Explore the fascinating realms of psychology and criminology on our joint honours degree, with hands-on experience in our £45m Science Centre.
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How do our thoughts and feelings dictate our actions? And is there such a thing as the criminal mind?
These are interesting questions, and psychology and criminology are equally interesting fields. You maybe intrigued by both, and wondering which area to specialise in. If that’s the case, our British Psychological Society accredited degree is perfect for you.
We start by looking at the main principles of psychology and criminology. Then, in Years 2 and 3, our optional modules give you the freedom to explore your own interests in more depth – and define your future career path.
Achieve a second-class honours degree or above, and you’ll be eligible for graduate chartered membership of the British Psychological Society. It’s your first step towards becoming a chartered psychologist.
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We were named Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023. We've also been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework – a reflection of the outstanding education we offer our students.
I appreciated the fact that lecturers who were working in the field or who had researched specific topics for years were actually the ones teaching.
As a Psychology with Criminology graduate, a range of careers is open to you.
We have strong links with the local probation service and the police, so you’ll have the opportunity to gain work experience while studying – and ultimately pursue a career in this area.
Achieve a second-class honour degree or higher and you’ll also be eligible for graduate chartered membership of the British Psychological Society, which is your first step towards becoming a chartered psychologist.
Being part of both the Psychology and Criminology departments allows students to concentrate more on one discipline during their final year, should they wish.
As a Psychology with Criminology student, you’ll learn about criminal profiling and how it offers insights into youth offending, gendered violence, genocide, rape, abuse and other types of crime. You’ll look at media representations of crime and explore social and developmental psychology.
There are field trips to observe the dynamics of the court room, and the chance to learn about offending and offender rehabilitation from trainee forensic psychologists.
Our course also features a range of optional modules so you can start to specialise in areas of particular interest to you.
Modules are subject to change and availability, and may vary by location. If you have the choice of optional modules, these are indicated with a *.
To prepare you for university study, you can take a foundation year at the start of this course. Find out more about foundation years.
You can choose to take an optional placement year as part of this course. Placements typically happen in Year 3, and your course will take four years overall. Find out more about placement years.
At ARU, you’ll learn from expert tutors who are actively engaged in research work in their specialist field.
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At ARU you’ll use psychology labs in our state-of-the-art Science Centre. There are dedicated labs for EEG, perception, biomarker analysis, neuroscience and more.
Our labs house commercial software packages and specialist psychological equipment such as:
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