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An understanding of criminology is relevant to many job roles within the criminal justice sector, social and probation work and sociology and psychology.
An understanding of criminology is relevant to many job roles within the criminal justice sector, social and probation work and sociology and psychology.
This is an Applied General qualification. This means it is designed primarily to support learners progressing to university.
This is an Applied General qualification. This means it is designed primarily to support learners progressing to university.
It has been designed to offer exciting and interesting experiences that focus learning for 16-19 year-old learners and adult learners through applied learning, i.e. through the acquisition of knowledge and understanding in purposeful contexts linked to the criminal justice system
It has been designed to offer exciting and interesting experiences that focus learning for 16-19 year-old learners and adult learners through applied learning, i.e. through the acquisition of knowledge and understanding in purposeful contexts linked to the criminal justice system
The main purpose of the WJEC Level 3 Applied Diploma in Criminology is mainly to use the qualification to support access to higher education degree courses, such as
• BSc Criminology
• BA Criminology
• BA Criminology and Criminal Justice
• BSc (Hons) Criminology and Psychology
• LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology
• BA (Hons) Criminology and Sociology
• BA (Hons) Criminology
• BSc (Hons) Psychology and Sociology
• BSc Criminology with Law.
Alternatively, the qualification allows learners to gain the required understanding and skills to be able to consider employment within some aspects of the criminal justice system, e.g. the National Probation Service, the Courts and Tribunals Service or the National Offender Management Service.
Where could a degree in Criminology take me?
Where could a degree in Criminology take me?
Click on this link to the Prospects website for information on what you could do with a degree in Criminology.
Employability
Employability
Throughout the course you will be developing core employability skills
Hard skills are teachable and measurable skills you will develop include:
Hard skills are teachable and measurable skills you will develop include:
Literacy
Numeracy
I.T. skills using a variety of computer programmes.
Technical skills in planning a campaign for change
Soft skills are skills that make you a good employee. Employers value the following soft skills:
Soft skills are skills that make you a good employee. Employers value the following soft skills:
Interpersonal skills
Communication
Collaboration
Problem solving
Critical thinking
Leadership
Organisation
Good work ethic
Throughout your diploma you will track your progress in developing employability skills using the "criminology employability skills log" document linked to the left.
This will mean you can collect evidence of your skills which will give you useful examples for job applications and interviews, and the confidence that you are ready for the workplace!
Careers
Careers
Watch the video to explore career paths this course could lead to, and read some of the career profiles.
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