Undergraduate

Criminology

UK University

Overview

Criminology is offered widely in the UK, so the useful comparison is between departments rather than between countries. It is a three year undergraduate degree, with the specialism widening as you move through the years.

Teaching in Sociology includes quantitative methods at most departments, which surprises applicants who expected essays alone.

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Careers opportunities

A research-methods degree at heart, and that is what makes it employable: survey design, interviewing and analysis. Its graduates go into research, policy, HR and the social sector, and none of those are named in the title.

Roles graduates go into

  • Social researcher
  • Policy and data analyst
  • User or market researcher
  • Human resources officer
  • Charity programme officer
  • Teacher or lecturer

Where they work

  • Government social research
  • Market and social research agencies
  • Charities and the third sector
  • Universities and think tanks
  • Corporate insight and HR teams
After the course

A research master's is the standard step into professional social research, and the Government Social Research profession recruits into it.

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