imagination
- Being a Social Scientist
- Victims and Victimology
- Who makes the rules? Law, Decision-Making and Human Rights
- Criminology, Crime and Society
- Research Methods in Criminology
- Criminological Theory: Content and Application
- Applied Offender Rehabilitation
- Devolution, Policy Making and Social Change
- Developing and Planning a Research Project
- Penology and Punishment
- Crime, Drugs and Alcohol
- Media, Crime & Criminal Justice
- The Criminal State: International Issues
- Culture as Deviance
- Critical Challenges in Justice for Children
- Sexual Crimes
- Dissertation
- Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice
- International Comparative Criminology
- Core and Critical Issues in Policing
- Homicide: Criminalising Death and Dying
- Risk in Modern Society
- Understanding the sex industry: Theory, policy and practice
- Understanding & Countering Terrorism & Violent Extremism
- Social and Environmental Harms
- Critical Criminology of Sports and Leisure
- Crime and the Limits of Free Speech
- Illegal Economies
- Probation and Community Justice: Policy, Practice and Partnerships
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice, at Swansea University earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £24,500 after 3 years, £31,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,500 and £41,500. The £31,500 median after five years is £5,000 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice, at Swansea University 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 and Criminal Justice, at Swansea University?
89% 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 Criminal Justice, at Swansea University?
The average entrant had 122 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice, at Swansea University?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.