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Criminology

at Guiseley School, Leeds · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2019see the detail

Level 3Vocational and tradeCertificate2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Criminology is the study of the reasons why individuals commit crimes. By understanding why a person commits a crime, we can develop ways to control crime or rehabilitate the criminal. An understanding of criminology is relevant to many job roles within the criminal justice sector, social and probation work and sociology and psychology. The Level 3 Applied Diploma is equivalent to one A level. This is an Applied General qualification. This means it is designed to support students progressing to university. It has been designed to offer exciting and interesting experiences that focuses on study through applied learning, i.e. through the acquisition of knowledge and understanding in purposeful contexts linked to the criminal justice system.

What you need to get on

Students should achieve a minimum of: 5 GCSEs grade 4-9, which must include Maths and English Language or Literature. In addition, GCSE grade 5 is required in the subject areas chosen to study

How you are assessed

Learning a trade with tools and equipment, often in a college workshop or salon.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Guiseley School

    Fieldhead Road Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 8DT

    DaytimeClassroom based
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