Criminology Degree!! ADVICE WANTED PLS!!

Hi, im new on this site and have read alot of posts on different subjects but there isnt much on criminology! would you say its more vocational or non vocational and is there high employment attached to this degree. I know it depends on which uni you go to but on every website forum there is never lot of information or options for this subject. Would you say its a weak social science or quite respected. It does seem really interesting but i dont want it to lead me to just policing or any crime related job! Any information would be really helpful even if harsh........ok not too harsh!
Sorry for the long post BTW ! LOL
Thanks
xx ELSA xx :biggrin:

Reply 1

BBGirl

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Check out your uni website for destination of leavers which will prob be in the careers section. Or you could check out this website www.prospects.ac.uk

Reply 2

chriswhit

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Hi

In in general terms, I would say a lot depends on where you do it, what the degree is like and as you say - what you want to do it afterwards. I may be a bit biased having done a masters in criminology and using it a lot for my PhD but I would say its interesting.

Employability wise - hmm. My personal view that its quite a 'trendy' thing to do at the moment - i.e. lots of places are doing it and its quite a popular choice. Having looked at what friends have done or are heading towards, it is mainly Criminal Justice type stuff. I think you will find varied views as to the status of the subject as a science - it is still a fairly young subject, and the positive side of it being more fashionable is that a lot of thought and development is going on.

Reply 3

mesels

OP

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Thanks for both replies chriswit and bbgirl.. alot of help, the website is soo useful!! :biggrin:

Reply 4

rah2

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mesels

Hi, im new on this site and have read alot of posts on different subjects but there isnt much on criminology! would you say its more vocational or non vocational and is there high employment attached to this degree. I know it depends on which uni you go to but on every website forum there is never lot of information or options for this subject. Would you say its a weak social science or quite respected. It does seem really interesting but i dont want it to lead me to just policing or any crime related job! Any information would be really helpful even if harsh........ok not too harsh!
Sorry for the long post BTW ! LOL
Thanks
xx ELSA xx :biggrin:

Non-vocational, low employment in unrelated areas, a weak social science. Thought along the same lines as media studies and sociology (fairly or not)

However I imagine it would be very interesting to study and if you want to go into the police then go for it!

Reply 5

fundamentally

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mesels

would you say its more vocational or non vocational and is there high employment attached to this degree.

Employment prospects are pretty limited with a criminology degree. It seems to scare off most traditional employers. On the other hand, you will certainly get a job with the police. The other option is to do a PhD and then try to get a teaching job in a university.

If all else fails, there is always Tesco.

Reply 6

mesels

OP

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OMG REALLY.....is it that bad........ i wanted to change from english to criminology is that crazy?
'TESCO?' dont go that far! LOL!!

Reply 7

NJA

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Spend a month in Womwood Scrubs

Reply 8

forever_lost

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No chance to do English and Crimonology as JH?

Reply 9

mesels

OP

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well i dont intend or wish to work in prison or any crime related field so is criminology useless to me, it is difficult to get information on it.....wots JH!
Thanks for the views so far.

Reply 10

Gaz031

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mesels

well i dont intend or wish to work in prison or any crime related field so is criminology useless to me, it is difficult to get information on it.....wots JH!
Thanks for the views so far.

JH probably stands for joint honours where the work you do at university is split between two subjects.

Reply 11

fundamentally

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mesels

well i dont intend or wish to work in prison or any crime related field so is criminology useless to me

So why would you want to do criminology if you do not intend to work in any crime related field ?

Reply 12

mesels

OP

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no need for flippin name calllin! at the end of the day supposedly its a non vocational subject therefore it doesnt prepare you for a specific career even though it would be easier to get into such crime related careers. The modules sounded really interesting and its quite related to psychology and politics from what ive read which i enjoyed doing at A level. i dont even need to explain myself
.................waiting for another unecessary rude answer.....so predictable.
:smile:

Reply 13

Unregistered

if your'e serious then you should do some research and read aboutwhat the benefits/negatives of going ahead.

Reply 14

Livin_on_a_prayer

I'll be studying Criminology & Sociology at Manchester Met this sept, although i'm planning on joining the police force afterwards, so its a perfect fit for me. It depends on what you want to do after uni. I dont understand why your thinking of doing it, yet dont want to go into any related career afterwards? If your not sure what you want to do when you leave I suppose its best to choose what interests you most.

Reply 15

mc_hamster

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mesels

i dont want it to lead me to just policing or any crime related job!

I don't understand, you want to do criminology but you don't want to do anything crime related. Seems pretty pointless, maybe think about what you want to do before you jump into a degree you might not want to do.

Reply 16

mesels

OP

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ok ok! u guys are right lol. well it probably because i heard that just because you have a degree in something doesnt mean you have to work in the same area as it non vocational emplyers are just looking for transferable skills right? im still confused . thanks for your opinions , it just seemed really interesting but i havent changed course yet so i guess ill jus stick with english lit. im hopfully goin man met too livin_on_a_prayer. where u stayin?

Reply 17

Livin_on_a_prayer

mesels

ok ok! u guys are right lol. well it probably because i heard that just because you have a degree in something doesnt mean you have to work in the same area as it non vocational emplyers are just looking for transferable skills right? im still confused . thanks for your opinions , it just seemed really interesting but i havent changed course yet so i guess ill jus stick with english lit. im hopfully goin man met too livin_on_a_prayer. where u stayin?

Hey nice one, man met rules! I'm staying at Briarfields. I stayed with a couple of friends for a weekend who study at man met and manchester uni. The city was cool and the nightlife was amazing. Everythings on the main street and its in a really student orientated area, didnt see any chav's or anything!
My advice is that if you want to do criminology then do it, better to be on a course you like than a course you dont (unless you like eng lit that is). I've been told that criminology has alot of transferable skills and you wouldnt need to go into a crime related career, apparently alot of students go on to local and national government aswell. I plan on joining the police, although i'm not 100% sure, I may feel different after uni. My advice is to do what you want to do, it really isnt fun doing a course you dont like.
Where you staying anyway?

Reply 18

mesels

OP

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aaw! thanks that makes me feel a whole lot better. ill hopefully be stayi at wilmslow park , hopfully it should be fun u heard anythin about it? yea im jus waitin for the admissions tutor to tell me if i can change course or not the thing is hes back from hols on the 14th but they wouldve gotten the results already so fingers crossed. plus i really want to got to man met so if he changes me to crim i kno i can get in but i doubt it for english as i think ill miss it by like 20 points Lol. x

Reply 19

Livin_on_a_prayer

I dont know anything bout wilmslow, but i'm sure its good. I stayed at a friends flat from manchester uni and visited another friend who stays in mill point at mmu. It was really nice and I think its the cheapest of mmu accom so the others must be pretty good too. Are both your courses at mmu? you might still be able to get in even if ur 20 off if you beg them :p:

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