3-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate in Social Sciences - Continue to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Criminology with Criminal Law (Placement Year)

For students who've finished high school but don’t meet the entry requirements for university, a Foundation Certificate can help them gain entry to an undergraduate degree. After completing this pathway option students qualify for progression to the 1st year of an undergraduate degree at the University of Essex.

A student’s course length is determined mainly by their English language level (UKVI IELTS score). Students on all course lengths take a set of common or similar modules to gain a solid base of skills for university. Students taking a course longer than 2 terms, will take additional modules designed to improve one or more of their English language level, academic skills, and basic knowledge of particular subjects.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Criminology with Criminal Law

Criminologists and lawyers engage with some of the most pressing issues, decisions and dilemmas facing societies today. This course explores the nature of crime, criminal law and criminal justice within wider social contexts.

As students of criminology and law, they experience a lively, informal environment with many possibilities to pursue their own interests. The flexible course means that they can study an exciting range of topics including:

• Cyber crime • Terrorism and illegal migration • Criminal justice and public policy • Policing • Principles of criminal law

Students receive training in criminological research methods including how to design a survey, how to map crime hotspots, conduct interviews and focus groups. They are also introduced to legal research methods.