The Humanities, Criminology & Law learning area is diverse in subject content and offers its students a variety of opportunities, including links with higher education institutions and regular trips to the Houses of Parliament, The Supreme Court, the United Nations in New York and the European battlefields.
Our department offers a welcoming, inspirational and aspirational learning environment to facilitate achievement and preparation for future life.
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Sasha Nichols
Sasha enjoyed her time at the college and is looking forward to the future.
She achieved ABB grades in Creative Writing, English Language and History.
Following her gap year, Sasha is going onto the University of Winchester to study American Studies and History.
Department news
Students Become Detectives as they Investigate Crime Scene at Solent University
On Monday 15 January, law and criminology students were given an insight into the life of a police detective as they investigated a crime scene at Southampton…
Read more >Faculty of Public Services, Law & Criminology Visit Parliament
Three groups of students from the Faculty for Public Services, Law & Criminology visited the Houses of Parliament and the Supreme Court in December.
Read more >Michael Lane, Police and Crime Commissioner Gives Talk
On Tuesday 14 November, our faculty of Public Services, Law & Criminology were visited by Michael Lane, Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire, the Isle of…
Read more >Key personnel
Melanie Lockheart - Head of Faculty for Geography & Tourism, Humanities and Modern Languages
Teacher of Geography and Environmental Science
Mark Hughes - Head of Faculty for Uniformed Services Academy, Law and Criminology
Teacher of Public Services