Stage 1

The aim of the first year in each of the five different Criminology UG programmes we offer, is to provide you with a general understanding and an interdisciplinary take on criminology.

      1. BA Criminology
      2. BA Criminology and Cultural Studies
      3. BA Criminology and Social Policy & Social Change
      4. BA Criminology and Sociology
      5. BA Criminology with Quantitative Research

Criminology students also have the opportunity to spend a year or a term abroad at one of our partner institutions in North America, Asia and Europe. You don’t have to make a decision before you enrol at Kent. The programme only runs from the second year onwards.

Core Criminology Modules

These modules are compulsory across all Criminology programmes.

However, each criminology programme adds another unique set of compulsory modules (see the next section).

Build Your Programme!

Full-time students have to take modules amounting to a total of 120 (Level 4) credits – 60 credits in Autumn & 60 credits in Spring. Students are to build their own criminology course along the subject requirements for each programme. These are listed in the LSSJ Module Handbook which indicates per programme the modules that are …

  • Compulsory or ‘mandatory‘ modules:   You have to take these.
  • Recommended modules or ‘optional’ modules:   These are modules delivered by the school (no timetable clashes between modules are garantueed).
  • Elective or ‘wild‘ modules:   They are modules organised by other schools (timetable clashes between modules are NOT garantueed).

Change Programmes?

If you want to change programmes, you can apply for a course change. How?

  1. Explore the five criminology programmes.
  2. Talk to your Academic Advisor.
  3. Fill out the required form or get an idea of what you might like to do. For section 2 of the form, please consult the LSSJ Module Handbook 
    1. Find (in the LSSJ Module Handbook) the programme of study.
    2. Fill out the compulsory modules on the form.
    3. Select the optional modules.
      1. Pay attention to when these modules run (Spring or Autumn).
      2. Check when the compulsory modules run.
      3. Make sure to have 60 credits in each term (that is optional and compulsory modules together).
  4. Email the Director of Studies for Criminology and attach the form to the email.

Find more information on the procedure HERE.