The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) aims:

• To provide students with a general and detailed knowledge and understanding of crime and criminology.

• To equip students with a knowledge and understanding of criminological theories and concepts which offer explanations as to why people engage in criminal acts.

• To enable students to understand the role of the courts, policing and corrections in criminal justice.

• To address issues in criminology, particularly the roles of class, sex and race/ethnicity in criminal behavior and the social policy and correctional responses to it.

• To provide students with a knowledge and understanding, and capacity to use qualitative and quantitative methods of social research and social investigation.

• To teach students how to utilize the appropriate technology in criminology and criminal justice study and research.

• To enable students to develop the ability to apply criminology theories, principles and concepts to address “real life” issues and situations in the criminal justice field, and thus the ability to engage in critical thinking/analysis.

• To prepare students for progression to Masters’ courses and Ph.D. programmes

Applicants must satisfy the General Entry Requirements for admission, namely, the Matriculation Certificate and Secondary Education Certificate passes at Grade 5 or better in Maltese, English Language and Mathematics.

Students may be registered for the course of studies leading to the Degree if they obtain the Diploma and renounce to the award of the Diploma.

The admission requirements are applicable for courses commencing in October 2011. For more detailed information please refer to the bye-laws for the course available here.