Criminology and Social Policy - BSc (Hons)

Cardiff University

Become a social scientist by exploring how criminology and social policy combine and collide with our BSc in Criminology and Social Policy.Investigate criminological themes like criminalisation, victimisation and social responses to crime and disorder in combination with social policy – studying how societies respond to human needs across the globe and how they seek to promote wellbeing across their population.Explore a range of social science perspectives and investigate sociological and political attitudes towards crime and its control, along with debates on the goals of social policy. How do we decide what human needs are and whose responsibility is it to meet those needs?**Distinctive features of the programme****Study abroad or go on placement**Gain experience beyond your degree with study abroad or professional placement options.**Teaching by experts**Develop your analytical skills with our internationally renowned research-active team.**Criminal justice ecosystem**Learn from leading institutions through our links to government, police, probation and prisons.**UK Top 20**Study crime in one of the best UK universities (The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026).

School of Social and Spatial Sciences