BSc Criminology and Sociology,
About this course
BSc in Sociology, studied alongside Criminology as an integrated programme. Core topics include Research Methods, with dedicated modules covering both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The course offers flexibility to focus more heavily on either discipline, and includes a dissertation and a research project in later years.
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What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 95%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 95%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 94%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
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 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Modules
- The Sociological & Criminological Imagination
- Being a Social Scientist
- Individuals and Society
- Victims and Victimology
- Who makes the rules? Law, Decision-Making and Human Rights
- Introduction to Sociology
- Interrogating Quantitative Social Science Methods
- Citizenship and Surveillance
- Interrogating Qualitative Social Science Methods
- Applied Offender Rehabilitation
- Investigating Gender
- 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
- Poverty and Social Justice
- Education, Policy and Society
- Contemporary Moral Controversies
- Culture as Deviance
- Who’s in, who’s out? Inclusion and Exclusion: Socio/Criminological Perspectives
- Critical Challenges in Justice for Children
- Sexual Crimes
- Dissertation
- Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice
- Core and Critical Issues in Policing
- Philosophy, Mental Health and Illness
- Homicide: Criminalising Death and Dying
- Black Mirror Sociology: Technology and Society
- 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
- Social Movements, Social Policy and Social Change
- Illegal Economies
- Probation and Community Justice: Policy, Practice and Partnerships
- Race and Nation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Criminology and Sociology, 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 Sociology, 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 Sociology, at Swansea University?
93% 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 Sociology, at Swansea University?
The average entrant had 134 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Criminology and Sociology, at Swansea University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.