Our courses
Guided by our team of expert scholars, our courses allow you to question the world around you and to draw on classic and contemporary theories and methods to understand, explain and respond to the challenges that face individuals and communities in modern societies.
Undergraduate
Foundation
Why choose Loughborough?
There are so many great reasons to choose us, but here are just a few reasons why Loughborough is an excellent place to study Criminology and Sociology.
Teaching and learning excellence
We are currently ranked 6th in the UK for Criminology and 3rd in the UK for Sociology so Loughborough is an excellent choice to study these exciting subjects.*
On all of our courses, you will be taught by academics who are leaders in their respective fields. This approach means our teaching is underpinned by the latest developments in research and applied learning techniques.
A mixture of lectures, practical classes and tutorials offer a range of learning experiences to ensure you acquire a thorough grounding in social science disciplines, as well as advanced understanding in your chosen areas of interest. You will gain advanced training in social research methods and learn to conduct your own research into topics that fascinate you.
* Times University Guide 2024 and Complete University Guide 2025
Employability
We were recently ranked 3rd in the UK for Graduate Prospects in Criminology and 7th in th UK for Graduate Prospects in Sociology, so studying these subjects at Loughborough will set you up for a bright and rewarding future.*
Our Criminology and Sociology students go on to a wide variety of careers in the private, public and voluntary sectors. We have an excellent record in terms of our students' academic development and career progression; our graduates enter a variety of interesting professions thanks to the diversity of skills they gain from their degrees.
* Times Graduate Prospects 2024
Placements and study exchange
All of our students have the chance to undertake a professional work placement during their degree, in organisations from across the public and private sectors.
Recent placement destinations include: BP, Volkswagen, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Samsung Electronics, Confederation of British Industry, PwC, Department of Work and Pensions, Food Standards Agency and Sky. Students also have an opportunity to spend a year (or semester) abroad by securing paid work teaching English to school children or studying at a partner university.
Language opportunities
The Language Centre, which is also based in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, provides a range of language modules in French, German, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese from beginners’ level upwards.
You may take these modules as part of your degree, enter the programme at your level of competence and working upwards one semester at a time.