BA Hons Criminology

at University College Cork

Modules

All modules 5 credits unless otherwise stated.
 

Year 1 Modules:
 

Core

• CR1001 Criminology: A History and Introduction 
• CR1002 Criminology: Key Concepts, Studies and Issues (10 credits)
• CR1003 Introduction to the Psychology of Crime 
• CR1004 Introduction to Law and Social Control  
• SC1013 Key Issues in Sociology (Part A) (10 credits)
• SC1012 Introduction to Sociology (Part A)
• LW1169 Introduction to the Legal System for Criminology

Students choose one 15 credit option from the following:

• French, German, Italian, Spanish or Irish (15 credits)
   

Philosophy

• PH1001 Introduction to Philosophy (15 credits)

Government and Politics ( GV1217, GV1204, GV1207 - 15 credits)

• GV1217 Introduction to Political Science
• GV1204 Democracy, Ideology and Utopia 
• GV1207 Politics and Government of Ireland

Please go to the individual subject pages for a list of first year modules to find out more information.
 

Year 2 Modules:
 

Core

• SC2021 Sociology of Crime and Deviance (5 credits);
• CR2001 Contemporary Criminological Theory
• SC2002 Introduction to Social Research

Electives:

Forensic Sociology;  Official Criminal Statistics, Victims and Victimology; Crime, Urbanisation and Cities;  Coercive Confinement and Social Control in Ireland;  Terrorism and Political Violence;  Policing Modern Society; Education in Prisons; Digital Deviance; Young People and Crime; Life-course Criminology and Desistance; Inside-Out Criminal Justice and Social Justice; Political Sociology; Sociology of Education; Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism; Social Theory; Social Statistics;  Penal Policy and Practice; Criminal Law; Criminal Evidence; International Human Rights Law;  French;  Gaeilge/Irish; German;  Hispanic Studies;  Italian plus modules in Philosophy, Government and Politics.
 

Year 3* Modules:
 

Core

• CR3001 Dissertation on Criminology: research design (5 credits);
• CR3002 Dissertation on Criminology (10 credits);
• CR3010 Criminal Justice Policy (10 credits)

Electives (include many modules on offer from Year 2 as well as modules on):

Digital Deviance; Drugs, Crime and Society;  Corporate Crime; Sociology of the Environment; Religion and Magic in Reformation Europe;  Witches, Demons, Jews and Heretics;  Censorship in Twentieth-Century Ireland; Political Philosophy; Professional Ethics; Social Theory;  Sociology of Development and Globalization: Introduction to Planning and Sustainable Development; Sociology of Media;  Sociology of Law;  Sociology of Memory, Trauma and Collective Denial; Sociology of the City; The Walking Classroom: Walking the Anthropocene as Critical Pedagogy; Social Statistics; French; Gaeilge/Irish;  German;  History;  Hispanic Studies; Italian plus modules in Philosophy, Government and Politics.
 

*Students may opt to spend the third year studying at a partner institution abroad if they are registered on the BA Criminology (International Pathway).

Non-EU Candidates
Non-EU candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language.
 

Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & ExaminationsThe minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.IELTS*  
 

• 6.5 Overall
• 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
   

TOEFL iBT  

• 90 Overall
• Listening 20
• Reading 19
• Speaking 21
• Writing 20

The fees for BA Hons Criminology may vary from €16,000 to €35,000 anually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for international students.

Students on this course will develop skills in critical thinking, comparative and cultural analysis, research methods and statistics. They will also strengthen their grasp of the role of history and examine the basis of moral justifications.
 

This skill set is invaluable for sensitive occupations such as:
 

• policing
• prisons
• probation
• social work
• social administration
• security work
• charities
• journalism
• television and film
• politics
• community development