BA (Hons) Criminology and International Relations

Entry year:
2025/26
Start date:
September
Study mode:
Full-time
Course duration:
3 years
Campus:
Mount Pleasant
UCAS Code:
CRIR
Grades/points required:
BBC (112).

Why study this course with LJMU?

  • A brand new degree designed by leading academics and researchers from two popular disciplines in social sciences
  • Develop your ability to understand the cross-roads between Criminology and International Relations
  • Learn from nationally and internationally recognised experts in the fields of Criminology and International Relations
  • Join a highly motivated and research active academic community
  • Specialise on pressing topics relating to crime, international politics, justice and security including but not limited to warfare, terrorism, globalisation, crime prevention and protest.

About your course

A new degree which will encourage students to critically examine the intersections between Criminology and International Relations

In a global age, the links between crime, harm, deviance, and global contexts remain at the forefront of public and policy debates. To understand the world we live in today and develop opinions on how to engage with this fast-paced world, the BA (Hons) Criminology and International Relations degree at Liverpool John Moores University will provide you with a thorough, critical and nuanced understanding of the fields of Criminology and International Relations.

By studying this unique programme, students get to explore how crime and crime prevention increasingly transcend state borders through a range of theoretical and real-world case studies of state and non-state actors, law enforcement agencies and non-governmental organisations. The degree will encourage you to develop your critical thinking skills as you interrogate concepts of crime, punishment, justice, security and globalisation in order to make sense of a dynamic and fast-changing world.

While this course will enable you to acquire traditional academic knowledge and understandings, it is also geared towards the development of transferable skills that are essential for employment-related success.

Course modules

What you will study on this degree

Further guidance on modules

Modules are designated core or optional in accordance with professional body requirements, as applicable, and LJMU’s Academic Framework Regulations. Whilst you are required to study core modules, optional modules provide you with an element of choice. Their availability may vary and will be subject to meeting minimum student numbers.

Where changes to modules are necessary these will be communicated as appropriate.

Core modules

Core modules

Optional modules

Core modules

Optional modules

Your Learning Experience

Excellent facilities and learning resources

The programme adopts an active blended learning approach, combining face-to-face and online learning throughout your time at LJMU. This will enable you to engage with your studies through a diversity of ways. Our aim is to provide you with unique insights into the worlds of global crime, international politics and security, and this will be achieved through a mixture of lectures, workshops, seminars and academic discussions.

Dedicated personal tutor, plus study skills support

From the moment you begin your studies at LJMU, you will be allocated a personal tutor who will meet with you one-to-one to discuss course-related issues, monitor your progress and help you to put your career plans in place. You will also be given dedicated study skills support.

Assessment varies depending on the modules you choose, but will usually include a combination of exams and coursework.

In order to test your understandings of contemporary issues in Criminology and International Relations, this programme will use a range of assessment methods. On this programme you will be assessed in different ways including essays, quizzes, group work, portfolios and more.

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Career paths

Placing your career goals at the heart of your learning.

This course situates employability skills and mindsets at its forefront and it seeks to enhance your career prospects in diverse fields, including government and non-government sectors, research, teaching, social work and youth justice.

Student Futures - Careers, Employability and Enterprise Service

A wide range of opportunities and support is available to you, within and beyond your course, to ensure our students experience a transformation in their career trajectory. Every undergraduate curriculum includes Future Focus during Level 4, an e-learning resource and workshop designed to help you to develop your talents, passion and purpose.

Every student has access to Careers Zone 24/7, LJMU's suite of online Apps, resources and jobs board via the LJMU Student Futures website.

Tuition fees and funding

Home full-time per year:
£9,535
Placement year:
£1,905

Fees

The fees quoted above cover registration, tuition, supervision, assessment and examinations as well as library membership and student IT support with access to printed, multimedia and digital resources including programme-appropriate software and on campus Wi-Fi.

Financial Support

The University offers a range of scholarships to support students through their studies. You'll find all the information you need on our specialist funding pages, including details of the Student Support Fund and other activities to support with the cost of living.

Additional Costs

In addition to fees, students should also keep in mind the cost of:

  • Accommodation
  • Travel costs including those for placements, visas and travel for studying abroad and field trips unless paid for by LJMU
  • Stationery, IT equipment, professional body membership and graduation gown hire

The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees in accordance with any changes to the maximum allowable fees set by the UK Parliament. In the event of such a change, any fee increase will be subject to a maximum cap of 10% of the total course cost as originally stated at the time of your offer.

Entry requirements

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Grades/points required from qualifications: BBC (112).

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Qualification requirements

How to apply

Securing your place at LJMU

UCAS is the official application route for our full-time undergraduate courses. Further information on the UCAS application process can be found here https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate-students/how-to-apply.

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