BA (Hons) Sociology with Criminology Bachelor's degree at York St John University

Introduction to the fundamentals of sociological theory, the historical inception of sociological thought, its unique contributions to social scientific study and its renewed relevance today. Sociological theory provides a lens for understanding and actively shaping the world.

Introduction to the study of everyday life as a field of sociological inquiry. You will start to make sociological sense of ordinary situations, people, events and things through specific objects and artefacts, exploring their relationship to power, the economy, love and the patriarchy.

Introduction to basic principles of presenting, evaluating and interpreting data from quantitative and qualitative sources. Each week you will explore a contemporary social issue or news story from a socio-criminological perspective.

Explore the delivery of justice in England and Wales through examination of the main agencies and processes (prisons, the police, probation, the courts and community justice) involved. Learn to think critically about the nature of criminal justice and injustice.

Learn to deconstruct media representations of social phenomena, drawing on real-world examples and global perspectives, while examining the impact of technological change and related challenges.

Investigate contemporary sociological and criminological perspectives that exist in society at a global level. Learn to interpret associated subjects such as globalisation and neoliberalism and adopt a global mindset with awareness of international perspectives.

Explore the diverse career pathways available to social sciences graduates, and gain the practical tools you need to navigate your post-degree journey. Critically reflect on your skills, aspirations, and experiences while engaging with real applications of social scientific knowledge.

Gain a working proficiency in survey research design, accessing and managing secondary quantitative data, data analysis using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Learn to perform and understand basic statistics and write up results from statistical analysis.

Learn about the investigation process, laws and guidelines around the arrest process, and how police custody operates in practice. Consider the court process and its impact on defendants and court actors. Focus on the police and courts, and how they operate in practice.

Take a feminist approach to understanding visual culture in a changing social landscape. Explore how gender and sexuality shape and are shaped by visual cultures. Engage in key feminist debates and critique media representations and creative industries.

Develop knowledge, skills and techniques generally classified as qualitative. A range of sociological qualitative methodologies will be examined and evaluated. Build skills necessary to approach the Dissertation module in your final year.

Explore the culture of contemporary policing through a series of case studies addressing key issues in modern policing. Gain insight into the culture of the Police as an organisation both locally and nationally within England and Wales.

Explore structural inequalities and systems of power that shape individual and collective experiences, with a focus on marginalised groups in society. Employ sociological and criminological theory to identify how societies and social control mechanisms contribute to discrimination.

Practice-based module allowing you to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and real-world impact by designing your own table top games to communicate and teach the general public regarding key social justice issues.

Consider sickness as socially produced. Explore the ways in which understandings and experiences of sickness are shaped by culturally and historically specific knowledges and entwined with broader social and economic inequity.

Study global disasters to learn not only how things go wrong but how society normally functions. Engage with global disasters as an accident investigator and problem-solver, uncovering underpinning values or structures that caused disaster.

Apply your knowledge and focus your studies on a research project of significance.