Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons)
University of Portsmouth
Key Course Facts
Student Reviews
Below you can see course specific reviews for 55 graduates of Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) at University of Portsmouth for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Sociology.
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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 | |
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Median salary | £24500 | £23500 | £27500 |
25-75 percentile range | £21500 - £27000 | £19500 - £28500 | £23000 - £33000 |
All Sociology courses of University of Portsmouth
Salary of all UK Graduates of Sociology
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £23013 | £20757 | £24208 |
25-75 percentile range | £19989 - £26124 | £15689 - £25435 | £18599 - £30307 |
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Course Description
Overview
Why do people commit crimes? And what should we do about it? From offender to victim, punishment to rehabilitation, this BSc (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice degree asks questions about the causes and consequences of crime. The answers may surprise you. They’ll certainly help you choose the right career path.
As you become an expert on the criminal justice system in England and Wales, you’ll develop skills for a range of careers – from policing and prisons, to probation and rehabilitation, as well as roles fighting fraud in the private sector or influencing Government policy. And because crime doesn’t respect borders, this course also gives you a uniquely international perspective.
Course highlights
- Explore the latest national and international debates and research in topics as varied as hate crime, state crime, terrorism, gang crime and victimology
- Get career-ready with an emphasis on skills and employability, including volunteering opportunities with organisations such as Hampshire Constabulary and local charities like Aurora New Dawn (supporting victims of crime) and Read and Grow Society (helping ex-offenders learn to read)
- Learn from an international team whose experience spans law and criminal justice, policing, probation and more – including a former private detective doing important research into missing persons and an expert in European responses to domestic violence
- Join lively debates in one of the country’s largest criminology departments and contribute your own ideas on how we should respond to crime as a society
- Build a professional network by meeting practitioners from criminal justice agencies, businesses and charities
- Customise your degree to match your ambitions: some modules reduce the amount to time you’d need to train for a policing career or as a probation officer
Careers and opportunities
Crime is a fact of life, which means there will always be career opportunities around preventing it and dealing with the fallout. As our graduates’ career paths show, you’ll complete this course with a range of different professional routes open to you in the public, private and charitable sectors.
There is good demand for jobs in the criminal justice and penal sector. For example, Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has developed a Probation Workforce Strategy to recruit skilled people to probation officer roles and invest in ongoing professional development.
You'll graduate with the skills and knowledge you need to work in the police, probation and prison services in areas such as:
- community safety
- crime prevention
- fraud investigation
- youth offending teams
You'll also have relevant skills or knowledge to progress into other areas such as:
- counter fraud roles in banking, the NHS or the DWP
- economic crime investigation
- policy analysis and formulation for councils or the Government
- community rehabilitation
- postgraduate study and research
Graduate destinations
Our graduates have worked for organisations including:
- Hampshire Constabulary, Avon and Somerset Constabulary, Metropolitan Police, Thames Valley Police, South Wales Police, Kent Police
- National Probation Service
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- G4S
- Financial service companies
Roles our previous graduates have gone onto include:
- investigative data analyst
- police officer
- probation service officer
- youth offending support officer
- offender case administrator
- detective
- personnel security analyst
- private investigator
- witness service team leader
Ongoing careers support
Towards the end of your degree and for up to five years after graduation, you’ll receive one-to-one support from our Graduate Recruitment Consultancy to help you find your perfect role
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.
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Current jobs
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Required skill level of job after 15 months
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) at University of Portsmouth
25% | Sales occupations |
20% | Business and public service associate professionals |
10% | Teaching Professionals |
5% | Elementary occupations |
5% | Administrative occupations |
5% | Managers, directors and senior officials |
5% | Secretarial and related occupations |
5% | Welfare and housing associate professionals |
5% | Elementary occupations |
5% | Artistic, literary and media occupations |
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course
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English language requirements
test | Grade | Additional Details |
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IELTS (Academic) | 6 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. |
PTE Academic | 54 | An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill. |
TOEFL (iBT) | 79 | 79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing. |
Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. |
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Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. |
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Trinity ISE | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components |
Costs
Tuition Fees Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons)
EU | £9250 | year 1 |
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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 |
International | £18100 | year 1 |
Additional fee information
Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship
Placement Year and Year abroad:
UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 |
EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)|
International (Non-EU) – £2,000
Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation
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.
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
- year 3
University Rankings
Positions of University of Portsmouth in top UK and global rankings.
Rankings of University of Portsmouth in related subject specific rankings.
Social Studies & Humanities
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- #55
- #401
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- Social Sciences
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THE World University Rankings by Subject
[Published 19 October, 2023]
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- #52
- #451
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- Social Sciences
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NTU Rankings by Subject
[Published 11 July, 2023]
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- #40
- #50
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- Sociology
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CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
[Published 08 June, 2023]
See all 31 university rankings of University of Portsmouth
About University of Portsmouth
The University of Portsmouth is located on the United Kingdom’s only island city, Portsmouth. This public university, which was previously known as Portsmouth Polytechnic, forms part of the University Alliance, an organisation whose aim is to promote growth and innovation in the UK by putting an emphasis on links with business and industry.
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Student composition of University of Portsmouth
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Total number of students enrolled at University of Portsmouth by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 18085
- postgraduates:
- 5005
- Total:
- 23090
Where is this programme taught
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Program | University | Student satisfaction | Unemployed | Dropout | Tuition (UK) | Tuition (International) | UCAS Tariff | City | ||
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Psychology with Criminology & Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) | University of South Wales | 57% | 5% | 5% | £9000 | £12600 | 125 | Pontypridd | On campus Full-time | |
Criminology and Criminal Justice BA | University of Greenwich | 80% | 10% | 8% | £9250 | £16150 £17000 | 124 | London | On campus Full-time | |
Criminology and Criminal Justice (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | University of South Wales | - | 0% | 10% | £9000 | £12600 | 129 | Pontypridd | On campus Full-time | |
Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) | Liverpool John Moores University | - | - | - | £9250 | £16100 | - | Liverpool | On campus Full-time | |
Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) | University of Portsmouth | - | - | - | £9250 | £18100 | - | Portsmouth | On campus Full-time | |
Criminology and Criminal Justice and Youth Justice (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | University of South Wales | 64% | 0% | 5% | £9000 | £12600 | 133 | Pontypridd | On campus Full-time | |
Criminology and Criminal Justice (with pathway in Cyber Criminology) BA (Hons) | University of East London | - | - | - | £9250 | £14160 | - | London | On campus Full-time | |
Black Studies (Criminal Justice) BA (Hons) | Birmingham City University | 78% | 4% | 15% | £9250 | £16085 | 116 | Birmingham | On campus Full-time | |
Law with Criminal Justice LLB (Hons) | Brunel University | - | - | - | £9250 | £17665 £19430 | - | Uxbridge | On campus Full-time | |
Law with Criminal Justice with Placement LLB (Hons) | Brunel University | - | - | - | £9250 | £17665 £19430 | - | Uxbridge | On campus Full-time |
Ranking publishers
The University League Tables
- Published:
- 08 June, 2023
THE Times Higher Education, UK
- Published:
- 19 October, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World University Rankings by Subject:
- 37.4% Teaching (the Learning Environment)
37.6% Research (Volume, Income and Reputation)
15% Citations (Research Influence)
7.5% International Outlook (Staff, Students and Research)
2.5% Industry Income (Knowledge Transfer)
NTU ranking
- Published:
- 11 July, 2023