Criminology and Law (BSc)

During Induction Week, make sure you follow your course induction schedule below. This must take priority over any other events. Most of these induction events will be on campus but there may be additional online events that you will need to attend or watch.

While most of these activities won’t change, there could be small changes to timings and locations, so make sure to check back here regularly for any updates.

Don’t forget to complete your online enrolment.

Induction schedule

 

Monday 16 September

Time Event details Location
On Demand Read through the HSS Induction Google site

For UG students only
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Induction Google site

Tuesday 17 September

Time Event details Location
10:00am - 12:00pm

Welcome and Induction

John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus

4:00pm - 5:30pm Welcome to the School of Law and Social Sciences

John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus

Wednesday 18 September

Time Event details Location
1:00pm - 4:00pm

Module registration help desk

Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules

G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

Thursday 19 September

Time Event details Location
10:00am - 4:00pm

Module registration help desk

Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules.

G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus
10:00am - 11:00am

Criminology taster session

John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus

11:00am - 12:00pm

Taster session

  • LLB Law
  • Law with Criminology
  • Law with Business
  • Criminology and Law

John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus

Friday 20 September

Time Event details Location
On Demand

Sexual Consent Education 

View our consent induction webpage and complete the mandatory course on Moodle. 

View the Consent Matters webpage

Complete the Sexual Consent Education course

10:00am - 4:00pm

Module registration help desk

Drop-in if you need help adding your optional modules.

G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus
2:30pm - 4:00pm

Faculty social

CLC G.02, Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, Clerici Building, Headington Campus

Student Support Co-ordinators

Your Student Support Coordinator (SSC) is: Poppy Hoole

How to contact us Contact details Availability
In person G103, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

Monday - Friday: 11:00am-12:00pm; 2:00pm-3:00pm (Induction Week)

Email

ssc-hss@brookes.ac.uk

 
Phone

+44 (0) 1865 535250

 

Other key contacts

Job title Name Contact details

Subject Coordinators

Ahalya Bala

Grace Low 

a.bala@brookes.ac.uk

glow@brookes.ac.uk

Programme Lead 

Eleanor Bland

ebland@brookes.ac.uk

Programme Administrator

Laura Crofts

social-sciences@brookes.ac.uk

Academic Liaison Librarian 

Charlie Brampton

c.brampton@brookes.ac.uk

Reading lists

This is an indicative reading list of the core books used for your course's compulsory modules. There is no expectation for you to purchase any of the books, they are all available in the University Library.

 

Criminology and Law Single Honours 

Semester 1 Modules 

Recommended Core Text

LAW4009
Criminal Law

Nicola Monaghan, Criminal Law Directions (7th edition, 2022)

or

Available online - Nicola Monaghan, Criminal Law Directions (7th edition, 2022)

LAW4010
Communication Skills for Lawyers

No core text

CRIM4001
Crime and Criminology in Context

Newburn, T (2018), Criminology: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press)

or

Watch Newburn, T (2018), Criminology: A Very Short Introduction

Semester 2 Modules 

Recommended Core Text

LAW4002
Legal Method

Unlocking the English Legal System by Frost, Martin and Huxley-Binns, 6th Edition. Publisher: Routledge

CRIM4002
Criminal Justice in Action

Jones, T, Newburn, T, and Reiner, R, (2017), The Oxford Handbook of Criminology (Oxford University Press)

CRIM4004
Media and Crime

Jewkes, Y (2015), Media and Crime (Sage)

Additional information

More information about your induction programme can be found on the Faculty Induction Google Site.