Criminology (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons)

University of Essex

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	67%
Salary after 15 months	£24000
Unemployment Rate	0% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	8% Proportion of students of Criminology (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons) who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Tuition Fees	£9250 Tuition (UK) £19500 Tuition (International) Tuition fees per year for Criminology (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons) at University of Essex UCAS course summary. Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023
Duration	4 years - Part-time
Campus	On campus - Colchester Campus
Degree	Bachelor of Arts (Honours), BA (Hons)
Subject	Criminology

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 120 graduates of Criminology (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons) and other courses in Sociology at University of Essex for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Sociology.

Overall student satisfaction

67 /100

120 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Criminology (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons) and other Sociology courses of University of Essex	Average review score among all Criminology courses in the UK
Explanations	89	91
Interesting courses	69	77
Intellectually stimulating	82	83
Challenged to do my best	76	81
Depth of concepts	82	82
Builds on previous learnings	84	84
Joined ideas from different topics	81	82
Balance directed/independent study	77	75
Applicability of course content	67	77
Clear criteria in markings	72	78
Fair assessment	75	78
Tests reflected your learning	80	81
Timely feedback	71	81
Helpful feedback	58	71
Approachability of teachers	84	80
Support from teachers	76	80
Organisation of courses	84	77
Communication of changes	79	74
IT facilities	89	86
Library	92	91
Course specific resources	88	87
Student feedback opportunities	81	78
Student feedback valued	71	72
Student's feedback acted upon	52	57
Work of student union	71	74
Mental wellbeing services	68	72
Overall satisfaction	67	76

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data point per course.
All Sociology courses of University of Essex

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Sociology

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Sociology at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£24000	£23000	£27000
25-75 percentile range	£21000 - £26000	£18500 - £27500	£22000 - £32500

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Sociology courses of University of Essex

Salary of all UK Graduates of Sociology

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£23013	£20757	£24208
25-75 percentile range	£19989 - £26124	£15689 - £25435	£18599 - £30307

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Sociology courses in the UK

Course Description

How do we understand crime? How can it be prevented? Why should crime be punished, and how should we go about it? Criminologists engage with some of the most pressing issues, decisions and dilemmas facing societies today. On our course you explore the nature of crime, criminal justice and punishment within wider social contexts. As a student of criminology, you experience a lively, informal environment with many possibilities to pursue your own interests. Our flexible course means that you can study an exciting range of topics, from the impact of computer games on crime, to terrorism and illegal migration, to policing and controlling society. We are a large and friendly department, offering a range and diversity of research interests, with staff members who are committed to teaching, research and publication. We have leading international experts in the areas of:

Organised crime, surveillance and counter-terrorism
Environmental harm
Visual criminology
Social history and crime

You'll receive training in criminological methods – how to design a survey, conduct an interview, and use quantitative analysis from basic statistic to big data – in order to ask the difficult questions, and will also have the opportunity to complete a supervised dissertation on a topic that inspires you.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All University of Essex graduates of undergraduate studies in Sociology	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Sociology
Total respondents	55	2535
Unemployed	0%	4%
Studying	8%	8%
Working	72%	68%
Both studying and working	16%	13%
No information	5%	5%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Sociology courses of University of Essex

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	60%	40%
Utilise skills from studies	50%	50%
Work is meaningful	80%	20%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All courses of University of Essex

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	40%
Non highly-skilled jobs	55%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	5%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Sociology courses of University of Essex

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Criminology (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons) at University of Essex

20%	Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
15%	Administrative occupations
15%	Teaching Professionals
15%	Skilled trades occupations
10%	Elementary occupations
5%	Engineering professionals
0%
0%	Natural and social science professionals
0%	Legal professionals
0%	Business, Research and Administrative Professionals

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading Distribution

Students of the course received the following grades

	Students of the course received the following grades
Not classified	0
Pass	0
Merit	0
Distinction	0
Ordinary degree	0
Other honours degree	0
Lower second class	19
Upper second class	64
First class	17

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2016

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

Average UCAS Tariff Score 133

Tariff score	% Students accepted for this course
<48	0
48-63	0
64-79	20
80-95	10
96-111	10
112-127	20
128-143	20
144-159	10
160-175	20
176-191	0
192-207	0
208-223	0
224-239	0
>240	0

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
This particular course

Requirements for international students / English requirements

IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)

- 6.5
- Graduate Degrees
- 6.0
- Undergraduate Degrees

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Criminology (Including Placement Year), BA (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Tuition Fees Criminology (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons)

England UK	£9250	year 1
Northern Ireland	£9250	year 1
Scotland	£9250	year 1
Wales	£9250	year 1
Channel Islands	£9250	year 1
Ireland	£9250	year 1
EU	£19500	year 1
International	£19500	year 1

Additional fee information

Fees displayed are for 2024-25 entry. Fees may increase for each academic intake and each academic year of study.

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

year 1 (Default entry point)
year 2

About University of Essex

The University of Essex, is a public, research university where curiosity prevails and thinking outside the box isn’t just encouraged, it’s expected. Based in the county of the same name, Essex, the main campus is located in Wivenhoe Park, near Colchester. It is home to the university’s three faculties, Humanities, Science & Health and Social Sciences, as well as a very large community of local rabbits, and other small fauna typical of the English countryside.

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Student composition of University of Essex

Total number of students enrolled at University of Essex by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
undergraduates:: 12070
postgraduates:: 3690
Total:: 15760

Source: Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022

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Criminology (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons)

University of Essex

Key Course Facts

Student Reviews