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University degree

Criminology and Sociology

Anglia Ruskin University
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
Β£9,535
Study
Full-time
Worth knowing: about 22% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
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About this course

Explore pressing crime and social issues to prepare for a career in policing, probation, youth offending or government at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. Explore pressing crime and social issues and prepare for careers including policing, probation, youth offending and government. On this degree you'll discover the most recent ideas, issues and debates in criminology and sociology.

These could include the media and moral panics; sexual violence and offender profiling; youth offending; war, terror and genocide – giving you a specialist perspective on crime and society. You can tailor your degree to your interests and career goals through a range of optional modules. For example, you could focus on issues of corporate crime or human rights, or examine the link between intoxicants or religion and crime.

Learn from staff with real-world experience, with modules delivered by policing and criminal justice practitioners.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts12%
48-63 pts12%
64-79 pts14%
80-95 pts20%
96-111 pts24%
112-127 pts10%
128-143 pts2%
144-159 pts1%
160-175 pts1%
How they qualified
84% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel84%
access7%
otherHE6%
other3%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
78%
Continue past first year
88%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
Β£21,500
3 years on
Β£25,000
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
88%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching89%
Assessment & feedback86%
Academic support83%
Well organised83%
Learning resources87%
Student community89%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Anglia Ruskin University's own site.
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