Why study this course with LJMU?
- 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, 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
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.
Course tutors

Dr Matthew Hill
- Programme Leader
This pioneering programme will enable you to locate better understand the complex linkages between ‘crime’ and the international. It will allow you to find your unique interests and develop the theoretical and conceptual tools to make sense of them in a global and fast changing world.
This pioneering programme will enable you to locate better understand the complex linkages between ‘crime’ and the international. It will allow you to find your unique interests and develop the theoretical and conceptual tools to make sense of them in a global and fast changing world.
Matthew joined Liverpool John Moores University as a Senior Lecturer in US History and International Relations in April 2014. Prior to LJMU, Matthew was a Senior Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University working as the Course Convenor for the MA in International Relations. Prior to that, he worked as a Lecturer in US Politics at the School of Advanced Study, University of London where he taught on the MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies. He was also the principal investigator for two US-based research projects on UK-US Relations In An Age Of Global War 1939-1945, which examined official UK perspectives towards the US, and examined Women and US Foreign Policy, where he interviewed predominantly women involved, and affected by US foreign policy. Matthew was also a lecturer in politics at De Montfort University, Oxford Brookes University and Cardiff University. He completed his Ph.D. on US democracy promotion in Bosnia and Afghanistan under Presidents Clinton and Bush, and his MA was in Near and Middle Eastern Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies.
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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
- Foundation first year:
- £5,760
- Second and subsequent years:
- £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: 72
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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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