As one of the largest criminology courses in the UK we can offer a wide range of core and optional modules, giving you the chance to tailor the course more closely to your interests. You can also choose from a dynamic programme of activities outside of timetabled hours which include workshops, talks from international criminology academics, criminal justice practitioners and ex-offenders.
Our students have access to a number of specially developed work placement opportunities. These might be in the criminal justice field, for instance prisons or police stations, or in the voluntary sector.
Our wide ranging assessment methods vary according to the modules studied, but all assessment takes a student-centred approach and you might find yourself marked on anything from wikis, blogs, essays, exams, portfolios, group reports, presentations and individual research projects.
Modules
Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.
Year one
- CR4001 -Explaining Crime (Core,20 Credits)
- CR4004 -Victims and Victimisation (Core,20 Credits)
- CR4012 -Real World Research 1 (Core,20 Credits)
- CR4013 -Crime Myths and Realities (Core,20 Credits)
- CR4014 -Identity and Diversity in Criminology (Core,20 Credits)
- CR4015 -The Criminal Justice System 1 (Core,20 Credits)
- YC5001 -Academic Language Skills for Humanities and Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
Year two
- AD5019 -Social Sciences Study Abroad (60 credit) (Optional,60 Credits)
- CR5001 -Concepts, Perspectives and Theories in Criminology (Core,20 Credits)
- CR5007 -Sex Work: Theory, Practice, Regulation (Optional,20 Credits)
- CR5008 -Youth, Crime and Deviance (Optional,20 Credits)
- CR5019 -Contemporary Issues in Criminality (Core,20 Credits)
- CR5020 -The Criminal Justice System 2 (Core,20 Credits)
- CR5021 -Crime and Media (Optional,20 Credits)
- CR5022 -Drugs, Crime and Society (Optional,20 Credits)
- SO5011 -Real World Research 2 (Core,20 Credits)
- YC5001 -Academic Language Skills for Humanities and Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
Year three
- AD5017 -Social Sciences Work Placement Year (Optional,120 Credits)
- AD5018 -Social Sciences Study Abroad Year (Optional,120 Credits)
- AT5004 -Year in International Business (This is made up of modules studied in Newcastle (Semester 1) & Amsterdam (Semester 2) (Optional,120 Credits)
- AT5007 -Year in International Multidisciplinary Innovation (4 modules studied in Amsterdam (Semester 1) & Newcastle (Semester 2) (Optional,120 Credits)
Year four
- CR6002 -Contemporary Policing and Security (Optional,20 Credits)
- CR6004 -Crimes of the Powerful (Optional,20 Credits)
- CR6007 -Mentally Disordered Offenders (Optional,20 Credits)
- CR6009 -Work Experience Dissertation (Optional,40 Credits)
- CR6018 -Crime, Animals and the Environment (Optional,20 Credits)
- CR6020 -Understanding Extreme Violence (Optional,20 Credits)
- CR6021 -Life after Crime (Optional,20 Credits)
- CR6025 -Crime, Technology and Surveillance (Optional,20 Credits)
- CR6026 -Social Harm (Optional,20 Credits)
- CR6028 -Intimate Partner Violence (Optional,20 Credits)
- SO6002 -Social Sciences Dissertation (Optional,40 Credits)
- YC5001 -Academic Language Skills for Humanities and Social Sciences (Core – for International and EU students only,0 Credits)
