社会学和犯罪学是两个截然不同的学科，相结合时可以提供对社会偏差本质的洞见，而联合荣誉课程为学生提供了一个探索两个学科之间相互关系的令人兴奋的机会<br>社会学提供了核心的社会科学视角可以增强和利用犯罪学的见解。社会学从理论上驱动宏观关注社会结构，机构和团体参与者，提供了一种在其社会背景下定位应用犯罪学主题的方法。另外，社会学传统的“微观”方面（我们在伯明翰提供的该计划的独特之处）对犯罪学研究产生了长期影响。
The Sociology and Criminology with Year Abroad BA degree combines two distinct disciplines which provide insights into the nature of social deviance. Sociology offers a core social science perspective which can both enhance and draw on insights from criminology whilst criminology is the study of crime and its causes, and it will provide ways to understand social responses to crime<br><br>Students joining the BA Sociology and Criminology programme have an exciting opportunity to develop not just an understanding of both fields of study in their own right, but also, perhaps more crucially, an understanding of the relationships and conflicts generated by these respective fields. <br><br>You will gain an understanding of the basic principles of social research, as well as looking into the strengths, weaknesses and uses of specific sources of data and research methods. <br><br>Your third year on the Sociology and Criminology BA will be spent overseas at a university in the EU or elsewhere in the world. After completing your year abroad, you will return for your fourth and final year to the same degree programme.