BSC Criminology [M900]

Academic Year 2024/2025

Campus Aberystwyth

Single Honours scheme - available from 2014/2015

Duration 3 years

Award Eligiblity
Standard Awards

Aberystwyth University Standard Awards

  • Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
  • Sports Bursary
  • Music Bursary
  • International Excellence Scholarship
  • Residential Bursary
  • Aberystwyth Bursary
  • Care Leaver Bursary

Part 1 Rules

Year 1 Core (100 Credits)

Semester 1
LC10120

Legal and Criminal Justice Systems

or
CT10120

System Cyfreithiol a Chyfiawnder Troseddol

LC12220

Introduction to Criminology

or
CT12220

Cyflwyniad i Droseddeg

LC13120

Essential Skills for Criminologists

or
CT13120

Sgiliau Hanfodol ar Gyfer Troseddegwyr

Semester 2
LC10320

Crime Control and Prevention

or
CT10320

Rheoli ac Atal Troseddu

LC10520

Criminal Law

or
CT10520

Cyfraith Droseddol

Year 1 Options

Choose 1 x 20 credit optional module

Semester 2
LC13620

Foundations of Psychology

LC14120

Criminology in Action

or
CT14120

Troseddeg ar Waith

Part 2 Rules

Year 2 Core (40 Credits)

Semester 1
LC26120

Youth Crime and Justice

or
CT26120

Troseddau & Chyfiawnder Ieuenctid

LC26120

Youth Crime and Justice

or
CT26120

Troseddau & Chyfiawnder Ieuenctid

Semester 2
LC25720

Quantitative Research Skills

or
CT25720

Sgiliau Ymchwil Meintiol

Year 2 Options

Students must take 80 credits of optional modules at Level 2 (please note that some optional modules are alternate year). Students may take 20 credits (of the 80) as elective modules outside of the Department (subject to the approval of both departments). Appropriate co-requisite and/or pre-requisite modules must have been studied.

Semester 1
CT21020

Yr Heddlu, Plismona a'r Gymdeithas

LC21020

Police, Policing and Society

or
CT21020

Yr Heddlu, Plismona a'r Gymdeithas

CT22500

Lleoliad Gwaith Cyfiawnder Troseddol

LC28220

Drugs and Crime

LC27720

Climate Change and Environmental Law

LC26420

Family and Child Law

LC28120

Psychological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour

LC25220

Human Rights

LC22500

Criminal Justice Placement

LC20320

Community Justice

Semester 2
LC20820

Victimology

or
CT20320

Dioddefoleg

LC24220

Contemporary Issues in Criminology

LC26720

Medicine Ethics and the Law

LC29220

Psychopathology

CT20220

Trosedd yn y Gymru Gyfoes

LC22520

Criminal Justice Placement

CT22520

Lleoliad Gwaith Cyfiawnder Troseddol

CT20320

Dioddefoleg

Final Year Core (20 Credits)

Semester 1
LC37120

Critical and Radical Criminology

or
CT37120

Troseddeg Feirniadol a Radical

Final Year Options

Students must take either the 20 credit or 40 credit module from the following modules, dependant on language preference:

Semester 1
CT39000

Traethawd Estynedig y Gyfraith a Throseddeg

LC30100

Empirically Based Criminology Dissertation

or
CT30100

Traethawd Estynedig Empeiraidd Troseddeg

LC39000

Law and Criminology Dissertation

or
CT39000

Traethawd Estynedig y Gyfraith a Throseddeg

CT30100

Traethawd Estynedig Empeiraidd Troseddeg

Semester 2
LC39020

Law and Criminology Dissertation

or
CT39020

Traethawd Estynedig y Gyfraith a Throseddeg

CT30140

Traethawd Estynedig Empeiraidd Troseddeg

LC30140

Empirically Based Criminology Dissertation

or
CT30140

Traethawd Estynedig Empeiraidd Troseddeg

CT39020

Traethawd Estynedig y Gyfraith a Throseddeg

Final Year Options

Students must take 60 to 80 credits of optional modules in the final year depending on the choice of dissertation. (Please note some optional modules are alternate year). Students may take 20 credits (of the 60 or 80) as elective modules outside of the Department (subjective to the approval of both departments). Appropriate co-requisite and/or pre-requisite modules must have been studied.

Semester 1
CT32500

Lleoliad Gwaith Cyfiawnder Troseddol

LC37720

Climate Change and Environmental Law

LC32500

Criminal Justice Placement

LC38120

Psychological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour

LC36420

Family and Child Law

LC31020

Police, Policing and Society

or
CT31020

Yr Heddlu, Plismona a'r Gymdeithas

LC36600

Employability Skills for Professionals

LC38220

Drugs and Crime

CT31020

Yr Heddlu, Plismona a'r Gymdeithas

CT36600

Sgiliau Cyflogadwyedd ar gyfer Gweithwyr Proffesiynol

LC35220

Human Rights

LC30320

Community Justice

Semester 2
CT30220

Trosedd yn y Gymru Gyfoes

CT36620

Sgiliau Cyflogadwyedd ar gyfer Gweithwyr Proffesiynol

LC39220

Psychopathology

LC30820

Victimology

or
CT30320

Dioddefoleg

LC34220

Contemporary Issues in Criminology

CT32520

Lleoliad Gwaith Cyfiawnder Troseddol

CT30320

Dioddefoleg

LC36620

Employability Skills for Professionals

LC36720

Medicine Ethics and the Law

LC32520

Criminal Justice Placement

Contact for this page:

Law & Criminology, Aberystwyth University, Hugh Owen Building, Penglais, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DY

Telephone Department: +44 01970 622712 Admissions: +44 (0)1970 622021

Email: law@aber.ac.uk