CRIMINOLOGY VISIT DAYS 2013 School of Sociology and Criminology
Criminology at Keele Innovation and tradition First UK undergraduate degree in Criminology Choice of programmes and routes Single Honours Dual Honours Major/Minor Choice of elective modules If we say ‘criminology’ we mean criminology
Year 1 Core modulesElective modules Semester 1Understanding Crime Crime and Psychology Murder Semester 2Criminal Justice: Process, Policy and Practice Investigating Crime: Criminological Perspectives Punishment: Beyond the Popular Imagination
Year 2 Core modulesElective modules Semester 1Crime and Justice in a Global Context Crime, Culture and Conflict 1780 – 1950 Building Safer Communities Semester 2Research Methods in Criminology Policing and the Police Working for Justice Crime, Morality and the Media
Year 3 Elective modules Semester 1The Politics and Cultures of the Death Penalty in the 21 st Century Power, Process and Victimisation Gender, History and Punishment Prisons and Imprisonment Popular Culture and Crime Dissertation for Criminology 1 Semester 2State Crime and Crimes Against Humanity Risk and Criminal Justice Drugs and Crime Immigration, Communities and Crime Forensic Mental Health and Criminal Justice Dissertation for Criminology 2
A week in the life of a typical first year Criminology student……
Monday – 2.00 pm Lecture Murder – 4.00 pm Language class Chinese (Mandarin) Tuesday – 9.00 am Lecture Understanding Crime – am Tutorial Understanding Crime Wednesday – am Tutorial Murder Thursday – am Lecture Psychology and Crime – 1.00 pm Tutorial Psychology and Crime – 3.00 pm Language class Chinese (Mandarin) Friday – am Personal tutor meeting – 1.00 pm Lecture Understanding Crime
Global opportunities Student exchange – Ball State University Study abroad – Partner universities Europe USA/Canada Australia South Africa
Into work Working for Justice – Skills Personal skills analysis Career decision-making Writing CVs and applications – Careers Policing Community safety Probation Victim support
Cutting edge