Criminology AND Sociology

Criminology and sociology together address some of the most pressing questions about how societies produce and respond to crime, deviance, and social inequality. Criminology asks why people commit crimes, how criminal justice systems operate, and whose interests those systems serve. Sociology provides the broader analytical frameworks for understanding social structure, identity, power, and change, offering the context within which criminal behaviour and criminal justice can be properly understood.

Together they develop a perspective on contemporary social problems that is both analytically rigorous and humanly grounded.

At City St George's, University of London this three-year full-time programme explores how criminality and crime relate to social issues such as gender, ethnicity, and the economy, examining how crime is defined and why it is such a defining issue for contemporary society. London's status as one of the world's most diverse and complex cities provides an unusually stimulating backdrop for exploring crime, people, and policy, and the university's connections to the city's research, policy, and justice communities enrich the programme. The course includes a sandwich placement year, a year abroad, and a work placement component, giving you substantial professional experience before you graduate.

The typical entry tariff of 104 points reflects the accessible and broadly inclusive character of the programme.

You will develop research skills, the ability to engage critically with social and criminological evidence, and the analytical thinking needed to understand social phenomena in their full complexity.

Graduates pursue careers in criminal justice, probation and offender management, youth work, social care, research, policy, journalism, the voluntary sector, and local government. Postgraduate study in criminology, sociology, social policy, or social work is a natural continuation.