Level 3 Diploma in Criminology

Assessment

Year 12 Certificate Unit 1: Internal Assessment (December) WJEC Level 3 Applied Diploma in Criminology has adopted the principles of controlled assessment as set out in the Joint Council for Qualifications Document. The following principles apply to the assessment of each internally assessed unit:  Units are assessed through summative controlled assessment (available electronically).  Controls for assessment of each internally assessed unit are provided in a model assignment. Unit 2: Criminological Theories External assessment (May/ June) Details of the external assessment are as follows:  90-minute examination  total of 75 marks  three questions on each paper  short and extended answer questions, based on stimulus material and applied contexts  each question will have an applied problem-solving scenario  each paper will assess all learning outcomes and assessment criteria will be sampled in each series Year 13 Diploma Unit 3: Unit 3: Crime Scene to Courtroom Internal Assessment (January) WJEC Level 3 Applied Diploma in Criminology has adopted the principles of controlled assessment as set out in the Joint Council for Qualifications Document. The following principles apply to the assessment of each internally assessed unit:  Units are assessed through summative controlled assessment (available electronically).  Controls for assessment of each internally assessed unit are provided in a model assignment. Unit 4: Crime and Punishment External Assessment (May/June) Details of the external assessment are as follows:  90-minute examination  total of 75 marks  three questions on each paper  short and extended answer questions, based on stimulus material and applied contexts  each question will have an applied problem-solving scenario  each paper will assess all learning outcomes and assessment criteria will be sampled in each series