BSc Applied Social Sciences (Criminology & Psychological Studies)

Level 1

Students are required to study 8 units as follows:

  1. 2 Core Units which are compulsory
    1Q104 Social Science Perspectives
    IQ105 Social Statistics.

  2. Students must choose 2 units from the following:
    IP103 The Making of Psychology
    IQ107 Introduction to Social Policy Analysis
    IQ110 Social Thought in Context

  3. Students must choose between 3 and 4 units from the following:
    IA100 Exploring Other Cultures
    IA101 An Anthropological view of Europe: Diversification or Unification?
    IP104 Psychological Perspectives on Contemporary Issues
    IQ101 Social Divisions in Modern Society
    IC106 Society, Crime and Social Control
    IC161 Introduction to Psychological perspectives in Criminology

Level 2

Students are required to study 8 units as follows:

  1. Students must choose the following core units which are compulsory:
    IC200 Perspectives in Criminology
    IC203 Applications of Psychology to Crime & Criminal Justice
    IP204 Model of the Person in Psychological Studies
    IQ210 Key Concepts in Social Theory & Practice
    IQ211 Methods of Social Analysis
    IQ212 Research Skills

  2. Students must choose 2 units from the following:
    IA200 Cosmology, Ritual & Belief
    IA201 Culture, Communication & Cognition
    IA203 Social Anthropology
    IC201 Crime, Social Change & Society.
    IC202 Youth, Crime & Society
    IP203 Psycho-social Development in Childhood & Adolescence
    IP206 Personality & Individuality

Level 3

Students are required to study 8 units as follows:

  1. The following units are compulsory:
    IC398 Dissertation (Double Unit)
    IQ300 Penology
    IP304 Permanence & Change in Adulthood
    IQ308 Applied Social Sciences in Policy & Practice

  2. Students must choose 1 unit from the following, subject to availability:
    IP306 Psychological Studies & Education
    IP307 Disordered Psychological Processes
    IC302 Crime Prevention: Theories, Practices and Policies
    IC301 Issues in Law Enforcement & Social Control.

  3. Students must choose 2 further units from the Applied Social Sciences programme
    IP305 Psychological Approaches to Health, Behaviour and Society
    IA303 Anthropology, Film and Representations of The Other
    IA301 Sexuality and Intimacy
    IA300 Issues in the transmission of culture
    IQ309 Lifelong Learning and Active Citizenship
    IQ310 Social Movements and Social Change
    IM302 Management and Leadership in Voluntary Organisations and Community Groups