Criminology and Criminal Justice (Cyber Criminology) (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)

Course Summary

This Level 3 course prepares students for successful transition to a wide range of honours degree courses in the complementary subject areas in the Law and Criminology department within the Royal Docks School of Business and Law, including:

• LLB (Hons) Law
• LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology
• LLB (Hons) Law with International Relations
• LLB (Hons) Business Law
• BA (Hons) Criminology and Law

This course is designed to give you the opportunity to:

• Enjoy a stimulating and engaging introduction to a broad range of multidisciplinary contemporary Law and Criminology learning and teaching;
• Develop the necessary practical, intellectual and communication core skills necessary for the study of various disciplines in preparation for Level 4;
• Build on the personal attributes necessary for independent learning and study to form the basis of future skill development in level 4;
• Prepare for a successful transition to a full degree course;
• Stimulate engagement and participation in the learning process and make use of constructive feedback for personal development;
• Enable completion of Level 3 within the academic year;
• Prepare for future employability and enhance personal and professional development.

YOUR FUTURE CAREER

When you complete the programme you could consider a career in specialised cybercrime units in police or private organisations. You could work in areas such as: crime prevention (charities or NGOs); cyber or criminological research or policy (both the UK Home Office and National Crime Agency have Cybercrime Units for example); intelligence analysis and security consultancy. You could also work in the prison system or do postgraduate study in cybercrime or criminology.Explore the different career options you can pursue with this degree and see the median salaries of the sector on our Career Coach portal.