Criminology at the University of Birmingham is about understanding the social implications of crime and its impact on local and global communities. Criminology as a discipline helps us to make sense of crime and related issues of punishment and victimisation. A unique aspect of the BA Criminology programme at the University of Birmingham is the focus given to social harm, as well as the social drivers and social origins of crime. We are interested in the social context within which crime is committed and the relationship between crime and other social problems such as poverty and inequality. <br><br>Our BA Criminology degree has been carefully constructed to provide you with a unique opportunity to develop your skills in explaining complex social problems in terms of criminological theory, and to be able to apply conceptions of human rights in order to evaluate efforts to prevent harm and ensure personal safety. the traditional criminological questions from various standpoints. You will be able to contextualise the causes of crime within their societal context and re-evaluate criminal justice responses on the basis of the harms caused. contemporary debates around harm and crime and be challenged to consider how our societies should respond to pressing problems, such as domestic violence, knife crime, or drug related crime, as well as supranational issues like genocide and transnational crime.