Masters | Postgraduate Course - Criminology with Forensic Psychology MSc Course Details within Middlesex University

MSc 1 year FT, 2 years PT

The Criminology with Forensic Psychology Masters at Middlesex in London combines core modules in criminology and forensic psychology with optional modules on topics including terrorism, drugs, trans-national crime, conflict, and the major institutions of criminal justice.

The Forensic Psychology component of the Criminology with Forensic Psychology Masters is delivered by specialists within the Psychology department whilst the criminological core and optional modules are drawn from the longstanding and internationally known MA Criminology Crime, Conflict and Control.

The course will be of special interest to those without a first degree in psychology (typically a requirement on Masters coursein Forensic and Criminological Psychology) but with a particular interest in psychological perspectives on crime and criminal justice. Based at our Hendon Campus in London you will benefit from some of the UK's most innovative and up-to-date teaching in criminology and Psychology.

Course highlights:
Students on the MSc have the opportunity to attend common study sessions with postgraduate criminologists studying in universities across Europe including Athens, Barcelona, Ghent, Hamburg and Rotterdam and also at John Jay College in New York.

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The programme is constructed of two core modules covering, in turn, contemporary criminological theory, methods, issues and debates and psychological approaches towards the causes and management of offending behaviour. Students then choose two optional modules (selected from the list below) that enable students to focus on areas of special interest including institutions of criminal justice, community safety, drugs, youth and adult offending and comparative perspectives on each of these areas. In addition, all students complete a 15,000 word dissertation under the supervision of a member of staff on a topic they choose drawing on sociological and psychological perspectives.

This programme based at our flagship Hendon campus.

Full-time students attend formal teaching up to two days a week; part-time students one day a week.

Community Safety (30 Credits) - Optional
Contemporary Criminology - Theory and Research (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Contemporary Issues in Youth and Adult Offending (30 Credits) - Optional
Crime, Conflict and Control (30 Credits) - Optional
Criminological Legal Psychology (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Critical Issues in Criminal Justice (30 Credits) - Optional
Dissertation in Criminology and Forensic Psychology (60 Credits) - Compulsory
Drugs, Crime and Criminology Distance Learning (30 Credits) - Optional
International Comparative Criminology (30 Credits) - Optional

Full Module Details

Please apply directly to Middlesex University Code L380.

For further information, contact Dr Robin Fletcher, Programme Leader, MSc Criminology with Forensic Psychology Email r.fletcher@mdx.ac.uk Tel 0044- (0)20-84115504 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (0)20-84115504      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

We welcome applications from graduates with a good honours degree, or equivalent qualification, in an appropriate subject. We also consider candidates with other relevant qualifications and individuals with a minimum of three years' work experience. Those without formal qualifications need to demonstrate relevant work experience and the ability to study at postgraduate level.

English language requirements

You must have competence in English language and we normally require Grade C GCSE or an equivalent qualification. The most common English Language requirements for international students are IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL (paper based) 575 or TOEFL (internet based) 90 with specified minimum scores for each component. For details of other equivalent English language requirements that Middlesex accepts see international entry requirements

Modules are assessed via a range of coursework including essays, a research proposal, seminar presentations, book reviews and a dissertation.