BA Criminology / Overview

Year of entry: 2024

Degree awarded
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Duration
3 or 4 years
Typical A-level offer
AAB
Typical contextual A-level offer

ABB

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Refugee/care-experienced offer
Applicants who have been in local authority care for more than three months or have refugee status may be eligible for an offer two grades below the standard requirements.
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Typical International Baccalaureate offer
6,6,5 at Higher level, 35 points overall.

Full entry requirements

How to apply
Apply through UCAS

Course overview

  • Ranked eighth for Criminology in the UK (Guardian league table for best UK universities for criminology, 2022).
  • Engage with theories of criminal and deviant behaviour and locate these theories within wider political, social and economic contexts.
  • Take inspiration from our team across sociology, psychology, law, social work and probation practice.
  • Learn on field trips including Manchester Crown Court and seminars in a local prison.
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Study Criminology at The University of Manchester

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Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2024 will be £9,250 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £25,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Scholarships/sponsorships

Scholarships and bursaries, including the Manchester Bursary , are available to eligible home/EU students.

Some undergraduate UK students will receive bursaries of up to £2,000 per year, in addition to the government package of maintenance grants.

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Contact details

School/Faculty
School of Social Sciences
Contact name
School of Social Sciences Admissions Office
Telephone
+44 (0) 161 543 4029
Email
Website
https://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/criminology/
School/Faculty overview

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