Birkbeck, University of London

Course Description

• The BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice at Birkbeck aims to provide education that is critical, questioning and creative

• This research-led criminology and criminal justice degree is taught by internationally recognised academics

• Led by principles of social and racial justice, the program focuses on contemporary social problems, from prison abolition, policing and racism, migration and deportation and social welfare, to gendered violence, terrorism and drugs

• Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the social, political, economic, theoretical and cultural contexts of all aspects of the crime

• Upon graduation, students will be able to analyse real-world events through a focus on national and international criminal justice policy, institutions and practices