Hello, everyone.
My name is Michael McCahill.
I'm a Senior Lecturer in Criminology.
I've been at the University of Hull for 32 years, and I'm here
to talk to you about our BA Criminology and Sociology programme.
Now, like all of our programmes at Hull, the BA Criminology and Sociology
is taught by a team of internationally recognised scholars
who draw upon their own research to look at definitions of crime,
patterns of crime, causes of crime, and responses to crime.
I think the unique thing about this particular programme, the BA Criminology
and Sociology, is it allows you to combine the criminological perspective
with a much broader sociological perspective
that looks, for example, how local issues are connected
to wider global sociological and criminological concerns.
But why study criminology at the University of Hull?
We would suggest there are three main reasons.
Firstly, we have a long, proud history of teaching criminology.
In 2022, we celebrated our 50th anniversary
because we've been teaching criminology at Hull since 1972.
Secondly,
this means that we've got lots of experience of working with practitioners
in the community, including police officers.
This has allowed us to introduce innovative new modules,
including the Criminal Justice Placement module.
On this module you'll be in the community for 11 weeks
shadowing police officers as they go about their business in different departments.
Then when you're back on campus, we ask you to compare the theory
of policing that you've learned in the classroom
with the practice of policing that you've observed on the street.
Thirdly, if criminology is often described as a rendezvous discipline
that brings academics together
from a wide range of disciplinary areas, then we have all the bases covered.
We have staff with expertise in new forms of crime,
including green crime, corporate crime, white collar crime,
transnational organised crime and slavery in the 21st century.
We also have staff with expertise in the reaction to crime,
whether it's harm reduction, victimology,
surveillance, intelligence and digital policing.
This, of course, means
that you have a wide range of options to choose from in your final year.
So that's Criminology and Sociology at Hull.
Thanks for listening.
Hope to see you on campus in the not too distant future.
Bye for now.