Criminology Level 3 WJEC

Applications Open: 13 November 2025

Applications Close: tbc

Entry Requirements Applicants must achieve a grade 4 in English Language or English Literature, and Mathematics, in addition to the minimum requirements in their chosen subjects.

How to Apply Please apply via KentChoices or email T6signup@turnerschools.com

An understanding of criminology is relevant to many job roles within the criminal justice sector, social and probation work and sociology and psychology. WJEC Level 3 Applied Diploma in Criminology is a qualification with elements of psychology, law and sociology that complements studies in humanities.

Unit 1

Title - Changing Awareness of Crime

Weighting 25%

Assessment Assignment – set and assessed internally

Unit 2

Title - Criminological Theories

Weighting 25%

Assessment Assignment – set and assessed externally

Unit 3

Title - Crime Scene to Courtroom

Weighting 25%

Assessment Assignment – set and assessed internally

Unit 4

Title - Crime and Punishment

Weighting 25%

Assessment Assignment – set and assessed externally

The first mandatory unit will enable the learner to demonstrate understanding of different types of crime, influences on perceptions of crime and why some crimes are unreported.

The second mandatory unit will allow learners to gain an understanding of why people commit crime, drawing on what they have learned in Unit 1. The third mandatory unit will provide an understanding of the criminal justice system from

the moment a crime has been identified to the verdict. Learners will develop the understanding and skills needed to examine information in order to review the justice of verdicts in criminal cases.

In the final mandatory unit, learners will apply their understanding of the awareness of criminality, criminological theories and the process of bringing an accused to court in order to evaluate the effectiveness of social control to deliver criminal justice policy.

In order to enrol onto Sixth Form courses, applicants will need to have achieved at least 5 GCSEs at grades 9-4 (or equivalent) including English Language or Literature. Some subjects may require higher grades.

It is a requirement that all students need to achieve a 4 in either GCSE English language or English literature to study at Sixth Form. If a 4 has or above has been achieved in English Literature but not in English Language students will be required to re-sit the English Language exam until they do so. Any pupil not achieving a 4 in Maths will be required to re-sit the exam until they do so.

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.