- UCAS course code
- M901
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
BA Criminology
Duration: 3 or 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: M901 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
Industrial experience
Scholarships available
Field trips
- Typical A-level offer: AAB
- Typical contextual A-level offer: BBB
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: BBC
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 35 points overall with 6,6,5 at HL
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.
A study experience that makes a difference
We place social responsibility at the heart of your learning which means you can take advantage of unique ways to make a difference while studying with us, through your course or through extra-curricular activities.
- Complete our Ethical Grand Challenges to learn how you can create a better world and become more socially responsible.
- Work with an external organisation to tackle real-world sustainability problems through our University Living Lab.
- Discover subjects that broaden your horizon with our interdisciplinary learning opportunities.
Every course at Manchester contributes towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, so no matter what you're studying you'll be playing an active role in the protection of people and planet.
You will explore the following goals in your course:
- Goal 1: No poverty
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Contact details
- School/Faculty
- School of Social Sciences
- Contact name
- School of Social Sciences Admissions Office
- Telephone
- +44 (0) 161 306 0100
- ug-law@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- https://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/criminology/
- School/Faculty overview
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