The BA (Hons) Criminology is a three-year, full-time, interdisciplinary degree in Criminology.

To be eligible for the award of the BA (Hons) degree a student will be required to have achieved 180 credits by obtaining 60 credits in each of First, Second, and Third Arts (Criminology). A student may not register for more than 60 credits in one academic year.

BA (Hons) (Criminology) (International) Pathway (see here)
The BA (Hons) (Criminology) (International) Pathway is a four-year programme which enables students to study abroad for a year in an approved University outside Ireland.

In First Arts (Criminology) students study prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits in the designated subjects:

1. Sociology (35 credits)
2. Law (10 credits)
3. French, German, Italian, Spanish or Irish (15 credits).

Points to Note:

1. German: Students wishing to select German (Beginners) are recommended to have a minimum grade HC1 in another modern continental language or Irish or Latin or Greek in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent). Students wishing to select German (Non Beginners) should have a minimum grade HC3 in German in the Leaving Certificate (or equivalent). Students will be accepted to the Beginners group only if they have no prior German, or if they have reached a level no higher than Junior Certificate German.
2. French: A student will not normally be allowed to select French unless he/she has attained a pass standard in French in the Leaving Certificate Examination or equivalent.
3. Italian: Students wishing to take Beginners' Italian are recommended to have a minimum of Grade HC3 in another modern continental language, or Irish, or Latin, or Greek in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent). Students wishing to take Non-Beginners' Italian are recommended to have a minimum of Grade HC3 in Italian in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent).
4. Spanish: Students wishing to take Beginners' Spanish must have obtained a Grade HC3 in the Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) in another modern continental language or Irish, Latin, or Greek. Students wishing to take Non-Beginners' Spanish must have obtained a minimum Grade HC3 in Spanish in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent). Students will be accepted to the Beginners group only if they have no prior German, or if they have reached a level no higher than Junior Certificate German.

Change of Subject (First Year only)

Changes to First Year subjects will be allowed, provided subject prerequisites are met, up to four weeks after the start of Semester 1, i.e. until Friday, 2 October 2015. The on-line facility for making changes to subjects will only be open for the first two weeks of Semester 1, i.e. until Friday, 18 September 2015. Subsequent changes up until Friday, 2nd October 2015 must be processed manually through the Student Records and Examinations Office, West Wing, UCC.  Changes for FETAC and Mature students and any other student not presenting with a Leaving Certificate must be processed manually through the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences Office, G31, O'Rahilly Building. Change of Subject Forms are available here

Programme Requirements First Arts (Criminology)

Students take 60 credits as follows:

LW1159 (10 credits), SC1003 (5 credits), SC1004 (10 credits), SC1012 (5 credits), SC1013 (10 credits), SC1014 (5 credits)

Plus 15 credits from the following:
French
FR1105 (5 credits), FR1107 (5 credits), FR1201 (5 credits)

Gaeilge
GA1003 (15 credits)

German
Beginner Level A1: GE0003 (5 credits), GE0004 (5 credits), GE1104 (5 credits)
Intermediate Level B1: GE0005 (5 credits), GE0008 (5 credits), GE1102 (5 credits)

Italian
Beginners: IT1109 (10 credits), IT1201 (5 credits)

Spanish
Beginners: HS0028 (10 credits), HS1007 (5 credits)
Improvers: HS0128 (10 credits), HS1007 (5 credits)
Post-Leaving Certificate: HS1009 (10 credits), HS1007 (5 credits)

 

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations

Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2015/2016.

Three Year Rule

Students must pass the First University Examination in Arts (Criminology) within three academic years from the date of first registration for First Year. Failure to comply with this rule means that the student will be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, only for very serious reasons.

No student may register for Second Arts (Criminology) until he/she has passed the First University Examination in Arts (Criminology). The selection of any module is conditional on the Professor or Lecturer concerned and the College being satisfied that a student is capable of profiting by attendance thereat. Students may not select modules which involve a timetable clash.

Student who wish to take the four-year option with a year abroad must register for the BA (Criminology) (International) Pathway at the beginning of Second Year.

In Second Arts (Criminology) students take core modules in Criminology to the value of 20 credits plus 40 credits of elective modules.

Module Clusters
These are suggested, not compulsory, selections of modules that fit well together. Personal tutors will assist students through the wealth of options or elective modules by advising students at the beginning of years 2 and 3. The technical language modules are listed amongst the clusters below because they each form their own mini-stream of language options. Students choosing a language stream must take one of the technical language modules each year, and can combine it with selections from other language modules and/or another criminology cluster, alongside the core modules, to make up the required 40 credits. All modules below are 5-credit unless stated otherwise and the technical language modules are asterisked.

A Crime, the state, policing and human rights. This is the more legally focussed possible grouping for those aiming to work in policing, politics or civil service.

AP3015, HI2045, HI2046, HS3058, IT2304, LW1153, [LW2006 and LW2007], LW2207, LW2208, PH2004, PH2019, SC2004, SC2053, SC2057, SC2059, SC2060, SC2061, SC2062, SC3017, SS2007.

B Social deviance, social problems and moral conflict. This cluster, centred around general moral conflict, would suit the student interested in going into social work, social research, social administration, politics or journalism/media.

AP2101, AP2104, GE3904, HI2044, HI3127, HS3054, PH2006, PH2028, PH2029, PH3110, SC2012, SC2026, SC2053, SC2054, SC2056, SC2058, SC2059, SC2061, SC2062, SC2063, SC3012.

C Stigma, conflict, development and globalization. This possible group of modules brings together global humanitarian concerns and would provide a good background education for anyone wishing to work on development, overseas aid, UN issues, diplomacy, military matters, or in a general global environment.

HS3058, IT2304, LW2207, LW2208, PH3038, SC2004, SC2054, SC2060, SC2061, SC3003, SS3015.

D Culture, psychology and diversity. This suggested cluster focusses on cultural, emotional, literary, sexual, linguistic and psychological aspects of social diversity. This grouping is suited to potential social workers, researchers and television or other creative professions.

AP2101, AP2104, FR2305, FR2306, GE2130, GE3136, GE3904, HS3054, IT2102, HI3128, SC2034, SC2053, SC2056, SC2058, SC2062, SC2063, SC2064, SC3046.

E Spanish. This cluster contains technical Spanish language modules plus selected associated cultural and literary modules: HS2022, HS2023, HS2101* [10 credits], HS2102* [10 credits], HS3001*[10 credits], HS3054, HS3058.

F French. This cluster contains technical French language modules plus selected associated cultural and literary modules: FR2101* [10 credits], FR2305, FR2306, FR4101* [10 credits]

G German. This cluster contains technical German language modules plus selected associated cultural and literary modules: GE2101* [10 credits], GE2102, GE2126, GE2129, GE2130, GE3101* [10 credits], GE3126, GE3136, GE3139, GE3902, GE3904

H Italian. This cluster contains technical Italian language modules plus selected associated cultural and literary modules: IT2101* [10 credits], IT2102, IT2304, IT2305, IT2306, IT2309, IT2310, IT3101* [10 credits], IT3307, IT3312, IT3314, IT3315, IT3316, IT3401.

I Irish. This cluster contains two technical Irish language modules: GA2001, GA3001.

Change of Module

Students wishing to register a change of module must do so via the Student Portal or at the Student Records and Examinations Office no later than two weeks after the start of each Semester, i.e. by Friday, 18 September 2015 (Semester 1) or Friday, 22 January 2016 (Semester 2). Semester 1 modules cannot be changed in Semester 2. No changes in registration will be allowed after these deadlines.

Programme Requirements Second Arts (Criminology)

Single Subject

Students take 60 credits as follows:
SC2002 (5 credits), SC2021 (5 credits), SC2024 (10 credits)

Plus 40 credits from the following:
AP2101 (5 credits) [Prerequisite AP1149], AP2104 (5 credits)
FR2101 (10 credits), FR2305 (5 credits), FR2306 (5 credits)
GA2001 (10 credits)
GE2101 (10 credits), GE2102 (10 credits), GE2126 (5 credits), GE2129 (5 credits), GE2130 (5 credits)
HI2044, HI2045, HI2046 (5 credits per module)
HS2101 (ex-beginners) (10 credits), HS2102 (ex-non-beginners) (10 credits), HS2022 (5 credits), HS2023 (5 credits)
IT2101 (10 credits), IT2102, IT2304, IT2305, IT2306, IT2309, IT2310 (5 credits per module)
LW1153 (10 credits), LW2207 (5 credits) LW2208 (5 credits), [LW2006 (5 credits) and LW2007 (5 credits)]
PH2002, PH2004, PH2006, PH2016, PH2019, PH2028, PH2029, PH2030, PH2031, PH3038, PH3039 (5 credits per module)
SC2001, SC2004, SC2012, SC2018, SC2019, SC2026, SC2027, SC2034, SC2053, SC2054, SC2056, SC2057, SC2058, SC2059, SC2060, SC2061, SC2062, SC2063, SC2064 (5 credits per module)
SS2007 (5 credits)
ST2011 (5 credits), ST2013 (5 credits) [co-requisite ST2011]

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations

Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2015/2016.

Three Year Rule

Students must pass the Second University Examinations in Arts (Criminology) within three academic years from the date of first registration for Second Year. Failure to comply with this rule means that the student will be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, only for very serious reasons.

From 2016/17 onwards.

No student may register for Third Arts (Criminology) until he/she has passed the Second University Examination in Arts (Criminology). The selection of any module is conditional on the Professor or Lecturer concerned and the College being satisfied that a student is capable of profiting by attendance thereat. Students may not select modules which involve a timetable clash.

In Third Arts (Criminology) students take core modules to the value of 25 credits in Criminology plus 35 credits of elective modules.

Change of Module

Students wishing to register a change of module must do so via the Student Portal or at the Student Records and Examinations Office no later than two weeks after the start of each Semester, i.e. by Friday, 18 September 2015 (Semester 1) or Friday, 22 January 2016 (Semester 2). Semester 1 modules cannot be changed in Semester 2. No changes in registration will be allowed after these deadlines.

Programme Requirements Third Arts (Criminology)

Single Subject

Students take 60 credits as follows:

SC3019 (5 credits), SC3037 (10 credits), SC3051 (10 credits)

Plus 35 credits from the following:
AP3015 (5 credits)
FR4101 (10 credits)
GA3001 (10 credits)
GE3101 (10 credits), GE3126, GE3136, GE3139, GE3902, GE3904 (5 credits per module)
HI2045, HI2046, HI3127, HI3128 (5 credits per module)
HS3001 (10 credits), HS3054 ( 5 credits), HS3058 (5 credits)
IT3101 (10 credits), IT3307, IT3312, IT3314, IT3315, IT3316, IT3401 (5 credits per module)
PH3006, PH3034, PH3109, PH3110 (5 credits per module)
SC2053, SC2054, SC2056, SC2057, SC2058, SC2059, SC2060, SC2061, SC2062, SC2063, SC2064, SC3001 [Prerequisite SC2001], SC3003, SC3007, SC3012, SC3017, SC3023, SC3029, SC3046 (5 credits per module)
SS3011, SS3015 (5 credits per module)
ST2011 (5 credits), ST2013 (5 credits) [co-requisite ST2011]

Note: Students who took HI2045, HI2046, SC2053, SC2054, SC2063, ST2011 or ST2013 in Second Year cannot select the same module(s) in Third Year.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations

Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2015/2016.

Three Year Rule

Students must pass the Third University Examinations in Arts (Criminology) within three academic years from the date of first registration for Third Year. Failure to comply with this rule means that the student will be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, only for very serious reasons.

Module Clusters
These are suggested, not compulsory, selections of modules that fit well together. Personal tutors will assist students through the wealth of options or elective modules by advising students at the beginning of years 2 and 3. The technical language modules are listed amongst the clusters below because they each form their own mini-stream of language options. Students choosing a language stream must take one of the technical language modules each year, and can combine it with selections from other language modules and/or another criminology cluster, alongside the core modules, to make up the required 40 credits. All modules below are 5-credit unless stated otherwise and the technical language modules are asterisked.

A Crime, the state, policing and human rights. This is the more legally focussed possible grouping for those aiming to work in policing, politics or civil service.

AP3015, HI2045, HI2046, HS3058, IT2304, LW1153, [LW2006 and LW2007], LW2207, LW2208, PH2004, PH2019, SC2004, SC2053, SC2057, SC2059, SC2060, SC2061, SC2062, SC3017, SS2007

B Social deviance, social problems and moral conflict. This cluster, centred around general moral conflict, would suit the student interested in going into social work, social research, social administration, politics or journalism/media.

AP2101, AP2104, GE3904, HI2044, HI3127, HS3054, PH2006, PH2028, PH2029, PH3110, SC2012, SC2026, SC2053, SC2054, SC2056, SC2058, SC2059, SC2061, SC2062, SC2063, SC3012.

C Stigma, conflict, development and globalization. This possible group of modules brings together global humanitarian concerns and would provide a good background education for anyone wishing to work on development, overseas aid, UN issues, diplomacy, military matters, or in a general global environment.

HS3058, IT2304, LW2207, LW2208, PH3038, SC2004, SC2054, SC2060, SC2061, SC3003, SS3015.

D Culture, psychology and diversity. This suggested cluster focusses on cultural, emotional, literary, sexual, linguistic and psychological aspects of social diversity. This grouping is suited to potential social workers, researchers and television or other creative professions.

AP2101, AP2104, FR2305, FR2306, GE2130, GE3136, GE3904, HS3054, IT2102, HI3128, SC2034, SC2053, SC2056, SC2058, SC2062, SC2063, SC2064, SC3046.

E Spanish. This cluster contains technical Spanish language modules plus selected associated cultural and literary modules: HS2022, HS2023, HS2101* [10 credits], HS2102* [10 credits], HS3001*[10 credits], HS3054, HS3058.

F French. This cluster contains technical French language modules plus selected associated cultural and literary modules: FR2101* [10 credits], FR2305, FR2306, FR4101* [10 credits].

G German. This cluster contains technical German language modules plus selected associated cultural and literary modules: GE2101* [10 credits], GE2102, GE2126, GE2129, GE2130, GE3101* [10 credits], GE3126, GE3136, GE3139, GE3902, GE3904

H Italian. This cluster contains technical Italian language modules plus selected associated cultural and literary modules: IT2101* [10 credits], IT2102, IT2304, IT2305, IT2306, IT2309, IT2310, IT3101* [10 credits], IT3307, IT3312, IT3314, IT3315, IT3316, IT3401.

I Irish. This cluster contains two technical Irish language modules: GA2001, GA3001.

Programme Learning Outcomes for BA (Hons) (Criminology) (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Have a critical analysis of the varying causes and functions of crime in society;
• Know the history of criminology and its wide range of theories;
• Be aware of the influence of class, gender, race, religion, politics, region and age in the causation and definition of crime and social deviance;
• Have learned key empirical research findings about crime and understood the main research methodologies used to construct criminological knowledge;
• Create research designs into a wide range of criminological issues;
• Read and decode the philosophy, theory and research implicit in different criminal justice politics and policies;
• Conduct a critical assessment of popular opinion, media images of crime and deviance, and the official criminal statistics;
• Have gained an insight into the forms and processes of criminalization, and an awareness of alternatives to imprisonment;
• Have become aware of cultural variations in the handling of moral and political conflicts globally; and of the relationship between the international economic order and crime and justice in developing countries.