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

Keele University

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Keele University
UCAS CODE: ML94

Course options

  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary


Foundation Year

Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.


International Students

For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/


Criminology and Criminal Justice

Keele is proud to have pioneered the teaching of undergraduate Criminology in the UK. Delivered by research-active criminologists who work closely with a range of criminal justice agencies, this programme will help to prepare you for a career within areas such as policing, probation, prisons, criminal justice and youth justice. With opportunities to engage directly with agency representatives, you will build an advanced awareness of the challenges associated with crime, applying your knowledge to real-world scenarios, demonstrating key analytical skills and an evidence-based understanding of this complex, developing field.


Why choose this course?

- Keele pioneered the teaching of undergraduate Criminology in the UK- Global Top 300 for Social Sciences (Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings, 2022)- Focus on the application of knowledge to real-world challenges and issues in Criminal Justice- Opportunity to take a placement year or international year, and to engage with external partner agencies as part of your studies- No. 1 in the UK. Britain's best university, as ranked by students (Student Crowd University Awards, 2022)Keele’s BA in Criminology and Criminal Justice combines a theoretical understanding of crime with the practical application to criminal justice systems. You will explore courts and prisons, policing and probation and the wider range of agencies and institutions that aim to tackle crime, its causes and impacts. You will delve into the study of crime by identifying what is considered a crime, how crime is defined by the law and public opinion, and how the criminal justice system operates within society. This will enable you to build advanced skills, in preparation for an exciting career in the criminal justice field.As a Criminology and Criminal Justice student at Keele, you will gain experience that allows you to apply your knowledge and skills to real-world scenarios relating to crime and social justice.


About Keele

Application deadline

14/01/2026

Tuition fees

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University information

Keele University

Keele University

  • University League Table

    68th

  • Campus address

    Keele University, Staffordshire, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Law

    43rd out of 112 6

    56th out of 101 14

  • Entry standards

    / Max 235
    119 51%

    60th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    80.0 80%

    46th

    1

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.09 77%

    54th

    16

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    116 55%

    55th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    60.0 60%

    55th

    13

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.09 77%

    42nd

    11

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