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Criminology with Forensic Investigation (with Integrated Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)
Course options
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Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Location
Carlisle - Fusehill Street
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
16-SEP-24
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Duration
4 Years
Course summary
You’re fascinated by making sense of crime after it has taken place and want to be part of the investigative processes.We are here for you with a criminology with forensic investigation course designed by academics with a wealth of research and practice expertise.
Course overviewOur foundation year has been designed to provide you with the essential university skills and confidence needed to progress onto our degree level programme.You will immerse yourself in core aspects of criminology to understand how and why crime occurs and how forensic investigation uncovers hidden details of crimes already committed.During a mock major incident exercise with serving police and ambulance service professionals, you will develop real-world forensic investigative skills in our crime house.Through developing robust research skills, you will be empowered to produce knowledge, not just learn it. Our strong links with criminal justice and community-based organisations and groups in Cumbria will provide you with excellent volunteering opportunities and job prospects.
On this course you will...- Develop a critical insight into the criminal justice system and the role of forensic investigation in helping bring offenders to justice.- Learn the latest evidence enhancement techniques in our state-of-the-art laboratories.- Be challenged to tackle tough questions about crime, justice and society as a criminologist.
What you will learnThe applied nature of the programme means that you will focus on how criminological approaches and forensic investigation are used in the real world, to inform policy and practice and more generally to enhance your understanding of a constantly changing global world. This will include exploring the relationships between power, crime and social change, policing, youth justice, race, ethnicity, gender and the impact of globalisation on understanding crime and deviance. You will also be focussing on how forensic science is applied in the real world, within criminal investigations such as processing crime scenes and analysing exhibits in the laboratory.
Year one- Essential University Skills One- Essential University Skills Two- Contemporary Issues and the Media- Families, Communities and the Criminal Justice System- Professional Practice in the Community- Criminology, Policing and Law
Year two- Crime and Deviance- Criminal Justice System- Becoming a Criminologist- Forensic Evidence- Crime Scene Investigation- Crime Stories
Year three- Explaining Crime- Bringing Offenders to Justice- Prison and Punishment- Exploring Research- Social Exclusion- Science and Justice
Year four- New Challenges in Criminology- Inequalities in the Criminal Justice System- Miscarriages of Justice- Death Investigation- Dissertation
Application deadline
31 January
Modules
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£ 13,575per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
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University information
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University League Table
122nd
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Campus address
University of Cumbria, Registered Office, Fusehill Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 2HH, England
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Subject ranking
99th out of 101 24
34th out of 38
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Entry standards
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.60 72%84th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.88 78%23rd