Criminology with Digital Forensics

Criminology with digital forensics is a combination that reflects the increasingly technical dimensions of contemporary crime. Criminology examines why crime occurs, how it is distributed across society, how criminal justice systems respond to it, and what consequences those responses have. Digital forensics addresses the techniques through which electronic evidence is located, preserved, analysed, and presented in legal proceedings.

As crime has migrated increasingly into digital environments, from cybercrime and online fraud to the digital dimensions of physical offending, the two fields have become more relevant to each other.

At Roehampton University, this three-year full-time programme develops your understanding of criminological theory alongside practical digital forensics skills, giving you a dual competence that reflects the reality of contemporary policing, prosecution, and criminal justice work. You will study theories of crime and deviance, criminal justice policy, victimology, and the sociology of law alongside the technical skills to examine digital evidence from computers, mobile devices, and networks. The programme includes a foundation year that supports your transition into higher education, and a sandwich year with work placement that gives you direct professional experience before you complete your studies.

Graduates from criminology with digital forensics programmes are well placed for careers in the police service, cyber crime units, digital investigation in insurance and financial services, prison and probation services, security organisations, and the criminal justice system more broadly. The technical and analytical skills the degree develops are increasingly sought after by employers across the public and private sectors. Further study options include postgraduate programmes in digital forensics, cyber security, criminology, and criminal justice.