Undergraduate BSc (Hons)

Criminology and Criminal Justice
with Quantitative Research

Develop your understanding of crime, its causes and its impact; gain the skills to improve lives.

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2025

Course overview

Why do crime rates rise and fall? What can authorities do to reduce criminal offending? Does prison work? How can you prepare for a successful career in criminal justice? In studying criminology at Kent, you'll discuss all these questions and more, developing the knowledge and skills to answer them.

You’ll learn about criminal justice systems across the world, including our own prisons, police and courts – discovering the challenges each of them face. You’ll also explore key debates around crime policy through a critical and career-driven lens.

At Kent, you’ll be taught by world-leading academics and experienced criminal justice professionals – including those drawn from Kent Police, the London Metropolitan Police, HMP Prisons Service, the Ministry of Justice, the Probation Service, the legal profession and charities supporting victims and communities.

Our diverse and cutting-edge range of modules covers areas such as cybercrime, criminal psychology, drug policy, violent crime, youth offending and hate crime, giving you the chance to expand your criminological imagination and tailor your degree to set up your own exciting career.

Adding a quantitative research minor to your course opens your mind to new ways of thinking. Starting with no assumed statistical knowledge, you graduate with an advanced package of practical quantitative skills alongside subject-specific knowledge in criminology and criminal justice.

Why study Criminology and Criminal Justice at Kent?

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World-leading

Criminology at Kent achieved the highest score for research quality in The Times Good University Guide 2024.

Gain hands-on experience

Develop practical skills in criminal justice: train in the UK's first Restorative Justice Clinic or volunteer with one of our partners. 

Learn from the experts

Gain first-hand knowledge via our partnerships with the Police, HMP Prisons Service, the Ministry of Justice, the Probation Service and many charities.

Career development.

We work with you to build your skills,  networks and opportunities via workshops and shadowing schemes with criminal justice professionals.   

Everything you need to know about our Criminology and Criminal Justice course

Entry requirements

Typical A level offer
BBB
The University will consider applications from students offering a wide range of qualifications. Click below to find out more.

Course structure

Exploring questions such as what causes crime and what can be done to reduce it helps you develop the skills to critically question current assumptions about offending. You'll also discover how technology has changed offending and policing.

How you'll study

Our teaching staff bring the subject to life and draw you into the conversation through lectures, seminars, presentations and group work. You also have opportunities to learn in real criminal justice settings.

Your future

You’ll join our graduates realising their ambitions both in the field of criminal justice and in more diverse professions. Recently, our graduates have gone into:

  • the police force
  • the Probation Service
  • the Home Office
  • Ministry of Justice
  • non-governmental organisations and charities
  • HM Prison Service
  • youth offending
  • social work
  • the legal profession
  • policy analysis.
UK criminology graduate salaries
Very high
£33,847
Average base pay (41,964 salaries)

Fees and funding

Tuition fees for 2025 entry
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For details of when and how to pay fees and charges, please see our Student Finance Guide.

For students continuing on this programme, fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated.* 

Your fee status

The University will assess your fee status as part of the application process. If you are uncertain about your fee status you may wish to seek advice from UKCISA before applying.

Fees for year in industry

Fees for undergraduate students are £1,850.

Fees for year abroad

Fees for undergraduate students are £1,385.

Students studying abroad for less than one academic year will pay full fees according to their fee status.

You will require regular access to a desktop computer/laptop with an internet connection to use the University of Kent’s online resources and systems. Please see information about the minimum computer requirements for study.

Find out more about accommodation and living costs, plus general additional costs that you may pay when studying at Kent.

Kent offers generous financial support schemes to assist eligible undergraduate students during their studies. See our funding page for more details. 

Scholarships

We have a range of subject-specific awards and scholarships for academic, sporting and musical achievement.

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Next steps

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If you are from the UK or Ireland, you must apply for this course through UCAS. If you are not from the UK or Ireland, you can apply through UCAS or directly on our website if you have never used UCAS and you do not intend to use UCAS in the future.

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