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Criminology and Psychology (BSc) - Single Honours Full Time - Course Map

For current students who started their course in 2012/13 academic year and later.
  • Course Code: CPSDG
  • Course Leader: Julie Collins
  • Senior Tutor(s): Jonathan Hobson
To achieve your intended award you must meet the overall award requirements for your course.

Programme without a placement year

  • Take 360 CATs in total, with 120 CATs at each Level.
  • Single Honours: take at least 300 CATs from the course including at least 75 CATs at each Level
  • Joints: take at least 135 CATs from each subject including at least 30 CATs at each Level
  • Pass 300 CATs in total with at least 90 CATs at both Levels 4 & 5 (whilst achieving at least 30% in the remaining 60 CATs to allow them to be condoned) and 120 CATs at Level 6
  • Pass compulsory and core modules described in the Course Map

Programme with a placement year

  • Take 480 CATs including a 120 CATs placement module and 120 CATs at each Level.
  • Single Honours: take at least 300 CATs from the course including at least 75 CATs at each Level
  • Joints: take at least 135 CATs from each subject including at least 30 CATs at each Level
  • Pass 420 CATs in total (including the placement module).
  • Pass at least 90 CATs at both Levels 4 and 210 CATs at Level 5 (whilst achieving at least 30% in the remaining 60 CATs to allow them to be condoned) and 120 CATs at Level 6
  • Pass compulsory and core modules described in the Course Map

Level 4

Module CATs
To complete your programme you must pass the following compulsory modules:
NS4101: Foundations of Psychology
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with PY101, PY114 or PY111
30
NS4102: Analysis, Evidence and Theory
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with PY101, PY114 or PY111
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass NS4101
30
NS4501: Understanding Criminology
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with CRI101
30
NS4502: Criminal Justice: From Crime Scene to Court
Restrictions: Only available to ANB, BIO, CRI, GEO, SY, PY
30

Level 5

Module CATs
To complete your programme you must pass the following compulsory modules:
NS5102: Development of the Person
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with PY217 or PY213
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass NS4102
30
NS5501: Crime and Society: Theorising Crime
Restrictions: Cannot be taken with CRI229 or CRI230
30
To complete your programme you must pass a minimum of 30 credits from the following:
NS5101: Research Design and Analysis
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with PY208
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass NS4102
30
NS5402: Data Collection & Data Analysis
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with CRI210, GEO210, SY210, CRI208, GEO208, SY208, NS5101 or NS5308
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass NS4301 or pass NS4401
30
Other modules that can be counted toward your programme include:
NS5001: Internship
Restrictions: Only available to ANB, BIO, CRI, GEO, SY, PY
15
NS5103: Criminological Psychology
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with PY216, PY320
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass NS4102
30
NS5104: Psychology and Mental Health
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with PY214 or PY310
30
NS5105: Psychology in Education
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with PY218 or PY305
30
NS5301: Fieldwork Elective
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO207
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass NS4301 or pass NS4401
15
NS5305: Cities: Urban Worlds
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with GEO202
15
NS5403: Crimes against Humanity
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with SY231
15
NS5405: Challenging Injustice: Welfare, Policy and Control
Restrictions: Cannot be taken with SY220
15
NS5502: Policing in the Community
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with CRI204 or CRI206
30
NS5503: Forensic Criminology and Crime Science
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with CRI204 or CRI206
30

Level 6

Module CATs
To complete your programme you must pass the following compulsory modules:
NS6111: Psychology Dissertation
Restrictions: Cannot be taken with PY338
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass NS5101
30
NS6555: Criminology Dissertation
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with CRI333
30
To complete your programme you must pass a minimum of 30 credits from the following:
NS6101: Social Psychology: Cognition and Construction
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with PY204, PY212
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass NS4102
30
NS6102: Cognition, Neuroscience and Neuropsychology
Restrictions: Cannot be taken with PY210 or PY313
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass NS4102
30
To complete your programme you must pass a minimum of 30 credits from the following:
NS6501: Comparative Perspectives on Criminal Justice
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with CRI305 or CRI307
30
NS6502: Homicide and Victimology
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with CRI308 or CRI205
30
NS6503: Environments of crime
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with CRI303
30
Other modules that can be counted toward your programme include:
NS6103: Occupational Psychology
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with PY312
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass NS5102
15
NS6104: Psychology of Gender and Sexuality
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with PY314
15
NS6105: Applied Cognition
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with PY316
Corequisites: While taking this module you must pass NS6102
15
NS6106: Critical Practice in Psychology 15
NS6107: Psychology of Creativity and the Arts 15
NS6504: Global Crime
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with CRI304
15
NS6505: Strategic Policing: Applied Performance Improvement
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with CRI306
15
NS6603: Counselling Models and Approaches 15
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