Continuous assessment & examinations
Each course combines continuous assessment - assignments, tests, and class work - with an end-of-semester examination; weights and formats are set in each course outline.
- Duration 4 years
- Credits 120–180
- Mode Full-time
- Accreditation Fully accredited
I.
About
About the programme.
Undergraduate degree in criminology and security studies at Caleb Business School.
II.
Curriculum
The approved curriculum.
This programme follows the approved 2025/2026 curriculum — the full list of courses, credit units and structure for the session, set out in the official document below.
III.
Learning outcomes
What you'll be able to do.
Graduates leave equipped with the foundational rigour and the practical skills the field demands.
- Analyse crime and security. Explain crime, deviance, and insecurity using criminological theory.
- Study justice systems. Examine policing, courts, corrections, and the criminal-justice process.
- Assess security threats. Evaluate threats and design crime-prevention and security strategies.
- Apply investigation and intelligence. Apply investigative and intelligence methods to security problems.
- Conduct social research. Design and carry out empirical research on crime and security.
- Engage policy and ethics. Relate findings to policy and human-rights considerations.
VI.
Assessment
How you'll be assessed.
Field research & project
Empirical research exercises and a final-year project complement written examinations.
External examiners
In line with NUC requirements, qualified academics from other universities moderate examinations and assess final-year projects.
NUC CCMAS compliance
Assessment follows the National Universities Commission's Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards for the discipline.
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