Criminology with Foundation Year

Keele University
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time including foundation year 4 Years Sociology

A-Level Entry

See entry requirements

UCAS Points

40 points

Avg. Graduate Salary

£24,500

About this course

Foundation Year Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.

International Students For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/

Criminology

Keele pioneered the teaching of undergraduate Criminology in the UK and has since delivered a research-led programme combining theoretical understandings of crime with practical application of this knowledge. With links to various criminal justice agencies, you will benefit from networks with the police, probation services and prisons to explore real-world scenarios and prepare for a career across a range of sectors. We are proud to be at the forefront of active research, making a difference in society.

Why choose this course?

  • Keele pioneered the teaching of undergraduate Criminology in the UK

  • Global Top 300 for Social Sciences (Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings, 2022)

  • Benefit from real-world industry experience with a placement year opportunity

  • A chance to broaden your horizons and study abroad at a partner university

  • No. 1 in the UK. Britain's best university, as ranked by students (Student Crowd University Awards, 2022)

    Pioneers of undergraduate teaching of Criminology in the UK, Keele provides a modern, research informed programme, taught by active criminological researchers. From day one, you will explore themes of crime control, justice, victimisation and harm through contemporary case studies, building your awareness across a range of different perspectives.

    Our Criminology programme draws from diverse social and human sciences to offer a comprehensive understanding of the 'crime problem', emphasising problem-based learning, allowing you to apply your knowledge to real-world issues, challenges and situations relating to crime and social justice.

    This programme is designed to equip you with transferable skills to make a positive social impact as an independent scholar and critical thinker, working effectively with peers and practitioners on collaborative group projects. You will build a personal sense of social and ethical responsibility and the skills to strive for, and enact, social change.

    About Keele Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.

    We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.

    Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.

    • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades See entry requirements
    UCAS Tariff Points 40 points

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    1162 Senior police officers
    2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
    2462 Probation officers
    3314 Prison service officers (below principal officer)
    3312 Police officers (sergeant and below)
    4113 Officers of non-governmental organisations

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
    Study Mode
    Full-time including foundation year
    Duration
    4 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Keele
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Sociology
    Avg. Graduate Salary
    £24,500

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    Keele University

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