/ Undergraduate /
Start date:
September 2025
Entry tariff:
112–128 UCAS points (or equivalent)
Foundation Year: 64–80 UCAS points (or equivalent)
UCAS codes:
LF80
LF84 (if choosing Foundation Year)
On-Campus Taster Day
Wednesday 9 April 2025
In today's digital age, understanding cybercrime and digital evidence is crucial. This programme is tailored for those interested in Criminology and Policing, with a focus on online crimes, cybersecurity, and digital evidence interpretation.
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This course is for you if you are:
- Passionate about understanding online crimes and cyber deviancy.
- Looking to study a blend of criminology, policing, and computing knowledge.
- Seeking a career in law enforcement, digital forensics, and cybersecurity.
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Foundation Year
This course can also be studied with a foundation year (September entry only).
Modules
This is a new programme for 2025. More information will be added shortly. Please contact us if you have any questions
- Studying Crime
- Criminology Theories
- Introduction to Policing
- Introduction to Criminal Justice
- Understanding Criminology
- Introduction to Digital Forensics Tools
These modules are those we currently offer for 1 year (full-time) and may be subject to change.
- Criminological Imagination
- Evidence Based Policing
- Punishment, Justice, and Control
- Adventures in Research
- Exploring Digital Evidence
These modules are those we currently offer for 1 year (full-time) and may be subject to change.
- Independent Study: Dissertation
- Cybercrime
- Key challenges in Criminal Investigation
- Drug use and Policy
- Digital chain of Evidence
This course is offered as a degree with foundation year – a four-year programme which provides an additional foundation year at the beginning of the degree, that will give you academic and practical experience, as well as the skills you need to ensure you are equipped to successfully complete your chosen degree.
Find out more about our degrees with a foundation year
Foundation programme delivered by the School of Continuing Education. The exact modules for our foundation programme are currently in development. For more information, please contact us.
Skills
Criminology and policing cover a range of disciplines because they deal with crimes and behaviors that affect individuals, businesses, governments, and the criminal justice system.
Future criminologists and policing experts need to understand both internet-related crimes like fraud and the growing role of digital evidence used in investigations. Throughout your degree you will:
- Develop an in-depth expertise in Criminology, Policing and Computing
- Be able to apply Criminology and Policing to the digital world
- Excel even if you don’t have a background in computing subjects.
Learning
Experience collaborative learning based on real-life scenarios and studio-style lab spaces.
- Benefit from diverse teaching methods drawn from Criminology, policing, and computer programmes.
- Engage in active blended learning with in-class workshops, seminars, and collaborative tasks.
Assessment
Your assessments will allow you to develop as an expert, whilst you build the professional, transferable skills you need in your future. This includes:
- Digital assessments, including website building and podcasting, to develop your computing skills
- Group projects, allowing you to work collaboratively just like in the work-place
- Essays and portfolios.
Career
Upon graduation you will be well-prepared for careers in:
- Law Enforcement: Confident digital criminologists and law enforcement professionals with expertise in digital technologies and processes.
- Public and Private Sectors: Positions in compliance and risk management, anti-money laundering, digital media investigation, data analysis, corporate forensics, and e-discovery.
- MET Police Service: Equipped with digital skills and digital evidence collection techniques.
- Further Studies: Opportunities for advanced studies to build more technical skills and expertise.
Wherever you want to go in the future, you’ll be preparing for the world of work from day one at Roehampton, with regular access to:
- Career development events
- Guest industry speakers
- Networking opportunities
- Personalised mentoring and careers support
You’ll graduate ready to grab every opportunity that comes your way.
Our careers support team is available to support you from the start of your studies until after you graduate. We will help you build your CV, prepare for interviews, and meet and learn from successful graduates working at the top of their careers.
You’ll also have opportunities to work with our partners across London and beyond, and to attend a Roehampton jobs fair where you can find out about graduate opportunities and meet employers.
Open days
Get a real taste of our campus, community and what it’s like to study at Roehampton
Applying
Full-time UK undergraduate students apply through UCAS.
Course subject to curriculum review and validation.
Entry tariff
112–128 UCAS points (or equivalent)
Foundation Year: 64–80 UCAS points (or equivalent)
Looking to work out your UCAS points or find out about our entry requirements? Find out more.
When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.
General entry requirements
September 2025 entry tuition fees
UK (home) tuition fees
Undergraduate degree: £9,535
Foundation Year: £5,760
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our financial support pages for UK students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
International undergraduate students apply through our direct application system.
Course subject to curriculum review and validation.
112–128 UCAS points (or equivalent)
Foundation Year: 64–80 UCAS points (or equivalent)
Looking to work out your UCAS points or find out about our entry requirements? Find out more.
When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.
General entry requirements
September 2025 entry tuition fees
EU and international tuition fees
Undergraduate degree: £16,950
Foundation Year: £16,950
International Foundation Pathway: £16,950
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our financial support pages for international students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
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