Master real-world investigation techniques
The crime scene house and car provide opportunities for realistic training where students stage and investigate mock crime scenes. Develop your essential evidence collection and crime scene processing skills in these dedicated facilities.
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By the time you graduate, you’ll have established a competitive CV to complement your degree.
Choose between a 75-hours Internship module and/or our full-time year-long placement as part of the 4 year course option. Volunteering with career-relevant organisations is also encouraged.
Social Science staff and our Student Futures Team support our students in finding their placements.
Examples of organisations our students have completed internships/placements with are:
Within the social sciences there are many one-day field trips relevant to particular modules, including, for example:
We’ve run many residential fieldtrips to destinations including Newquay, Sicily and Northern Ireland, and students currently have the opportunity to visit Bosnia.
Multi-disciplinary team work is expected with the social sciences to gain experience of this vital employability skill.
During Cheltenham Race Week, first year Criminology, Sociology, Criminology and Sociology, Sociology and Law and Criminal Investigation students engage in real-world fieldwork, completing ethnographic observations on crowd dynamics; the role of community support services; and police response in a real-world setting.
This hands-on experience provides invaluable practical application of theoretical concepts. Students also engage ethically with local businesses and residents, to understand their experiences of community safety at this spectacular crowd-attracting festival.
Criminology students can also expect to work in multi-disciplinary contexts with forensic psychology, and criminology and psychology students.
You’ll be taught by a team of specialists who combine expertise across sociology and law. From a sociology perspective, there’s focus on contemporary issues such as inequality, identity, and social change, helping students link theory to real-world contexts.
Law academics draw on academic and professional experience across areas like human rights, criminal, constitutional and international law, encouraging students to apply their knowledge in practical ways. Together, they create an engaging learning environment that blends social insight with legal understanding.
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Led by lecturers who were former police officers and adapted from real detective investigation scenarios, students identify and retrieve evidence, consider forensic potential and receive forensic results from the laboratory, set investigative lines of enquiry and build casefiles.
Our Crime Scene Laboratory enables students to participate in crime scene simulations with a large amount of variety, from searching for evidence in, for example, a missing persons case, burglaries and homicides.
We have access to the Moot Court at Oxtalls campus. The space is perfect for allowing students to understand court proceedings and how an investigation is presented in a court.
We have several types of virtual reality glasses at your disposal, and the new City Campus will have an immersive virtual reality room. Virtual reality could be used to simulate different conditions, such as being a witness of a crime, or being sent to prison.
Student life at UoG goes beyond your course – it’s a chance to connect, explore new interests and make the most of your time here.
The Students’ Union offers a wide mix of clubs and societies. Tech-focused options include Gaming & Esports, Machine Learning and Nintendo, while those with a business mindset can get involved in the Marketing Society, Design or Mooting & Law.
For a change of pace, there’s Yoga, Climbing, Football, Volleyball, or something more niche like Book Club, Chinese Traditional Games or the Taylor Swift Society.
However you spend your time outside the classroom, there’s plenty to get involved in.
In Cheltenham there are halls of residence at Park campus and Pittville Student Village. In Gloucester, there are halls of residence at Oxstalls, Blackfriars and Upper Quay. Our accommodation promise guarantees our first-year students accommodation on, or near, the campus you’re studying at.
We can help you find work placements or paid opportunities through Unitemps with local employers. We also run a student ambassador scheme giving you the chance to earn money by supporting the University at a range of events.
UoG’s Career Studio offers career coaching and support for students and graduates. Our career promise guarantees you 6 months of free career support if you’re not in a job 6 months after graduating, followed by the offer of a paid internship to kickstart your career – plus we’ll commit to lifetime career coaching.
Our Money Advice Team can advise on how to organise your budget and check your entitlement for bursaries, loans and hardship funds. Our budgeting guide will help you make the most of your money with budgeting tips, financial support, and practical advice.
We run open days in early summer and autumn. If you’re unable to make it to an open day, we also hold campus visits or you can also meet us at an exhibition.
Our Disability Support team offers confidential, one-to-one support to students with disabilities including learning difficulties, mental health conditions, sensory impairments and chronic medical conditions.
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