社会学和犯罪学文学士（荣誉学位）

没有社会就不可能有犯罪。将犯罪学的专业研究与广泛的社会学问题研究方法相结合，我们的课程使您更加勇敢地在更广阔的社会背景下研究犯罪，罪犯和刑事司法。在我们专门研究恐怖主义，监狱，毒品滥用和媒体犯罪的专家工作人员的指导下，您将探索犯罪活动如何与年龄，性别以及权力和身份等社会观念相互联系。您还将有机会完成有关启发您的主题的指导性论文，鼓励您以不同的方式思考，并与现场问题和辩论联系起来，并为您的研究生职业做好准备。
There can be no crime without society. Combining the specialist study of criminology with a broad approach to sociological questions, our course emboldens you to study crime, criminals, and criminal justice within wider social contexts.Guided by our expert staff who specialise in terrorism, prisons, drug abuse, and crime in the media, you explore how criminal activity interlinks with age, gender, and social concepts such as power and identity.You will study areas including:Social divisions, inequality, the nature of work and commercial cultureCulture, identity and subjectivityPublic policy regarding health, the environment, crime and agingVisual criminologySocial history and crimeYou also have the opportunity to complete a supervised dissertation on a topic that inspires you, encouraging you to think differently and connect with live issues and debates, and preparing you for your graduate career.We are 2nd in UK for research power in sociology (Times Higher Education research power measure, Research Excellence Framework 2021)Study abroadYour education extends beyond the university campus. We support you in expanding your education through offering the opportunity to spend a year or a term studying abroad at one of our partner universities. The four-year version of our degree allows you to spend the third year abroad or employed on a placement abroad, while otherwise remaining identical to the three-year course.Studying abroad allows you to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised.If you spend a full year abroad you'll only pay 15% of your usual tuition fee to Essex for that year. You won't pay any tuition fees to your host universityPlacement yearYou can also undertake a placement year in which you gain relevant work experience within an external business, giving you a competitive edge in the graduate job market and providing you with key contacts within the industry. You will be responsible for finding your placement, but with support and guidance provided by both your department and our Employability and Careers Centre.