Psychology with Criminology BSc (Hons)

at University of Sussex

Year 1 at Sussex

Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Cognition in Clinical Contexts
• Individuals and Groups
• Psychology as a science
• Thinking Like a Criminologist

Spring teaching

• Analysing data
• Psychobiology
• Psychology of Childhood
• Understanding the Criminal Justice System

Year 2 at Sussex

Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Cognitive Psychology
• Developmental Psychology
• Discovering Statistics
• Police and Policing (Elective)

Spring teaching

• Brain and Behaviour
• Punishment and Penology
• Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
• Social Psychology

Study abroad or Placement

• Study abroad (optional)
  Apply to study abroad – you’ll develop an international perspective and gain an edge when it comes to your career.
• Placement (optional)
  To help you gain experience and increase your employability, you can apply for an optional placement as part of your course. You’ll be responsible for applying for and securing your placement. Our dedicated careers team can provide you with information and advice. If you’re successful in obtaining a placement, this will form part of your course.

Year 3 at Sussex

Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Criminological Futures

Autumn and spring teaching

• Research Dissertation

A-level

Typical offer    
AAB-ABB

Contextual offer    

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• Not everyone has the same support to get to higher education – we help you reach your potential. When we receive applications through UCAS, we consider all factors and will sometimes make contextual offers as part of our Access and Participation Plan

GCSEs    

• You must have GCSE (or equivalent) Mathematics, with at least grade 5 (or grade B).  
• You should also have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.

Extended Project Qualification    
We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer.  We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ. 

• Home students: £9,250 per year
• Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £9,250 per year
• International students: £22,500 per year

Note that your fees may be subject to an increase on an annual basis as the Government reviews the fee levels.

You’ll develop skills in critical thinking, research and data analysis for careers in professional psychology, or research. You can use the skills you’ve learned in criminology for jobs in policing, the prison service and youth justice.