Bachelor of Science - BS - Hons in Criminology and Sociology with placement University of Northumbria

The Criminology and Sociology BSc (Hons) with placement program at Northumbria University, Newcastle combines the study of two dynamically related disciplines to provide a holistic perspective on crime and society. The program seeks to build knowledge on why crimes are committed and how they can impact society, offering tools to investigate, interpret, and apply critical thinking to social problems. It covers areas including law enforcement, criminal justice systems, human rights, social policy, and social inequality. The program has a strong emphasis on employability, providing students with skills relevant to diverse professional opportunities in sectors like social welfare, criminal justice, and community development. Moreover, the program includes an optional paid placement year, offering workplace experience that can enhance employability after graduation. The placements are typically in professions linked to the criminal justice sector, but the diversity of knowledge and skill acquisition provided allows students the flexibility to choose from a range of employment areas. The teaching team consists of experienced professionals and researchers to guide students. The combination of theoretical understanding, practical application, research skills, and work experience prepares students to tackle real-world challenges and makes graduates of this program stand out in the job market.

Northumbria University (legally the University of Northumbria at Newcastle) is a public university located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East of England. It has been a university since 1992, but has its origins in the Rutherford College, founded in 1877.

Northumbria University is primarily based within City Campus located in Newcastle upon Tyne city centre and at Coach Lane campus on the outskirts of the city centre, London and Amsterdam. It is organised into four faculties—Arts, Design and Social Sciences; Business and Law; Engineering and Environment, and Health and Life Sciences. Northumbria University has approximately 37,000 students.

According to the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, Northumbria University was rated 23rd in the UK for research power (the grade point average score of a university, multiplied by the full-time equivalent number of researchers submitted).This determines how much funding is awarded to universities to spend on research activity and represented the largest percentage-point rise in market share since the previous exercise.The annual income of the institution for 2021–22 was £307.2 million of which £19.9 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £308 million.

Northumbria was named the Times Higher Education University of the Year for 2022. The university is ranked top 25 in the UK for the number of graduates entering professional employment, with nine out of ten graduates working or studying six months after graduation.