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Courses
Computer Science Criminology
A Level AQA
WJEC (Applied Diploma in Criminology)
WHY CHOOSE COMPUTER SCIENCE?
WHY CHOOSE CRIMINOLOGY?
This course offers rewarding and challenging
possibilities for a wide range of people,
regardless of their interests. It will provide
you with a foundation of knowledge, problem
solving, and logical thinking that will serve as a
competitive advantage to you in your career, in
whatever field you choose.
You will develop a range of subject specific
and more generic skills by doing this course.
You will be assessed on your ability to apply,
analyse and evaluate a broad range of
information linked to theories and case studies.
You will also develop a range of transferable
skills, including report writing, project
management, presentation skills and group
work. For example, you will plan, design and
evaluate your own campaign for change.
HOW IS THE COURSE TAUGHT AND ASSESSED?
Two 150 minute papers (40% each),
Programming Coursework (20%)
SPECIFIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
• Grade 4 in GCSE English +
• Grade 6 in GCSE Computer Science (a grade
5 will be considered at the discretion of the
subject leader) +
• Grade 6 in GCSE Maths
If you have not completed a GCSE in Computer
Science you will be expected to complete
Summer Work and take a coding task under
timed conditions. This will be at the discretion
of the Subject Leader.
Both enjoyable and interesting, the
computer science course allows the
development of problem solving skills and
an in depth knowledge about how and why
computers work. James
HOW IS THE COURSE TAUGHT AND ASSESSED?
This course is not an A level; it is a Level 3
diploma. However, it is equivalent to and
graded in the same way as an A level and it
carries the same number of UCAS points. It is
assessed using a combination of exams and
controlled assessments.
Year 1:
• Unit 1 - Changing Awareness of Crime. This
unit is assessed by an 8 hour controlled
assessment over 3 days. It involves writing
a report analysing different types of crime,
comparing a range of campaigns for change
and planning, designing and evaluating your
own campaign for change in response to an
unseen brief.
• Unit 2 - Theories of Crime. This unit is
assessed by a 1 hour 30 minute exam in May
of the first year.
Year 2:
• Unit 3 - Crime Scene to Court Room. This
unit is assessed by an 8 hour controlled
assessment over 2 days. It involves writing a
report in response to an unseen brief.
• Unit 4 - Crime and Punishment. This unit is
assessed by a 1 hour 30 minute exam in June
of the second year.
SPECIFIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
• Grade 4 in GCSE English Language
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