Access to Higher Education Diploma (Criminology).

As part of the Awarding Organisation requirements, to receive certification for this training course you must be subscribed for a minimum period of 9 months. The minimum subscription period is measured in total months subscribed, which do not have to be consecutive.     

This means that if your personal circumstances change (time available to study, financial pressures etc.), you can cancel/pause your study and payments at any time. If you decide to return to your studies at a later date, you can simply reactivate your subscription and continue from where you left off (we will save all your course progress). Using our subscription service you are not tied into a credit agreement.   

To study an Access to HE Diploma you must be resident in the UK and have a UK postcode.

You must hold Level 2 qualifications in both English and Maths, or be working towards them alongside studying your Access to Higher Education Diploma.

University Entry Criteria

It must be reiterated that each university will set its own admission criteria. So, you must check with your desired institution if your Access to HE Diploma and other qualifications will be accepted.

In many cases, to get started on healthcare courses at university, you will need:

• A certain number of credits passed with a merit or a distinction grade
• A face-to-face interview at the university
• Literacy and numeracy assessments provided by the university
• Course-related work placements or work experience
• GCSE Grade C/4 or above in Maths and English (or equivalent Level 2 such as Functional Skills/Key Skills, etc.)

It is your responsibility to check that your Access to HE Diploma will be accepted as part of these entry requirements for your chosen degree. Stonebridge will not be held accountable if completing this Access to Higher Education Diploma doesn’t secure you a position with a higher education institution.

Minimum Age Restriction

This course is ideally suited to those who have completed full-time education but have not achieved the grades required to get into university.

Average Completion Timeframe

The average time it takes our learners to complete the course is 9-12 months.

Assessment Requirements

A range of assessment methodologies are used, including: academic report, essay, case study analysis, illustrated report, journal article, portfolio, academic poster, presentation (video and audio recording), developing promotional activity, series of questions, academic writing skills tasks.

In addition to the qualification units, you will also be required to complete short introductory tasks at the start of your course to support the development of your academic study skills.

Exams Required

There are no exams included in the assessment of the course.

Additional Requirements

Learners must be actively studying for a minimum of 9 months before results can be ratified and certificates ordered. Certificates can only be issued once you have completed 9 months of study. The minimum study time (9 months) is measured in total months subscribed, which do not have to be consecutive.

Certification Timeframe

You can expect to receive your certificate 12-16 weeks from your final assignment being marked and graded, depending on the time of year. You will be provided with regular updates throughout the certification process so that you are fully informed of your individual timeframes.

Module 1: Academic Writing Skills 

Upon successful completion of this module, you will: 

• Be able to structure a written response 
• Be able to develop a structured response to a plan 
• Be able to present the response appropriately for audience and purpose 
• Understand how to apply academic writing principles to own work 

Module 2: Reading and Note Making 

Upon successful completion of this module, you will: 

• Understand a range of reading strategies 
• Understand the use of language in terms of the purpose and context of a range of texts 
• Be able to use methods for developing notes from a range of sources 

Module 3: Perspectives in Psychology 

Upon successful completion of this module, you will: 

• Understand different psychological perspectives 
• Understand the differences between alternative psychological perspectives 
• Understand the application of psychological perspectives to contemporary issues in psychology 

Module 4: Crime and Society 

Upon successful completion of this module, you will: 

• Understand crime and deviance 
• Understand crime statistics 
• Understand theoretical explanations of crime 
• Understand social and cultural patterns of crime and criminality 

Module 5: Biopsychology: Behaviour and the Brain 

Upon successful completion of this module, you will: 

• Understand the concept of localisation of function 
• Understand the strengths and weaknesses of methods of investigating the relationship between the brain and behaviour 
• Understand the interaction between the brain and behaviour 

Module 6: Social Interaction 

Upon successful completion of this module, you will: 

• Understand theories of Social Influence 

Module 7: Crime and the Media 

Upon successful completion of this module, you will: 

• Understand the influence of news media on the public perceptions of crime and criminality 
• Understand the influence of film and television on the public perceptions of crime and criminality 
• Understand the link between social media and the public perceptions of crime and criminality 
• Understand the links between crime and media using criminological research 

Module 8: Biopsychology: Behaviour and Drugs 

Upon successful completion of this module, you will: 

• Understand the links between crime and media using criminological research 
• Understand the action of drugs on synaptic transmission 
• Understand how psychoactive drugs change behaviour 
• Understand the role of serotonin antagonists and reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of disorders 

Module 9: Theoretical Approaches to Criminology 

Upon successful completion of this module, you will: 

• Understand theories of crime 
• Analyse the similarities and differences between theories of crime 
• Evaluate the usefulness of theories of crime 
• Understand the importance of biological, psychological and sociological influences on crime 

Module 10: Aspects of Situational Crime 

Upon successful completion of this module, you will: 

• Understand how the developments in environmental methods of crime control can contribute to crime prevention 
• Understand how crime prevention methods can be incorporated to reduce risk to the victim and reward for the perpetrator 
• Understand environmental methods of crime control in relation to routine activity theory 

Module 11: Impact of Forensic Psychology in Criminal Investigations 

Upon successful completion of this module, you will: 

• Understand the roles of the Forensic Psychologist 
• Understand how psychologists have contributed to jury behaviour and eyewitness memory 
• Understand offender profiling 
• Be able to apply an offender profiling technique 

Module 12: Psychological Profiling 

Upon successful completion of this module, you will: 

• Understand the main principles of psychological profiling 
• Understand the application and effectiveness of psychological theories in profiling the criminal 

Module 13: Writing a Criminology Essay 

Upon successful completion of this module, you will: 

• Be able to plan an essay about a topic from the field of Criminology Studies 
• Be able to write an essay about a topic from the field of Criminology Studies 

Module 14: Human Rights 

Upon successful completion of this module, you will: 

• Understand the development of human rights 
• Understand the Rights protected by the Human Right Act 1998 
• Know the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 

Module 15: Current Issues in Criminology 

Upon successful completion of this module, you will: 

• Understand and apply key concepts in criminology to two topic areas 
• Compare and contrast different approaches to crime issues 
• Evaluate the usefulness of different theories of crime for understanding to two topic areas

In addition to the qualification units, you will also be required to complete short introductory tasks at the start of your course to support the development of your academic study skills. 

You will be tested through a range of end-of-unit assignments which are designed to give you the opportunity to check up on your knowledge and advance. After each assignment, your tutor will offer feedback to help you not only progress further but also improve your skills. This Access to HE Diploma is a Level 3 Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) regulated qualification.

In addition to the qualification units, you will also be required to complete short introductory tasks at the start of your course to support the development of your academic study skills.

To successfully achieve your qualification, you will need a total of 60 credits. Of these, 45 will come from graded units of academic content, while the following 15 will be drawn from ungraded units concerning study skills.