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Applied Psychology, Criminology & Law – Level 3

Vocational

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Availability & Details

Applied PCL - Level 3 Diploma SF1-APCL3C/P01

Venue
South Downs Campus

Type of study
Vocational

Dates
Academic Year 2025-26 (2 years)

Fees
Course Fee Standard 6199.00

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Overview

This is a unique course that offers you the opportunity to study a full time programme in Law, Psychology and Criminology. By choosing to study this course you will develop an understanding of why people commit crime, whether nature or nurture influences peoples choices, what happens during a criminal investigation and the processes involved when a person has been arrested and taken to court. You will have the opportunity to visit law courts and engage with professionals from the criminal justice system. Throughout the course you will also develop skills that are highly valued by employers and universities.

Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English Language and Mathematics.

This course can be studied over a one-year period to gain a qualification equivalent to one and half A Levels, or over two years to gain a qualification equivalent to three A Levels.Year 1:• Investigating aspects of criminal law• Psychological approaches and applications• Changing awareness of crimeYear 2:• Applying the law of murder and property offences• Criminal and forensic psychology• Crime scene to courtroom

The course will be assessed through a mixture of internally set and assessed assignments and externally set assignments completed in examination conditions.

Successful completion of the course will gain you UCAS points to progress to university. Possible degree routes could include Criminology, Psychology, Law and Sociology. Alternatively, the qualification allows learners to gain the required understanding and skills to be able to consider employment or Apprenticeships within the criminal justice system, for example, the National Probation Service, the Courts and Tribunals Service or the National Offender Management Service.


There are lots of people at the college, each studying a diverse range of courses, people from all different areas come to study here, it creates a sense of community, there is a huge social aspect to college life across all courses.

Lee Backhouse, BTEC student

“HSDC provided me with the opportunity for autonomous study and the choice of subjects that I wanted to study, which helped me develop relevant knowledge as well as relevant skills for the workplace.”

Lucas Ratcliffe, A Level and CTEC student

The tutors were really supportive and it was all thanks to them that I have achieved what I have. I’ve also made loads of great friends and really enjoyed my time at the college.

Lizaveta Sinkerich, A Level student