Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2016 | Page 81

Course type

Teaching and assessment

Dual honours

Teaching is by a combination of lectures, practical classes and
seminars and is supplemented by individual meetings and support
from tutors. Psychology practical classes are two hours long and
held weekly during the first and second years. They introduce
the key features of carrying out ethical and systematic study in
psychology with people as research participants including planning
and conducting a study, the analysis of qualitative and quantitative
research data, and the professional reporting of study findings.

Entry
requirements
BBB/ABC

(For exclusions and other
qualifications please see
the entry requirements
table on page 230 to 239)

Assessments include presentations, case studies, blogs and posters
as well essays and examinations. Expert supervision is available
for final year dissertations, as well as individual support from a
personal tutor.

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Key Information

Approximate
intake
35

Skills and careers

Study abroad

A degree in Criminology and Psychology will allow you to study the
human mind and behaviour and gain an understanding of crime,
criminals, and how society defines and responds to them. You can
combine an award accredited by the British Psychological Society
with the in depth study of crime and its causes from a range of
perspectives, social, historical and legal as well as psychological.

Yes

Throughout the course you will have the opportunity to develop and
demonstrate skills that are valued by employers and prepare you for
life in a rapidly changing world. The ability to find and analyse data,
to think clearly and creatively, to communicate effectively and to
work both independently and as a member of a team are important
skills required by employers today. Many students who study this
combination find their degree useful for careers in probation,
community work, victim support, drugs and addiction centres and
other occupations across the public and private sectors. Many
graduates go on to further study at master’s level and beyond.

Good to know
Together with colleagues in other social policy
disciplines the Criminology programme at
Keele was ranked in the top 10 in the Complete
University Guide (2014) for social policy courses
in the UK.
In the latest Research Excellence Framework
(2014) assessment, 74% of Social Work and Social
Policy research (of which research in Criminology
forms a part) was classed as either world leading
or internationally excellent.

UCAS Dual honours programmes
CM81 Criminology and Psychology

www.keele.ac.uk/ugcourses

For other Criminology
dual honours programmes
see page 78
For other Psychology
dual honours programmes
see page 204

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