Criminology | A career that pays
Important Announcement
In May 2011, the University of Glamorgan established its Faculty of Business and Society. The discipline of criminology now resides in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at www.glam.ac.uk/fbs.
- 97% of Glamorgan’s Criminology graduates are in employment or further study within six months of graduating Source: Graduate Destinations survey 2007
- Student numbers have more than doubled since 2002
- Membership of the British Society of Criminology is open to students
- The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise found that 90% of our research was internationally recognised or excellent, with 5% getting a 4* world leading rating
Fast Facts
Criminology is a topical, interdisciplinary subject that draws from sociology, psychology and law to examine the issues surrounding crime and the criminal justice system. It looks at how crime is defined, why people offend and the consequences of crime.
It also examines the role of the various agencies and institutions that make up the criminal justice system, such as the police force.
Criminology, like many other social sciences, inhabits a rapidly changing world. This means as criminology students, you will be part of a topical, challenging and fascinating discipline – no two terms will ever be the same!
As students, you will benefit from the excellent research generated by Glamorgan’s Centre for Criminology. And as graduates, you will have access to a wide range of criminal justice and criminology-related careers, such as the police service, prison service, the CPS, youth and probation work. Many graduates decide to continue on to study at postgraduate level in Criminology or the one-year Graduate Diploma in Law.
