At Cirencester College we offer the Foundation Degree in Criminology in partnership with the University of the West of England (UWE).

We have combined the long and successful tradition of higher education training at UWE with the vocational experience of further educational teaching from staff at Cirencester College, one of the top colleges in the country.

• Methodological issues in researching crime and deviance
• Official statistics and patterns of crime
• Practical research methods
• Victimology and the fear of crime
• Organised crime
• Corporate crime
• State Crime
• Prisons and penology
• Police and policing
• Juvenile crime
• Drugs and crime
• Crime prevention
• Class, Gender, Ethnicity and Crime
• Crime and globalisation

Most of the programme is assessed by coursework, geared primarily around the application of knowledge in your workplace. Core modules will require you to develop diaries, reflect on these and make plans, eventually to build a portfolio of work. There are also at least two examinations at the end of each year.

The course will be taught at Cirencester College mainly by tutors from the College but with input from professionals from the legal sector. Support will be provided by a personal tutor. Classroom tuition will take place one day a week.

Once you have successfully gained your Foundation Degree in Criminology you will have the opportunity to progress to an honours degree programme at UWE.

Please contact Matt Couzens, course leader, at Cirencester College on 01285 640994 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , to find out further information about the course.

You can enquire by contacting The Adult Guidance Service at Cirencester College on 01285 640994 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it    Applications will then be processed through UCAS with the support of the college.