BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice
About this course
The BSc (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice is an undergraduate degree exploring the sociological and legal dimensions of crime, harm, deviance, and the operation of legal institutions. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course begins in the first year with foundational compulsory modules such as Skills for Criminology Students, Understanding Crime, Harm and Deviance, The Criminal Justice System, and Theories of Crime, Harm and Criminalisation, alongside legal and forensic introductions. Year 3 advances the curriculum through compulsory study in Policing and Society, State Crime, Research Methods for Criminologists, and Applied Criminology. Optional modules across intermediate and final stages allow students to investigate diverse specialised areas such as Environmental Crime, Terrorism and Political Violence, Cybercrime, Corporate Crime, Psychology and Crime, and Migration, 'Race' and Ethnicity. Students can also undertake a dissertation module to conduct an independent critical investigation into a chosen criminological topic.
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What students say
Based on about 21 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 98%
- Learning opportunities: 97%
- Assessment and feedback: 95%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 94%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 120 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 31%
- Gained a higher qualification: 49%
- Left higher education: 20%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
Most common jobs
- Process, plant and machine operatives: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 15%
- Caring personal services: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 85%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 75%
Who gets in
Based on about 125 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 2%
- No formal qualifications: 98%
Modules
- Skills for Criminology Students
- Understanding Crime, Harm and Deviance
- The Criminal Justice System
- Theories of Crime, Harm and Criminalisation
- Law for Criminologists
- From Crime Scene to Court
- Policing and Society
- State Crime
- Research Methods for Criminologists
- Applied Criminology
- Environmental Crime
- Victims of Crime
- Young People, Crime and Harms
- Understanding Punishment
- Terrorism and Political Violence
- Policing & the Law
- The Comparative Politics of Democracy and Dictatorship
- Restorative Justice
- Exploring Crime and the Media
- Policy for Children and Families
- Lived Experience and Criminal Justice
- Drugs and Crime
- Gender, Crime and Justice
- Prisons, Punishment and Power
- Cybercrime
- Corporate Crime
- Life After Crime and Criminal Justice
- Surveillance and the Law
- Conflict Transformation and Peace
- Crime and the Media
- Dissertation
- Terrorism and Political Violence
- Psychology and Crime
- Green Criminology and Environmental Crime
- Crime, Social Order and Social Control
- Global Crime
- Research Methods
- Applied Problem Solving
- Restorative Justice
- Preparing for your Criminology Dissertation
- Migration, 'Race' and Ethnicity
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice at Ulster University earn?
The median salary is £34,000 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £28,000 and £39,000. The £34,000 median after fifteen months is £8,000 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice at Ulster University do next?
80% 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 Ulster University?
98% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
How many students continue on BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice at Ulster University?
31% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.