Academic Regulations 2005/06
School of Social Sciences (New College)
BSc (Hons) Applied Social Sciences (Criminology) (1585)
Year 1 is common to all Applied Social Science students irrespective of pathway. You take the two core course units plus two further course units in Sociology and Psychology. You then select four options from a choice of course units in Anthropology, Criminology, Sociology and Psychology. At Years 2 and 3 you are required to take the core and pathway course units plus a selection from the optional course units, subject to availability. Core course units are course units which all Applied Social Science students take irrespective of pathway, and must be passed in order to progress to the next year. Compulsory course units must be taken, but as long as sufficient credit points and an average pass across eight course units has been achieved, the successful completion of these particular course units may not be a pre-requisite to progression.
YEAR 1
Semester I
Core course units: SOCI1007 Social Science Perspectives and STAT1003 Introduction to Quantitative Methods
Semester II
Compulsory course units: SOCI1010 Social Thought in Context and SOCI1012 The Making of Psychology
+ 4 course units from:
Pathway course units: CRIM1002 Introduction to Psychological Perspectives in Criminology and CRIM1001 Society and Crime: Sociological Perspectives
Optional course units:
ANTH 1001 Exploring Other Cultures
ANTH1002 An Anthropological View of Europe
Course units from outside the programme, subject to availability
YEAR 2
Semester I
Pathway course units (compulsory):
SOCI2011 Key Concepts in Social Theory and Practice
CRIM2001 Perspectives in Criminology
CRIM2002 Crime, Social Change and Society
+ one optional course unit:
ANTH2002 Culture, Communication and Cognition
ANTH2003 Social Anthropology
SOCI2025 Psychosocial Development in Childhood and Adolescence
Semester II
Pathway course units (compulsory):
SOCI2020 Research Skills
SOCI2009 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
CRIM2003 Youth, Crime and Society
+ one optional unit:
ANTH2001 Cosmology, Ritual and Belief
SOCI2028 The Psychology of Groups and its Application to Real World Settings
YEAR 3
Semester I
Pathway course unit (compulsory): CRIM3002 Issues in Law Enforcement and Social Control
+ two optional course units:
ANTH3002 Sexuality and Intimacy
SOCI3063 Permanence and Change in Adulthood
SOCI3066 Psychological Disorders
Semester II
Pathway course units (compulsory):
SOCI3032 Applied Social Sciences in Policy and Practice
CRIM3001 Penology
CRIM3003 Crime Prevention: Theories, Policies and Practices
Both Semesters
Compulsory course unit: CRIM3005 Dissertation (double unit)