Bachelor of Criminology (180 ECTS) Bachelor of Science

Students attend all courses in this group.

• 4 ECTS	Basics of Statistics Applied to Criminology									C00A5A	J.Beirlant A.De Meyer (substitute) staff staff J.Beirlant A.De Meyer (substitute)
  8 ECTS	Methodology Part 2, with Tutorial: Research Design and Data Collection									C00A3A	J.Maesschalck (coordinator) S.Pleysier staff staff J.Maesschalck (coordinator) S.Pleysier
  10 ECTS	Methodology part 3, with Tutorial: Data Analysis and Reporting Research									C00A4A	J.Maesschalck (coordinator) S.Pleysier staff staff J.Maesschalck (coordinator) S.Pleysier

Students attend all required courses and choose either the individual-oriented or the organisation-oriented courses.
Students also attend criminological field practice.

• 9 ECTS	Person- and Organisation Oriented Methods of Criminological Intervention, with Tutorial									C00A6A	J.Maesschalck (coordinator) G.Vervaeke staff staff J.Maesschalck (coordinator) G.Vervaeke
  4 ECTS	Ethical Problems in Criminological Practice									C00A8A	F.Hutsebaut (coordinator) B.Raymaekers staff staff F.Hutsebaut (coordinator) B.Raymaekers

• Tutorials person oriented and organisation oriented methodology

  Students choose one course.

  • 5 ECTS	Tutorial Person Oriented Methodology of Criminological Intervention									C00A9B	G.Vervaeke staff staff G.Vervaeke
    5 ECTS	Tutorial Organisation Oriented Methodology of Criminological Intervention									C01A1B	J.Maesschalck staff staff J.Maesschalck

• Criminological interventions: Criminological practice

  Students choose 1 of these courses.

  • 19 ECTS	Criminological Field Practice and Internship "Police and Justice"									C04G6B	F.Hutsebaut (coordinator) D.Van Daele N. staff staff F.Hutsebaut (coordinator) D.Van Daele N.
    19 ECTS	Criminological Field Practice and Internship "Youth and Prevention"									C04G9B	S.Pleysier (coordinator) J.Put N. staff staff S.Pleysier (coordinator) J.Put N.
    19 ECTS	Criminological Field Practice and Internship "Criminal Justice and Welfare									C05G2B	I.Aertsen staff staff I.Aertsen

Students attend all courses.

• Criminological Theory

  • 6 ECTS	Introduction to Criminology									C01A5A	L.Paoli staff staff L.Paoli
    5 ECTS	Judicial Mental Healthcare									C01A8A	S.Bogaerts staff staff S.Bogaerts
    6 ECTS	Legal Aspects and Behaviour Scientific Perspective on Police and Justice System									C02A1B	F.Hutsebaut (coordinator) D.Van Daele staff staff F.Hutsebaut (coordinator) D.Van Daele
    5 ECTS	Victimology and the Criminal Justice System									C02A0A	I.Aertsen staff staff I.Aertsen
    6 ECTS	Juvenile Criminology and Juvenile Protection									C01A7B	J.Put (coordinator) S.Pleysier J.Put staff staff J.Put (coordinator) S.Pleysier J.Put
    6 ECTS	Penitentiary Law and Penology									C01A9B	I.Aertsen (coordinator) F.Verbruggen staff staff I.Aertsen (coordinator) F.Verbruggen

• Law

  • 9 ECTS	Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure									C02B9A	F.Verbruggen (coordinator) R.Verstraeten staff staff F.Verbruggen (coordinator) R.Verstraeten

• Behavioural Science

  • 10 ECTS	Introduction to Psychology and Criminological Psychology									C02A5A	G.Storms (coordinator) G.Vervaeke staff staff G.Storms (coordinator) G.Vervaeke
    10 ECTS	Introduction to Sociology and Criminological Sociology									C02A7A	S.Parmentier staff staff S.Parmentier

Students attend all courses.

• 6 ECTS	Introduction to Philosophy and Epistemology									C03A2A	T.Heysse staff staff T.Heysse
  3 ECTS	Perspectives on Religion and Meaning									A07C7A	J.Haers staff staff J.Haers

Students either choose the Criminology Option or the Law Option.

• Option: Criminology

  Students take all courses.
  

  • Research Methods

    • 9 ECTS	Research Methods 1: the Research Question including Literature Search									C00A2A	J.Maesschalck (coordinator) S.Parmentier staff staff J.Maesschalck (coordinator) S.Parmentier

  • Criminological Theory

    • 4 ECTS	Private Surveillance and Protection									C01C7A	F.Hutsebaut P.Robrechts (substitute) staff staff F.Hutsebaut P.Robrechts (substitute)

  • Law

    • 9 ECTS	Introduction to Law									C02A2A	D.Van Daele staff staff D.Van Daele
      4 ECTS	Social Law for Criminologists									C01C6A	P.Schoukens staff staff P.Schoukens
      5 ECTS	Forms of Criminality and Infractions									C02A4A	F.Hutsebaut staff staff F.Hutsebaut

  • Behavioural Sciences

    • 6 ECTS	Introduction to Anthropology and Themes for Criminologists									C02A6A	N.Fadil staff staff N.Fadil
      4 ECTS	Forensic Medecine and Criminalistics									C03A1B	W.Van de Voorde staff staff W.Van de Voorde

  • Elective Component

    Students choose at least 8 credits from the Elective Component, of which at least 4 from the Elective Module A.
    

    • Elective Module A

      Students choose at least 4 credits out of this group.
      

      • 4 ECTS	Public Administration									S0A50A	A.Hondeghem staff staff A.Hondeghem
        4 ECTS	Public Management									S0A56A	J.Matthys staff staff J.Matthys
        6 ECTS	Psychopathology and Psychiatry									P0M34A	S.Tremmery (coordinator) P.Sienaert S.Tremmery staff staff S.Tremmery (coordinator) P.Sienaert S.Tremmery
        4 ECTS	Policy Analysis									S0A74A	M.Brans staff staff M.Brans

    • Elective Module B

      After approval by the permanent board of education for Criminological Sciences, students may choose - next to all course units mentioned in the list "Keuzegedeelte A" (Elective Courses A) - another Human Sciences course unit:
      - with the exception of language courses (except in case of direct relevance for the internship) and course units of the Master of Criminology (Dutch and English programme),
      - provided that the student did not already took exam on that particular course unit in the framework of another diploma or certificate;
      - provided that the course unit(s) contribute to the general education of the student and does not constitute a "double use" with course units part of the Criminological Sciences programme;
      - and - in case of a course unit part of another Master's programme - provided that the advice of the academic person in charge of the course unit, should be added to the petition.
      

• Option: Laws

  Students follow all courses.
  

  • Legal Course Units

    • 9 ECTS	Introduction to Legal Sciences									C02B2A	B.Tilleman (coordinator) B.Demarsin B.Tilleman staff staff B.Tilleman (coordinator) B.Demarsin B.Tilleman
      7 ECTS	Law of Obligations									C02B5A	S.Styns staff staff S.Styns
      10 ECTS	Public Law I. Constitutional and Administrative Law									C03K0A	A.Alen (coordinator) S.Lierman staff staff A.Alen (coordinator) S.Lierman
      8 ECTS	Labour Law and Social Security Law									C03B1A	F.Hendrickx (coordinator) D.Pieters staff staff F.Hendrickx (coordinator) D.Pieters
      8 ECTS	International and European Law									C03B2A	J.Wouters (coordinator) G.De Baere P.Van Nuffel J.Wouters staff staff J.Wouters (coordinator) G.De Baere P.Van Nuffel J.Wouters
      6 ECTS	Civil Procedure									C03B4A	P.Van Orshoven (coordinator) B.Allemeersch N. staff staff P.Van Orshoven (coordinator) B.Allemeersch N.

  • Legal Skills

    • 4 ECTS	Tutorial Methodology of Law									C03B8A	B.Tilleman staff staff B.Tilleman
      4 ECTS	Tutorial on Legal Writing									C07G7A	P.Schoukens staff staff P.Schoukens