Criminology
View our range of coursesAre you interested in the way our laws are made, where power comes from in our political system and how effective the criminal justice system is? Build your understanding of the world around you and hone your critical thinking skills with a course in Criminology.
We offer Criminology at Level 2, Level 3 and a Higher National Diploma in Crime and Criminal Justice.
Our Level 2 pathway, offered at our Chippenham, Trowbridge and Salisbury campuses allows students to focus on their English and maths during their course. Students at our Chippenham campus can complete Criminology, Law and Psychology, and students at Trowbridge and Salisbury can choose between Criminology and Public Services, or Criminology, Psychology and Law.
The Level 3 course explores the criminal justice system, from the psychology of crime to the applications of law, power and punishment. It combines criminology, law and public services, allowing you to investigate, interrogate and analyse criminals and the system that strives to rehabilitate offenders and protect the public.
Our HND in Crime and Criminal Justice will give you the opportunity to explore the purpose and framework of the criminal justice system and the public services that work within this area. You will be encouraged to develop your critical thinking and analytical skills, engage in trips (including to prisons and courts) and benefit from guest speakers and to partake in work experience within your chosen field.
Available courses
Full time
University level
The class size was perfect, allowing us to have a more personal setting which encouraged debates on most topics.
Ellie-May Bryant
HND Criminal Justice
The quality of teaching, support and the learning environment was second to none. The high level of teaching on the HND Criminal Justice made the transition to Level 6 much easier.
Becca Denton
HND Criminal Justice
We didn't just sit in the classroom; we went to courts, and sitting in the public gallery watching trials brought what we had been studying to life.
Tracy Leigh
HND Criminal Justice
I can honestly say that the 2 years I spent studying HND Criminal Justice were the best years of education I’ve ever had. The lecturers are so friendly and support you the whole way through.
Emilie Bramwell
HND Criminal Justice
Tracy is an experienced lecturer in Criminology and is the Programme Lead on the College's HND Public Services (Crime and Criminal Justice) course.
Tracy's particular interest is how early experiences can affect an individual’s predisposition to criminality and how psychological theories relate to serial killers. As part of her professional development, Tracy has attended postmortems at Flax Bourton Forensic Mortuary and Coroners Court, attended trials at The Old Bailey and taken part in anti-social behaviour training with Wiltshire Police.
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