BASS Politics and Criminology

The BA in Politics and Criminology is one of the pathways within the BA Social Sciences degree.

It is ideal if you want to keep your options open or study specific topics such as race, class, crime or religion from different perspectives.

This flexible degree lets you study at least three subjects in Year 1, and then in Years 2 and 3 you deepen your understanding of the subjects you feel passionate about.

The six subject areas are:

Criminology - The study of the causes and consequences of crime.
Philosophy - The study of the nature of knowledge, truth and values. It also encourages greater consideration of our reasoning, judgement and ethics.
Politics - The study of human organisation, government and power. It examines and evaluates political systems and institutions.
Data Analytics - The study of data and analysis to understand the social world.
Social Anthropology - The study of societies and cultures across the globe in comparative perspective.

3 or 4 years

A-level
ABB
We do not accept two A/S Levels grades in place of one A-Level.
Applicants must be studying at least one of the following A-level subjects: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Business Studies, Development Studies, Government and Politics, Economic and Social History, Mathematics, Anthropology, Sociology, Philosophy, Religious Studies, English Language, English Literature, Geography, Psychology, Classical Civilisation, History, Archaeology, Communication Studies, Environmental Studies, World Development, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Modern Languages.
We accept native language A Levels providing they are taken in the same sitting as your other subjects. We will not accept combination of Mathematics, Further Mathematics and a native language.
International Baccalaureate
6,5,5 at Higher level, 34 points overall. Applicants taking English Language A must achieve grade 4 at Higher or Standard level. Applicants offering English Language B must achieve grade 5 at Higher level and grade 6 at Standard level.

ELTS 6.5 overall with no lower than 6 in any component.
TOEFL (IBT) 92 overall with minimum of 21 in listening and speaking, 22 in reading and 23 in speaking.