Course summary

1st in the UK for our research impact in Sociology in REF 2021 (Times Higher Education) 8th in the UK for Sociology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023) 9th in the UK for Social Sciences (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2024) About the course Make the most of our interdisciplinary teaching by combining Criminology and Sociology. By sharing methods, theories and interests, you'll diversify your understanding of crime as a social construction as well as its relationships with class, gender, race and law. In the process, you develop your own critical and creative approaches. This course is for you if you're committed to expanding your criminological imagination and interested in sociological perspectives. About Sussex Sussex graduates change the world. Our students become the leaders of the future, making discoveries, improving lives and changing things for the better. Study with us to join a welcoming and inspiring community of staff and students from more than 140 countries. Location We shape the world from a fantastic campus on the UK’s beautiful south coast. We are the only UK university surrounded by a national park, so you can step off campus to explore the hills and woodlands of the South Downs. The vibrant, colourful and creative seaside city of Brighton & Hove is just nine minutes away. With Brighton voted the happiest city in England for students, (Student Living Survey, Sodexo, 2018) there can be few better places to study.