Throughout the course we make use of current technology to enhance our teaching practices and ensure that your learning experiences are interactive, dynamic and extend beyond the traditional lecture/classroom environment. For example, in lectures and seminars we use mobile technology software (e.g. Socrative) so that you are able to participate and engage in real time. We complement our classroom learning through our online virtual learning environment, where we direct you to electronic learning sources and compose video podcasts and online quizzes to consolidate and evaluate your acquired knowledge. We develop your technology skills to prepare you for the world of work by asking you to collaborate with your peers on tasks using web-based platforms (e.g. PebblePad) and to design posters and webpages for assessments. Northumbria offers expertise and teaching across a wide variety of topics within Criminology and Sociology. All of our staff have either doctorates or extensive professional experience in the criminology/the criminal justice sector, and the Sociology teaching team received the British Sociological Association award for quality and innovative teaching (2014). Both criminologists and sociologists on the course produce research outputs of international quality according to the UK’s most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF). A number of our criminologists and sociologists play leading roles within professional associations and serve on the editorial boards of leading disciplinary journals.

International Foundation Programme OR 1st Year Undergraduate: Certificate of Secondary Education and an acceptable grade from a recognised Foundation programme - Average of 4 in Certificate of Secondary Education and all Bs in Foundation Programme OR First year of Bachelor degree/Bakalvr - minimum GPA 3/Satisfactory