CRIMINOLOGY
Course Duration
2 Years
Entry Criteria
Grade 4 in maths
Grade 5 in English (language or literature)
Grade 5 in a humanities subject (history, geography, citizenship)
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Why study Level 3 Criminology?
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 Diploma in Criminology is a qualification with elements of psychology, law and sociology that complements studies in humanities.
This is an Applied General qualification. This means it is designed primarily to support learners progressing to university. It has been designed to offer exciting and interesting experiences that focus learning for 16-19 year-old learners and adult learners through applied learning, i.e. through the acquisition of knowledge and understanding in purposeful contexts linked to the criminal justice system. The qualification would support learners’ progression from any study at Level 2, particularly GCSEs in Sociology, Law, Psychology, Citizenship, History and Humanities.
What will I study during the course duration?
- Unit 1: Changing Awareness of Crime (Internal)
- Unit 2: Criminological Theories (External)
- Unit 3: Crime Scene to Courtroom (Internal)
- Unit 8: Crime and Punishment (External)
How will I be assessed?
The qualification is assessed through both externally assessed units and internally assessed assignments.
Career opportunities and Future study
Routes that students may wish to pursue, eg. universities, apprenticeship and employment details. The main purpose of the WJEC Level 3 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.
