Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Applied Criminology with Criminal Investigation with Foundation Year (M920)

Studying Applied Criminology with Criminal Investigation at CCCU involves exploring answers to some of society’s biggest questions. The course provides students with a thorough understanding of the theories, methods, and practices involved in studying crime and conducting criminal investigations. Students will benefit from over twenty-five years’ experience of police education, CCCU was the first university to provide a detective education programme.

This four-year degree includes a built-in foundation year. This will provide students with a supportive gateway to higher education if they don’t quite meet the entry requirements for the undergraduate degree or would like to develop the academic study skills they will need before beginning a degree course. On successful completion of the foundation year, students will move on to their chosen undergraduate degree and will graduate with a full undergraduate degree at the end of the course.

The innovative and interdisciplinary curriculum focuses on the intersections between crime, justice and society, enabling students to understand the importance of cooperation and communication between agencies within criminal justice. Students will also learn about the impact of social problems and structures. It will equip them with a strong foundation in criminological theories and a critical understanding of criminal justice processes.

Students will explore who commits crime and why, learn how the criminal justice system treats victims and why the law criminalises some harmful behaviours but not others. The emphasis on learning through experience will enable them to practice investigative interviewing and ethical decision making. However they will also analyse aspects of police investigations from a range of perspectives. The applied focus builds key skills, preparing them for a wide range of careers in criminal justice and beyond and enabling them to become skilled practitioners capable of working effectively in multidisciplinary and multiagency environments.