Criminology

WJEC Level 3 Applied Diploma in Criminology

Students are provided with an opportunity to study an informative and popular level 3 course as a gateway to a professional career or degree path in the Criminal Justice System. It is also aimed at those who are looking for a stimulating and challenging course that has relevance to everyday life and companionate subjects of Sociology, Psychology and Law. This is an Applied General qualification designed to support learners progressing to university. It has been designed to offer exciting and interesting experiences that focus on the acquisition of knowledge and understanding in purposeful contexts linked to the criminal justice system. Classes will involve a mix of group discussion, formal teaching and student led activities.

The course will require students to

  • engage fully with material of relevance and interest

  • cover the four main units of approaches to criminology

  • demonstrate an understanding of different types of crime and why people commit crime

  • examine information in order to review the justice of verdicts in criminal cases

  • apply learning within each unit to authentic case studies

Summary Assessment

AS Unit 1 - (25%) Changing awareness of crime - Coursework/Non-examined assessment

AS Unit 2 - (25%) Criminological theories - Examination

A2 Unit 3 - (25%) Crime scene to Courtroom - Coursework/Non-examined assessment

A2 Unit 4 – (25%) Crime and Punishment - Examination

Course Leader: Mrs K Johnson

This is an exciting new course which was offered for the first time in 2022!

It has proven very popular with current year 12.

Higher Education Opportunities

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

Career Opportunities

An understanding of criminology is relevant to many job roles within the criminal justice sector, social and probation work and sociology and psychology. 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.