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MA Criminal Justice

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    MA 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time, 16-24 months (with professional experience)

Course Description

This interdisciplinary and practical course provides you with the opportunity to develop an advanced level understanding of the inter-relationship between law, justice and punishment.

Over the course of the programme you will be given the chance to develop social and cultural knowledge and research skills that are relevant to an increasingly global job market.

  • You will have the opportunity to understand real word debates about criminal justice, crime control and security, policing, penality and offender management.
  • A key feature of this programme is its emphasis on developing practice-relevant skills in relation to enhanced subject knowledge.
  • There is a strong emphasis on understanding criminal justice as a social complex where the personal, local, national and global collide.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should normally hold a good undergraduate degree (2:2), in a social science or humanities related subject, or equivalent international grade/qualification (including degrees in other subjects), from a recognised university.

Students with any disability, illness or other circumstance which may affect their learning experience are actively encouraged to discuss any concerns with academic staff.

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Programme Funding

Funding opportunities including scholarships available

Student Destinations

The course is intended for students who are looking to progress from undergraduate study in this subject (or a related discipline in humanities, social or political sciences) and for practitioners working in criminal justice and associated sectors seeking opportunities for career and professional development. This MA also readies you for the wider world of work in a culturally diverse global marketplace; highly transferable and timely skills enable graduates to capitalize on a job market increasingly defined by flexibility.

Module Details

With professional experience option

The professional experience opportunity enables you to apply for optional professional experience in semester 1, which, upon successfully securing an opportunity, will extend the duration of your master’s to either 16, 20 or 24 months. The professional experience provides an opportunity for you to develop expertise and experience in your chosen field with the aim of enhancing your employability.

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