Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Criminology with Law

What is crime? Who gets to decide? How do we react to crime? Why do people offend? What should we do with criminals? Why do we focus on crimes of the powerless? Are crimes of the powerful more harmful? What is the role of the police and the Criminal Justice System? How does the news and media shape our understanding and experience of crime? How do race, gender, age, sexual orientation and class shape experiences of crime and victimization? If students have an inquiring mind and an interest in answering some of these questions, a criminology degree at Teesside University will explore these issues and more.

This criminology with law major/minor undergraduate programme also equips students with a sound understanding of the legal system and criminal law. The combination of criminological and legal knowledge provides a valuable skillset to work within the criminal justice system.

Students spend 30% of your time on law and 70% on criminology, combining in-depth and comprehensive study of the key components of the criminology programme alongside relevant and challenging crimino-legal issues. The specialized and transferable skills students acquire in this course provide a valuable skillsets to work within the criminal justice system, as well in wider contexts where knowledge of the criminal law may be required.