Faculty of Life Sciences and Education - Treforest - University of South Wales

Certificate of Higher Education Criminology and Criminal Justice and Law - Cert. Sup. de Educación en Criminología y Justicia Penal y Derecho

Faculty of Life Sciences and Education - Treforest - University of South Wales
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Presentación

During this course you will study the fundamental elements of both criminology and criminal justice and law which allows you to gain a comprehensive understanding of both disciplines. The emphasis of your studies is very much about developing key transferable skills and knowledge that will not only provide you with a recognised qualification but prepare you for further study, leading you directly onto Year Two of one of our undergraduate degree courses.

There is also an element of personal development built into the course which aims to further develop study skills specific to criminology and law and help you grow in confidence throughout your studies as you build your very own reflective skills portfolio.

Requisitos

Titulo de Bachillerato or the Selectividad with an average mark of 6.
Curso de Orientación Universitaria (COU) with an average mark of 6.
Técnico Especialista (Formación Profesional – segundo grado).
Ingeniero Técnico (from Escuela de Ingeniero Técnico).
Diplomado / Diplomatura.
English language qualifications:

GCSE pass in English at Grade C or above
IELTS with an average overall score of 6.0 with at least 5.5 in each component
TOEFL IBT minimum score for Undergraduate of 80 IBT
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): exams taken from January 2015 – overall score of 169 with at least 162 in each component ; exams taken before January 2015 – Grade C and no less than borderline in each skill
Trinity College English Language qualifications: ISE II Distinction or ISE III Pass for undergraduate courses
City and Guild’s IESOL/ISESOL tests, in some cases, we may also be able to accept the communicator level (B2)
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) with a minimum of 51 points in each element for the majority of undergraduate programmes
Don’t worry if you do not meet these requirements, we run a number of courses to prepare you for academic studies

Programa

You will study a series of introductory modules in criminology and criminal justice and law, designed to give you a well-rounded grounding within the field, which will also be supplemented with an additional study skills module designed to support your studies and future progression.

Key modules
You will study modules worth a total of 120 credits with 60 credits from criminology and a further 60 credits in law:

Understanding Criminal Justice
Criminological Theory
Understanding Crime, Victims and Society
Legal skills
Public law
Legal sources and systems
Study skills module
You will also be required to undertake a further 10 credit module:

Enhancing Academic success (10 Credit)
Learning and teaching methods
You will be taught through a combination of lectures and discussion-based or practical seminars, which will develop your ability to form arguments and tackle specific problems.

You will also complete reading, library research, topic-related research, project work and preparation for presentations. We have expert, practitioner guest speakers on a number of modules and encourage students to attend British Society of Criminology (Wales and West) branch talks.

You will also have the opportunity to take part in field trips to working prisons and young offenders’ institutions.

Salidas profesionales

A Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE) is a higher education qualification awarded in UK universities following successful completion of one year of full-time study (or equivalent). This CertHE in Criminology and Criminal Justice and Law, a recognised qualification in its own right, is the equivalent to one year of undergraduate study at the University of South Wales.

This means on successful completion of this certificate course you’ll be able to continue onto the second year of the BSc (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice and Law degree or finish your studies with a certificate qualification valued by employers.

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