BA (Hons) Criminology and Sociology

at Abertay University

Year 1 Core Modules

You must study and pass all five core modules

• Crime and Punishment - CRM101
• Contemporary Social Issues - SOC101
• Criminal Justice Processes - CRM103
• Social Research in Action 1: Researching Scotland - SOC120
• Media & the Digital Society - SOC110
   

Year 2 Core Modules

You must study and pass all five core modules

• Criminological Theories 2: Crime, Power & Social Change - CRM204
• Classical Social Theory - SOC201
• Introduction to Policing - CRM211
• Gender & Sexuality - SOC211
• Social Research in Action 2 - SOC220
   

Year 3 Core Modules

You must study and pass all four core modules

• Gender & Crime - CRM301
• Penal Institutions - CRM305
• Sociology of Race & Ethnicity - SOC303
• Contemporary Social Theory - SOC301
• Social Research in Action 3 - SOC320
   

Year 4 Core Modules

You must study and pass all three core modules

• Honours Project - SOC400
• Political Sociology - SOC401
• Problems of Human Survival in the 21st Century - SOC403

All applicants must have passes in English and Maths - National 5 English grade C or GCSE grade C/4 or equivalent. National 5 ESOL is accepted in lieu of National 5 English. National 5 Lifeskill Maths/Applications of Maths/National 4 Maths/National 4 Lifeskill Maths or Chemistry, Biology or Physics IS accepted in lieu of Maths. GCSE Maths or numerate subject such as Science, Biology, Chemistry at grade C/4.
 

One of the following: Business Management; Classical Studies; Economics; English; ESOL; Geography; History; Media Studies; Modern Studies; Philosophy; Politics; Psychology; Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies; Sociology
 

If English is NOT your first language, you will need to show that you meet our English language requirements. This means you need a valid, recent, English language qualification.
 

Accepted English language qualifications include:

• IELTS - overall score of 6.0 with no band lower than 5.5

• TOEFL - overall score of 78 (individual elements: L-17, R-18, S-20, W-17)

• Cambridge FCE/CAE/CPE - overall score of 169 on Cambridge Grading Scale

• Skills for English (SQA/PSI) - B2 with Pass with Merit 

• International Baccalaureate - English B at S5 or H4, English A no specific grade required

• European Baccalaureate - English Language 1 at grade 6 or English Language 2 at grade 7

The fees for Undergraduate Bachelors Degree Programme is £14000 annually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for International Students.