BA (Hons) in Criminal Justice Studies

Code

SE406

Location

Waterford

Campus

College Street

Level Level 8
Duration 3 years
CAO Points 270
Credits 180
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What is the BA (Hons) in Criminal Justice Studies?

The BA (Hons) in Criminal Justice Studies is a three year degree course designed to equip the student with general knowledge and transferable skills while focusing on the broad theme of criminal justice. It is a multidisciplinary course.

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Applied Criminal Justice Studies

You can choose to spend an extra year (Year 3) where you will undertake a criminal justice placement as part of the academic year. Students who take this option will graduate after four years with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Applied Criminal Justice Studies.

Special features of the course

While this course is both inter-disciplinary and multidisciplinary in order to help students develop general academic skills, it is designed with those in mind who would like to enter the criminal justice professions and seeks to cater for their specific educational requirements.

Students can graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Applied Criminal Justice Studies.

Year 1

Semester 1	Semester 2
Critical Thinking and Academic Skills	Applied Forensics
Introduction to Criminal Justice Studies	Introduction to Research
Introduction to Psychology	Irish Fundamental Rights
Introduction to Sociological Problems	Irish Law and Governance 2
Irish Law and Governance 1	Irish Social Policy
Social Policy, Poverty and Social Exclusion	The Sociology of Contemporary Ireland

Year 2

Semester 3	Semester 4
Applied Criminal Law 1	Applied Criminal Law 2
Child and Family Protection Law	Criminology 2
Criminology 1	Criminological Research
Foundations of Ethics: Philosophical and Theological	Policy and practice of youth justice in Ireland
Human Rights Law	Prison Law
*Elective	*Elective

Year 3

Semester 5	Semester 6
Introduction to Comparative Criminal Justice Systems	Criminal Trials
Personal and Professional Development for Criminal Justice	Independent Study for Criminal Justice
Psychology and Crime	Policing and The Police
Social Ethics	Prisons, punishment and society
Victimology	Probation
*Elective	*Elective
	*Electives are chosen from a selection of Law modules offered at the discretion of WIT

Leaving Cert: Minimum entry requirements for the BA (Hons) in Criminal Justice Studies

2 subjects: H5
4 subjects: O6/H7
English or Irish: O6/H7
Mathematics: O6/H7

Advanced and Equivalent Entry for BA (Hons) in Criminal Justice Studies:

Graduates from the BA (Hons) in Criminal Justice Studies may find employment in fields such as:

The Probation Service
The Security Industry
The Civil Service
An Garda Síochána
The Prison Service
Research
Journalism
Non-Governmental Organisations
Banking

Completion of a level 8 programme will also enable students to undertake taught Masters programmes or Masters degrees by research at SETU Waterford or other third-level colleges