Criminology with Psychology
Criminology with Psychology is a combination that brings together the social science of crime and the scientific study of human thought and behaviour, offering a comprehensive perspective on why people act in ways that harm themselves and others, and how society responds to those actions. Criminology examines crime as a social phenomenon, exploring how criminal categories are constructed, how offending is distributed across populations and places, and how the criminal justice system investigates, prosecutes, and punishes. Psychology provides the individual-level framework, examining personality, cognition, emotion, and social influence as factors in offending, victimisation, and rehabilitation.
At Teesside University, this part-time programme is accessible to students who are balancing study with other commitments, and provides a thorough academic and intellectual foundation in criminology alongside psychological theory and research. You will develop the academic skills that higher education demands, including information retrieval, critical evaluation of evidence, analytical thinking, clear writing, and effective communication in a range of formats. The programme covers key theories of crime, deviance, and offending alongside the psychological models that help explain individual behaviour, providing a grounding that is relevant to careers across the criminal justice system, mental health services, social care, and research.
Graduates of Criminology with Psychology pursue careers in policing, probation, prison service, social work, mental health support, youth justice, victim support services, and research organisations. The combination of social and psychological perspectives is particularly valued in roles that require understanding the motivations and needs of offenders, victims, and vulnerable people. Many graduates continue to further study in criminology, psychology, social work, or counselling, building specialist expertise for professional practice or research.
The transferable analytical and communication skills the programme develops are broadly applicable across the public and voluntary sectors.