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MA LLM International Criminal Justice

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    MA/LLM 1 year full-time

Course Description

This course offers you the opportunity to gain a postgraduate qualification in a field which is both academically rigorous but will also provide you with skills to help you pursue a career in the growing fields of justice, financial crime and cybercrime.

It encompasses both the transferable skills of a postgraduate degree with the specialist knowledge in the field of global crime.

The MA International Criminal Justice caters for those who wish to graduate with a specialist MA in a growing sector.

N.B Students will be able to choose whether they wish to graduate with an LLM or an MA in consultation with the Course Leader. Generally, students with a background in Law will graduate with an LLM and those with a background in Criminology will graduate with an MA.

Why choose this course?

As well as providing you with subject specific knowledge and understanding, we aim to produce graduates with strong transferable skills in:

  • research
  • communication
  • analysis
  • creative problem solving

This ensures you are well-placed to seek employment with in relevant sectors.

You will benefit from teaching delivered by highly qualified and supportive staff with backgrounds in both Criminology research and practice.

Learning and teaching methods in the School are innovative and varied, and you’ll benefit from the use of the latest learning technology to enhance interactive learning.

Entry Requirements

A good undergraduate degree (2:1 or above) or equivalent professional qualification with appropriate criminological or legal content.

Applicants who have reached a high level of progression (eg: at least police inspector level or equivalent in other criminal justice related fields), or who are specialists in a criminal justice related occupation with extensive work experience, will be considered on a case by case basis.

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Fees

http://www.uwl.ac.uk/international/fees-and-scholarships/postgraduate-fees

Student Destinations

This course will particularly suit students who are interested in careers in the following areas:

• Policing and police research
• National Offender Management Service
• Crown Prosecution Service
• Home Office
• Intelligence Services
• Policy development
• Digital / global security

Module Details

Students will study the following modules: 

 
Semester 1:
Criminological Theory
Research Methods
International and European Criminal Law
 
Semester 2:
Contemporary Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
Dissertation
Transitional Justice

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