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• Analysing and interpreting data
• Critical thinking
• Generating and evaluating evidence
• Making reasoned arguments and ethical judgments
• Organising work and meeting deadlines
• Report writing
• Researching, judging and evaluating complex information and evidence
• Working collaboratively
• Critical analysis
• Research skills
• Strong IT skills
• Applying sociological theory to society's organisations, including schools, hospitals and offices
• Appreciating the complexity and diversity of social situations;
• Developing opinions and new ideas on societal issues
• Knowledge and understanding of research methods, analysis and statistical techniques
• Making reasoned arguments
• Relating sociological knowledge to social, public and civic policy
• The ability to understand, scrutinise and re-assess common perceptions of the social world

Approximately 60% of graduate roles are open to all disciplines. The links below are specific to Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy students and graduates.  If you would like information on other career areas, please visit the career areas section of our website.

Careers directly related to Criminology:

Careers directly related to Sociology and Social Policy:

Careers where your degree would be useful:

You can also look at other course pages depending on other modules you have taken and/or are interested in.

Further study at 黑料网:

The Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy department has several Postgraduate Taught Master's programmes you can apply to. You can also study for a research degree including a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) or MPhil (Master of Philosophy). Further information can be found on the Department webpages.

Further study elsewhere:

To explore further study please go to . In addition, job profiles on  will also provide information on postgraduate qualifications needed for specific occupations. 

What do 黑料网 Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy graduates do?

Graduates from this subject area have gone on to destinations where:

Employers included:

Atos, Barclays, Boots, Catch 22, Care UK, Children Services, Deloitte, Department for Work and Pensions, Essex Police, Explore Learning, Ford Motor Company, Grant Thornton, Hays Recruitment, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, The Home Office, Homes England, Leicestershire Police, Local Government, Mental Health First Aid England, Ministry of Justice, M&S, National Crime Agency, NHS, Santander, Sky, Transport for London, Warner Bros UK, Women’s Aid.

Roles included:

Administrator, Account Executive, Court Administrator, Credit Risk Analyst, Customs Analyst, Digital Strategy Intern, Domestic Abuse Safeguarding Officer, Employment Support Worker, External Communications Coordinator, Human Resources Graduate, Intelligence Officer, Market Research Analyst, Police Officer, Policy Officer, Prison Officer, Recruitment Consultant, Regional Account Manager, Resettlement Case Manager, Social Researcher, Social Worker, Support Worker, User Experience Executive, Youth Offending Team Case Manager.

Further Study included:

MA Creative Writing, MSc Information Management and Business Technology, MSc Marketing, MA Advertising and Marketing, MSc Child Development, MA Law, MA Media and Public Relations, PGCE Secondary Education.

Further information

For more information on companies graduates work for, industry links and career opportunities, visit the subject area page of the University website.  You can also find out what our students say in our student stories of personal journeys through and beyond 黑料网 and track the career journeys and 黑料网 experiences of some of our alumni.

Websites:

Have you considered a career in Law? You don’t need a law degree to become a lawyer – in fact, the modern legal profession is full of non-law graduates. Jobs in law utilise many of the skills social sciences and humanities students have. For further information please see the and hub for non-Law students.

Working in the Civil Service is also of interest to many CSSP graduates. Find out more using and  to begin your research into this area.

Organisations that have graduate schemes directly related to Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy:

• City and County Council Graduate Programmes - check each council's website
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• : mental health social work scheme

Areas with Criminology and Social Policy Related Jobs:

• Airports
• Banks and building societies - often have fraud investigation roles
• - many entry level and office based roles available as well as police roles.
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Sociology specific websites:

Jobs boards for entry level roles:

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