Criminology undergraduate brochure

Criminology

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UNDERGRADUATE BROCHURE 2014

Research-ledteaching, withcourses delivered by world-leadingcriminologists,socio-legal scholarsand ethicists

Extensive range ofacademic supportservices, careersadvice and socialopportunities

A thriving andinternationallyrecognised hub ofteaching andresearch incriminology and law

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Studying criminology at Manchester wasdefinitely the right choicefor me. There's alwayssomething going on...from guest speakers tocareers sessions toprison visits.Becky Price.2nd year BA Criminology student

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Our UniversityMaking things happen

Influential, forward-thinking and down-to-earth,we’ll give you an amazing university experience rooted in a rich academic heritage.We turn enthusiasm into achievement andgroundbreaking theory into practice.

We accomplish feats of global significance, fromsplitting the atom to giving the world graphene –the two-dimensional wonder material that is one atom thick but 200 times stronger than steel. With more Nobel laureates on our staff than anyother UK university, and strong links to industry and public services, we vitalise our undergraduatecourses with pioneering research.

Join us at the heart of Britain’s most popularstudent city.

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Our cityAlways moving forward

Manchester lives on the edge of tomorrow,ever a step ahead in science, industry, media,sport and the arts. The Mancunian character,exemplified by the city’s central role in theindustrial revolution, strives for excellence in all walks of life.

This is a city of many accents, having become a cosmopolitan magnet for students andprofessionals eager to experience its can-doattitude, independent spirit and cultural wealth.

Never content to live on past glories,Manchester has a passion for progress.

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Your experienceMore than just a degree

From the flexible, 24/7 learning environment of the Alan Gilbert Learning Commons tothe personal development opportunities andspecialist support services we offer, we willempower you to be your best.

We’re well underway with the biggestinvestment programme ever seen in UKhigher education, having invested £750million in our facilities since 2004, withanother £1 billion to follow. Away from yourstudies you’ll have access to the UK’s largeststudent union, almost 300 student societies,and excellent sports and fitness facilities.

The only thing you won’t experience is boredom.

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Your careerOn a course to success

We are one of the UK’s most targeteduniversities by employers – 92% of ourgraduates go straight into employment or further study.

We design our courses with youremployability in mind. Our problem-basedapproach to learning inspires you to thinkcritically, creatively, and independently. You’llalso be able to learn new skills throughvolunteering, personal developmentprogrammes and study abroad pathways.

We have the UK’s best careers service,providing advice and mentoring services, andconnecting you with employers who’ll putyou on a path to career success.

Take control of your career:www.manchester.ac.uk/careers


Criminology teaching at Manchester has adistinguished history, with courses incrime, policing and criminal justice beingoffered since the 1970s. The tradition ofManchester Criminology has alwaysincluded rigorous and critical analysis,empirical research and an engagementwith ‘real world’ problems.

If you choose to study with us you will be taughtby some of the UK’s leading experts incriminological research in the Centre forCriminology and Criminal Justice (CCCJ), based inManchester University’s Law School. The Centre isa thriving and internationally recognised hub ofteaching and research and is home to 15dedicated criminologists using a range of socialscience methods in studying many aspects ofcrime and criminal justice. Our teaching is

inspired by our research, ensuring that ourstudents engage in the most current debates inthis constantly developing discipline. In recentyears CCCJ staff have been at the forefront of research on a diverse range ofsubjects including drug use and policy, hate crimeand other forms of violence, policing and securitygangs, criminal law and justice, comparative criminal justice, migration and people trafficking, and gender and crime.

The University of Manchester, the Law Schooland the Centre work together to provide awelcoming and stimulating academicenvironment in which to study. The range ofacademic support, social opportunities anddedicated careers advice on offer makesCriminology at The University of Manchester ahighly sought after choice. Our existing studentsrank us highly, with our BA course in Criminologyscoring 100% for student satisfaction in the 2012National Student Survey.

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Criminology BA (Hons) 3yrsUCAS Code M901

Our Criminology course will give you a broadunderstanding of crime as a dominant social problemand allow you to explore explanations for criminalbehaviour and society’s responses to it, includingpreventative efforts involving the public, politicians,the police and the criminal justice system.

The core course units in your first year provide athorough grounding in the key criminological andcriminal justice debates and enable you to developresearch and study skills. Year 2 builds uponknowledge from Year 1 enhancing critical, analyticaland research skills and providing focused study onone chosen module from a range of options. Theextensive choice of modules offered in Year 3provides an opportunity to specialise in more complexareas of the discipline, allowing expertise to be builtup through in-depth study.

These are some of the questions you’ll discuss on the course:

• What is ‘crime’, what are its causes and how doessociety respond to it?

• What part does the media play in fuelling fear ofcrime, creating moral panics and perpetuatingprejudice?

• How should we deal with young people who offend?

• How can we explain an increase in the use ofrecreational drugs amongst young people?

• How are serious crimes, like human trafficking,organised?

• Why do people feel afraid when overall recordedcrime rates have fallen consistently over the last decade?

• How can the police prevent crime?

• Does prison ‘work’?

• Is there any evidence for the effectiveness of sentences delivered by our magistrates’ and judges?

• What problems do we face in trying to research crime?


Year One: Range of Discipline Course Unitsto include: Crime and Society. CriminologicalResearch Methods, Foundations of CriminalJustice. Psychology, Crime and CriminalJustice I. Enhanced Study Skills forCriminology

Year One provides core theoreticalframeworks across a range of disciplines anddevelops students, research and study skills.

Assessment: Coursework and examination

Year Three: A Compulsory Dissertation (Short or Long). 100 optionalcredits, for example Crime Prevention, Organising Crime, Youth Justice,Victims of Crime , Drugs and Society, Managing Offenders in theCommunity, Crimes of Mass Violence. Counter Terrorism

Year Three provides the student with opportunities to engage with themore complex areas of the discipline and study areas that are ofparticular interest to them.

Assessment: Coursework including essays, portfolios, wikis,presentations and examination

Year Two: Compulsory Discipline Course Units: ExplainingCrime and Deviance. Accessing and Understanding Data forCriminologists. Data Analysis for Criminologists.Understanding Punishment. Policing and the Police

PLUS one optional Course Unit for example Criminologyand Criminal Justice in Action.

Year Two provides students with the opportunity toenhance their critical and analytic skills and to develop theirresearch skills in both qualitative and quantitative research.

Assessment: Coursework, presentations, examination

BA (Hons) CriminologyProgramme Outline

Transferable SkillDevelopment:Teamwork,Communication,Reasoned Argument

Development ofTransferable Skills:

Academic Writing,Critical Thinking

Transferable SkillsDevelopment: VerbalPresentation, Variedacademic writing styles –Essay, Portfolio, Report –Presentational skills andCritical Reasoning.

Careers and postgraduate studyThe course has an employability thread runningthroughout the three years, combining academiclearning with the development of essential work-related skills to assist you on your career trajectory.Through our links to relevant professions we provideyou with opportunities to gain a real, practical insightinto a range of different careers, preparing you forgraduate employment. You will find this degree ofparticular value if you plan to work in the criminaljustice system, local government, public services,social welfare, or the voluntary sector. All ourgraduates benefit from excellent training intransferable skills, strong research methods and dataanalytic skills. Skills development is embeddedthroughout our courses in order to prepare studentsfor entry into a wide range of professions, within andoutside the criminal justice system.

For those wishing to pursue their studies incriminology at a higher level we offer twointernationally renowned postgraduate taughtprogrammes which permit specialism in comparativecriminology, security, organised crime, researchmethods, law and ethics.

Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) 3yrsUCAS Code M1M9

Building on the many links between the relateddisciplines of law and criminology, this Joint Honourscourse provides an integrated course that encouragesstudents to approach topics from the viewpoint ofboth disciplines. Situated in The School of Law,students can take advantage of a unique joint-honours programme delivered in one interdisciplinarySchool. Many of our staff take a socio-legal approachto their research and teaching which is well suited tothis course. This integrated approach allows us toprovide a unique course taught by research activelawyers and criminologists. As a qualifying lawdegree, this course prepares you for a professionalcareer in law, criminology and community justice.

Teaching and learningThe Criminology courses we offer are taught byresearch active staff, using interactive lectures,workshops and small-group seminar teaching.Students are supported in developing presentation,writing and debating skills through a diverse range ofassessments. Each course unit is comprised of 30taught hours over the semester and fully supportedby Blackboard 9, our online teaching and learninginterface. This provides a range of online learningresources and multimedia, discussion groups, quizzes,and electronic reading lists, as well as access toteaching materials and presentations. All lecturersand academic advisors have weekly feedback/drop-inhours, which provide students with the opportunityto meet on a one-to-one basis with specialistteaching staff to discuss their courses. Additionalweekly in-sessional classes are offered to helpstudents with their English language, research andessay-writing skills.

Extra-curricular activitiesThe student societies hosted by the school togetherwith the common rooms facilities, opportunities forvocational work afforded by the School’s Legal AdviceCentre, and international student exchangeprogrammes equip our students well with the skills,support and connections they need to enter a rangeof professions upon graduation.


MUCS (Manchester UniversityCriminology Society)Newly established in 2011, MUCS is a dedicatedsociety for Criminology students aimed at providingour students with social events and sportingopportunities. Additional annual events include afield trip to Manchester Prison. MUCS works veryclosely with MULS (see below) and, indeed, organisesmany activities jointly. MUCS is a Society run bystudents for students. It adds to students’ experiencesof university life and helps create a vibrantcommunity of students spanning the different intakesand year groups.

MULS (Manchester University LawSociety)MULS, sponsored by City and regional law firms,organises social and sporting events in conjunctionwith MUCS. Typical events include the Spring Ball,pub quizzes, a Halloween party and inter-Schoolsports tournaments in football, rugby and netball.The Law School sports teams compete with otheruniversities and frequently dominate the UniversityLeague tables. Criminology students also get involvedin the Debating Society, Streetlaw Society and othergroups run by MULS.

Legal Advice CentreCriminology students are offered the opportunity towork in the Law School’s own Legal Advice Centre,providing supported advice to members of the publicunder the supervision of law practitioners andacademics from the school.

Study abroad and internshipsCriminology students have the opportunity to applyfor a ‘study-abroad’ semester in the second-year ofthe BA Criminology program (currently MelbourneUniversity in Australia, and in the USA at ArizonaState University and Rutgers University, New Jersey).Details of the scheme are available here:http://www.law.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/studyabroad/studyabroad/

Spending a semester abroad broadens your horizonsand is a great way to meet and study with people inother countries who share your passions andinterests. The experience of studying and livingabroad develops your academic and personal skills,which increases your employability while alsoenabling you to travel and make new friends from allover the world.

Law with Criminology students have the opportunityto apply for summer internships in Malaysia andSingapore, carrying out pro-bono work and gainingexperience in a growing economy.

Features of our courses:

• Taught by a research-active, interdisciplinary teamwith foundations in sociology, psychology,psychoanalysis, law, social work and probationpractice

• 100% student satisfaction rate in the most recentNational Student Survey, reflecting the dedicationof our teaching staff and the enthusiasm of ourstudents for their course

• Recent high-profile cases used to illustrate thetopical issues we teach from youth justice andpolicing, terrorism and organised crime to drug useand victims

• A wide range of options in Year 3 allows you tospecialise

• Impressive range of external speakers from criminaljustice professions, academia, policy and voluntaryorganisations

• Focus on transferable skills, employability andcareers advice to guide you through a wide varietyof criminal justice and related careers

• An extensive programme of careers talks,workshops and panel sessions

• Opportunities to volunteer with criminal justiceagencies, voluntary organisations and the LegalAdvice Centre

• Field trips to relevant criminal justice and relatedlocations including The Manchester Prison,Manchester Crown Court and MediaCityUK

• Active Criminology and Law Societies and regularmeetings of the Criminology Film Club

• Opportunity to study abroad in one of our partnerinstitutions or undertake summer internships


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This brochure is prepared well in advance ofthe academic year to which it relates.Consequently, details of courses may varywith staff changes. The University thereforereserves the right to make such alterationsto courses as are found to be necessary. Ifthe University makes an offer of a place, it isessential that you are aware of the currentterms on which the offer is based. If you arein any doubt, please feel free to ask forconfirmation of the precise position for theyear in question, before you accept the offer.

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