BSc Criminology and Social Policy,
About this course
BSc in Sociology and Social Policy, combining criminology with social policy. Core topics include research methods in criminology and social policy. Modules cover victimology, penology, health policy, policing, social justice, and justice for children. The programme culminates in a final-year dissertation.
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What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 97%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 98%
- Learning resources: 83%
- Student voice: 90%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 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 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 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Modules
- The Sociological & Criminological Imagination
- Introducing Social Policy: Key Concepts and History
- Being a Social Scientist
- Victims and Victimology
- Criminology, Crime and Society
- Principles and Challenges for Social Policy
- Research Methods in Criminology
- Health Policy
- Devolution, Policy Making and Social Change
- Penology and Punishment
- Poverty and Social Justice
- Developing and Planning a Research Project
- Crime, Drugs and Alcohol
- Media, Crime & Criminal Justice
- The Criminal State: International Issues
- Principles of Social Policy
- The Family and Children: Ethics and Policy
- Dissertation
- Critical Challenges in Justice for Children
- Sexual Crimes
- Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice
- Core and Critical Issues in Policing
- Homicide: Criminalising Death and Dying
- Social Movements, Social Policy and Social Change
- Race and Nation
- Understanding the sex industry: Theory, policy and practice
- Who’s in, who’s out? Inclusion and Exclusion: Socio/Criminological Perspectives
- 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 Social Policy, 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 Social Policy, 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 Social Policy, at Swansea University?
97% 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 Social Policy, at Swansea University?
The average entrant had 123 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Criminology and Social Policy, at Swansea University?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.