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BSc Psychology with Criminology with Professional Placement
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UCAS code
CM89 -
Clearing BTEC offer
DDM -
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Year of entry
2025/26 See 2026/27 entry -
Course duration
Full Time: 4 Years
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Year of entry
2025/26 See 2026/27 entry -
Course duration
Full Time: 4 Years
Our new BSc Psychology with Criminology with Professional Placement course looks at how individual behaviour and broader social systems intersect, especially in the context of crime and justice.
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- This course is accredited by the , making you eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) – a key step for those pursuing a career in psychology.
- In this interdisciplinary course, you’ll learn from passionate academic staff in the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences (PCLS) and the School of Law.
- 99% of our research from both PCLS and the School of Law is of international standing (REF 2021, combining 4*, 3* and 2* submissions – Law, and Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience).
What you’ll learn
You’ll gain a solid grounding in modern psychology – including social, cognitive, forensic, and biological approaches – to help us explain human behaviour. You’ll also explore critical criminological perspectives on crime, punishment, justice, inequality and the media.
You’ll build an in-depth understanding of how society and psychology interact by studying offender motivation, victim experiences, systemic bias, and forensic psychology.
From exploring key psychological theories in Year 1 to designing your own research project in your final year, you’ll be empowered to align your learning with your interests and aspirations.
Throughout this course, you’ll have the opportunity to develop various skills, including:
- research methods
- written and oral communication
- interpersonal skills
- numeracy
- self-management and self-awareness
- critical thinking and problem-solving
- project management and reporting.
Professional placement
Your placement will take place between Year 2 and your final year, making your degree four years in total. You will receive advice, support and guidance to help you to secure a placement. During your placement year you will pay 15% of the full course fee.
BSc Psychology with Criminology with Professional Placement is also available as a three-year course, without a placement year.
Taught by passionate experts
We aim to provide you with the knowledge, skills, support, and opportunities to thrive in a global workplace.
You’ll have the opportunity to learn from academic staff who are passionate about teaching and are experts in their field.
Dr Thomas J Nyman, Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, is an expert in:
- eyewitness identification and environmental factors
- bias in forensic contexts
- technology applications in forensic research.
You can benefit from his experience in the Forensic Psychology module that he teaches. He also supervises BSc dissertation projects.
Diverse teaching and assessment methods
You’ll learn via a wide range of methods, including:
- interactive lectures, seminars and workshops
- lab classes
- group work
- access to our virtual learning environment.
You’ll complete practical work throughout the course, either in large groups or small groups, or individually. Modules are typically assessed by a mixture of coursework – including essays, project reports, oral and poster presentations, portfolios, and weekly continuous assessment questions – and exams.
Specialist facilities and clinics
The School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences’ facilities support research and learning, including eye-tracking and specialist equipment for electrophysiology and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
Additionally, we have various onsite clinics:
- our NHS-partnered
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- the world-renowned for evidence-based psychological treatments.