Programme summary for FdA (Foundation Degree) Applied Criminology

About the programme

Our Foundation degree in Applied Criminology provides you with the opportunity to obtain a qualification that combines workplace skills, academic knowledge, generic skills and employability skills.

Programme structure

The Foundation Degree in Applied Criminology is a two year, full time programme of study; or can be studied on a three year part-time basis. There are two semesters per year, and full time students will take three modules per semester. Part-time students are currently required to attend day-time classes, studying two modules each semester. This programme will also be offered as a part-time evening programme. In order to be awarded the Foundation degree qualification, you will need to achieve a total of 240 credits over two years. Each single module is worth 20 credits, with the exception of the final module of the first year, which is worth 40 credits.

In the first year of the degree programme students will study four modules worth 20 credits each, and one module worth 40 credits, making a total of 120 credits. In the second year, students will study six modules worth 20 credits each, making a total of 120 credits. Upon successful completion of two years’ study (240 credits); students will be awarded the Foundation Degree.

In the first year of study, all students will study the following core modules covering foundational knowledge and skills: Criminal Justice Process, Developing Criminological Skills, Work-Based Learning (40 credit module spread over two semesters), Youth Justice, and Contemporary Issues in Criminology.

Level 1	Credit
CR1000 (Criminal Justice Process)	20
CR1100 (Developing Criminological Skills)	20
CR1770 (Work Based Learning)	40
CR1200 (Youth Justice)	20
CR1600 (Contemporary Issues in Criminology)	20

In the second year you will study four core modules which Research Methods in Criminology, Theoretical Criminology, Work-Based Learning, Youth Crime &Subculture crime.

Foundation Degree in Applied Criminology

Level 1	Credit	Level 1	Credit
CR1000 (Criminal Justice Process)	20	CR2210 (Research Methods in Criminology)	20
CR1100 (Developing Criminological Skills)	20	CR2550 (Theoretical Criminology)	20
CR1770 (Work Based Learning)	40	CR2770 (Work Based Learning – Level 2)	20
CR1200 (Youth Justice)	20	CR2920 (Youth, Crime & Subculture)	20
CR1600 (Contemporary Issues in Criminology)	20	Option *	20
		Option *	20

Full time – 2 years: Part time – 3 years

In the second year students will be able to choose a further two option modules (see below) including Criminal Law, Crime & Social History and Crime in the City.

*Option Modules

Level 2	Credit
LA2300 (Criminal Law)	20
CR2000 (Crime and Social History)	20
CR2180 (Applied Criminology)	20
CR2160 (Crime and the City)	20
CR2150 (Prison Studies)	20
CR2800 (Psychological Criminology)	20
CR2320 (Race/Ethnicity, Crime and Justice)	20

NOTE: Students must pass all level 1 modules in order to progress to level 2 modules in the second year. Students must pass all level 1 and level 2 modules in order to achieve the Foundation Degree qualification.

Having achieved the Foundation Degree, students will be eligible to undertake a third year of study at the University of East London, successful completion of which will enable the awarding of a BA (Hons) Degree in Criminology & Criminal Justice.

BA (Hons) Criminology & Criminal Justice

Level 2	Credit
*CR2180 (Applied Criminology & Professional Practice)**	20
Level 3
CR3902 (Research Project)	40
CR3190 (Crime Deviance & Culture)	20
Option *	20
Option *	20
Option *	20

Full time – 1 year: Part time – 18 months

* Foundation degree students who wish to progress onto level 3 of the BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice programme are required take (CR2180) Applied Criminology & Professional Practice as a core module at level 2.

Students opting to continue onto level 3 of the BA (Hons) Criminology & Criminal Justice programme will study two core modules of students choice spread over two semesters (40 credit Research Project, and Crime Deviance and Culture). In addition, level 3 students will be able to choose a further four option modules (see below) including Police Studies, Civil liberties, and Community-based Crime Prevention.

*Option Modules

Level 3	Credit
LA3500 (Civil Liberties)	20
LA3310 (Evidence)	20
CR3170 (Terrorism Studies)	20
CR3620 (Mentally Disordered Suspects, Defendants and Offenders)	20
CR3100 (Police Studies)	20
CR3150 (Prison Studies )	20
CR3800 (Psychological Criminology)	20
CR3310 (Community-based Crime Prevention)	20
CR3320 (Race/Ethnicity, Crime and Justice)	20
CR3600 (Preventing and Correcting Offending Behaviour)	20

Career opportunities

Through the embedded work-based learning modules the FdA will provide you with the opportunity to gain knowledge / understanding and skills (to National Occupational Standards relevant to your area of interest) that are directly linked to the employer needs of the various strands of Justice Sector – community justice, custodial care, policing and law enforcement, and youth justice – enabling you to develop a career in those fields. It can also lead on to further study opportunities, such as the BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice degree at UEL.

Support

The University offers facilities for advice on residential matters, student finance, employability, ICT, careers, study skills and training, counseling and student union support. In addition to these general services the School of Law provides:

A proactive personal tutoring system with student profiling
Students can also seek help in their first year from the first year tutor and at all levels from the Programme Leader
Additional support for level one students in Core Study Skills
A dedicated and confidential Student Support Tutor who can liaise between programme tutors and the university for those experiencing personal difficulties.
Approachable and efficient teaching and administrative staff.
The School, in consort with the UEL Careers Service, offers comprehensive careers advice, including the provision of talks from external speakers. The School benefits from a full time Employability Manager.

Admission

Applicants will usually be 18 years of age and have an educational attainment equivalent to

200 UCAS tariff points at A2, i.e. at least two A levels (grade D), a pass at National Diploma or DD in a relevant AVCE.

Applicants have the opportunity to have their prior learning accredited wherever that learning may have taken place. This can be through formal programmes of study, learning that has taken place through work, caring, hobbies and many other activities. Providing you can provide secure evidence demonstrating that learning has taken place and is at the required level, you can claim credit that constitutes part of the entry requirements for a programme or for exemption from one or more modules.

Applicants with relevant industry experience (equivalent to at least one year full time) who do not satisfy the formal academic requirements noted above but are deemed suitable may be offered a place on the programme. These applicants will need to have worked within any area of the Justice Sector (e.g. police, prison service, probation, crime prevention & community safety, or youth justice etc) and have gained a level of appropriate skills similar or higher to that offered by academically qualified candidates on entry to the Foundation Degree Programme.

Consideration of eligibility will include:

the meeting of entry requirements
the recommendation of the employer/supervisor
a commitment to completing programme requirements
evidence of a desire for professional development
a history of work in any area of Justice Sector equivalent to at least one years full time employment

Students may be admitted through Accreditation of Experiential Learning (AEL) or Accreditation of Certificated Learning (ACL) processes.

In the case of applicants whose first language is not English, then IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) is required with no skill level below 5.5. International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education undergraduate programmes.