BSc Politics and International Studies with Criminology
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sociology and Politics and International Relations. Core topics include Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course runs over four years full-time, with a study abroad year available at a partner institution.
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What students say
Based on about 11 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 79%
- Learning opportunities: 81%
- Assessment and feedback: 78%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 55%
- Learning resources: 82%
- Student voice: 65%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 100%
Modules
- Understanding Crime, Harm and Deviance
- The Criminal Justice System
- Introduction to Government and Public Policy
- Political Ideologies
- Foundations of Politics and International Studies
- Power and Politics in the UK and Ireland
- International Relations
- Political Thought: Text and Context
- British Politics: Race, Class, and Policy
- Politics in Practice: Skills, Experience and Employability
- Policing and Society
- Environmental Crime
- State Crime
- Victims of Crime
- Young People, Crime and Harms
- Understanding Punishment
- Terrorism and Political Violence
- Policing & the Law
- The Politics of Ireland since Partition
- Contemporary European Politics
- The Comparative Politics of Democracy and Dictatorship
- Populism
- Restorative Justice
- Exploring Crime and the Media
- Politics Study Abroad
- Diploma in Professional Practice
- Prisons, Punishment and Power
- Research Skills and Dissertation Preparation
- Dissertation
- Crime, Social Order and Social Control
- Drugs and Crime
- Gender, Crime and Justice
- Cybercrime
- Corporate Crime
- Life After Crime and Criminal Justice
- Surveillance and the Law
- Memory and the Nation
- Conflict Transformation and Peace
- Politics of Deeply Divided Societies
- The Politics of Identity
- Crime and the Media
- Terrorism and Political Violence
- Psychology and Crime
- Green Criminology and Environmental Crime
- Global Crime
- Migration, 'Race' and Ethnicity
Questions about this course
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Politics and International Studies with Criminology at Ulster University?
79% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Politics and International Studies with Criminology at Ulster University?
The average entrant had 115 UCAS points.
Does BSc Politics and International Studies with Criminology at Ulster University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Politics and International Studies with Criminology at Ulster University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.