Career opportunities 7. High level research provides students with access to leading academics whose work forms the basis of many of the subjects. Students are thus provided with the most contemporary and original materials that will equip them with the means of dealing with the challenging issues of crime and justice. Criminology is the study of processes of criminalisation and social control developed by the state. Criminology is an inherently multi-disciplinary area of study, involving contributions from disciplines such as law, the social and behavioural sciences, psychiatry, history and philosophy.
Criminology offers a broad range of theoretical and policy-related analyses.
The practical focus of the discipline lies in an integrated study of the components of the criminal justice system. Prerequisites There are no prerequisites for first year subjects in Criminology. The prerequisite for second year criminology subjects is usually the completion of 25 points of criminology at first year. In exceptional circumstances, exemption from these prerequisites may be granted by the head of department. Exemptions may also be granted where criminology subjects are taken as part of an approved interdepartmental program with its own entry requirements.