KentChoices Criminology *Please do not apply - for demonstration purposes only*

Applications open - 9.00am Monday 3 November 2025

Applications close - 5.00pm Friday 28 March 2026

How to Apply

Internal students - Apply via Applicaa using this link - https://DemoProvider.applicaa.com.

External students - Apply via KentChoices using this link - https://www.kentprospectus.co.uk/login. Please note - After sending your application, you'll receive a welcome email from Applicaa asking for further information.

Entry Requirements - 4 GCSEs at Grade 5 or above

Criminology is an area of sociology that focuses on the study of crimes, their causes, effects and social impact. This course will give you a great insight into how to analyse data as a criminologist to understand why the crime was committed and to find ways to predict, deter and prevent future crimes from taking place.

Criminology is not just about catching thieves and criminals, it will not instruct you how to profile an offender, rather it will give you an insight into the world of crime from different perspectives, some of which you may not have considered. This course draws on a range of disciplines and subject areas including law, psychology, sociology, media studies and geography

Study will be a mixture of in our classrooms on site and at our outreach centres in Canterbury and Medway

Study hours will be appox. 25 hrs p/week

Module 1 - Introduction - What is Crime?

A brief explanation of Crime and how it affects all people

Module 2 - Various Explanations of Crime

The various types of crime and their impact

Module 3 - Profiling

Case studies of the work of David Canter a UK psychologist now famous as a profiler

Module 4 - Prevention and Community

This module looks at the history of crime prevention and community safety policies in the modern era, the rise of the ‘what works’ approach in the UK and the possible future developments in both practice and theory to do with prevention, safety and risk management.

Module 6 - Crimes of Women and Men

The common crimes of both groups and the differences in these crimes

Module 7 - White Collar Crime

When we think of crime and criminals we think about burglaries, car crime, thieves and drug users. How much does this type of crime cost the country? These crimes tend to be committed by poor people who commit crimes out of opportunity. Are these people costing the country the most money when it comes to crime, are they the real problem to the British economy? This module looks the problem of white collar crime from the criminological perspective starting with a definition of the term, statistics that highlight how bad the situation is, types of white collar crime and theories that attempt to explain this type of crime.

Module 8- Crime in your Area

We look into statistics and common crimes in your area and the implications of these

Coursework and final exam

You will need grades 6 or above in Science, Maths and English

A good eye for detail

An interest in crime, law, sciences, psychology & sociology

On completion of this course you could progress into any the following professions:-

• Probation
  
• Social Work
• Youth Offender Teams
• Youth Work
• Further Education Teaching
• Prison Service
• Police Officers
• Police Research
• Victim support
• Safer Cities Programmes
• Legal Services Commission