my son is thinking about doing a degree in criminology.?

Question

could anybody tell me what job he would be eligable for when qualifyed, and how easy would it be to find work.
thankyou

Answer 1

http://www.ca.courses-careers.com/criminology.htm

This website gives information about the course and career propects.

Answer 2

My friend completed a course in Criminology. He is now writing a PhD and works part-time for the Home Office.

Your son will be eligible for all sorts of jobs when he graduates, the key thing is to pick up lots of transferable skills and develop interests while at university. A solid degree from a good university opens lots of doors.

University websites/ careers centres can often provide information regarding the job choices of recent graduates.

Answer 3

I have a B.A. in Criminology with a minor in Political Science.
Its kind of a vague Major. You can get into law enforcement, social work and if you takes some pre-law classes might even make it as a lawyer.

Law enforcement is the common direction that Criminologist head toward. These are relatively tough jobs to get unless you can find a department that has a axillary division and then you work for free till they have a opens.

Its a interesting major though and I'm glad I took it in college.

I actually never used my degree and ended up buying a bar :)

Answer 4

There are a variety of jobs for people with criminal justice and criminology degrees...he could be anything from a security guard or bailiff to an attorney's assistant to a children's mediator or advocate. He could also focus on the technical side and work in a CSI lab, or focus on the psychological side and be a criminal psychologist. He would also be prepared to go into a p.i. or law enforcement career. My state (MI) has the worst job economy in the U.S., and there's always an opportunity for someone with a criminal justice/criminology degree even here, so he should have no problem finding work.

Answer 5

I have a BA in Criminology. I agree that it's a vague degree. It doesn't translate that well, but then again, neither do a lot of BA degrees. My school was supposedly one of the top departments for Criminology, but most kids went on to grad school. However, straight out, the typical path was law enforcement of some kind (I originally wanted to try for FBI) or working in some support capacity for the criminal court system (probation officer, etc).

I went to law school.

Answer 6

The first job that comes to mind is a profiler, but then that probably comes more under psychology. Therefore the only other suggestion is that he could be one one the workers in the background of the police force and not the front line, these are the sort of people simply termed 'police staff'.

Answer 7

I imagine he could get a job with the police or as a teacher/lecturer if he stayed on to do a PhD