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MA Safeguarding and Security

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    MA; Full-time 1 year, Part-time 6 years

Course Description

Our Safeguarding and Security MA will offer you the opportunity to study in an established and interdisciplinary environment. You’ll develop a strong conceptual framework for exploring contemporary safeguarding issues at theoretical and practical levels.

This course will provide a valuable continuation to undergraduate study of sociology, criminology, psychology and related disciplines, allowing you to apply your academic knowledge in an arena of current and controversial debate.

Entry Requirements

You will be required to have:

  • a minimum of a lower second class (2.2) honours degree in a relevant discipline of social sciences such as criminology, sociology, law or psychology or possess relevant professional qualifications.
  • a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

Applications are also welcome from those who have experience working in the criminal justice system.

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Fees

UK/EU Full-time £8,950 per year Part-time £995 per 20 credit module International Full-time £13,250 per year Part-time £1,470 per 20 credit module (if you require a Tier 4 visa you will not be able to study on a part-time basis)

Module Details

  • Dissertation in Safeguarding and Security (core, 60 credits)
  • Policies, Regulatory framework for Safeguarding (core, 20 credits)
  • Social Responsibility and Interventions (core, 20 credits)
  • Vulnerabilities and Risks (core, 20 credits)
  • Criminological Research Methods (alternative core, 20 credits)
  • Further Research Methods (alternative core, 10 credits)
  • Researching Violence and Evaluating Interventions (alternative core, 20 credits)
  • Cybercrime and Cyber Security (option, 20 credits)
  • Explaining Violence (option, 20 credits)
  • Law, Policy and Ethics (option, 20 credits)
  • Psychopathology (option, 20 credits)
  • Resilience and Mindfulness (option, 20 credits)
  • Sexual Exploitation of Children and Young People (option, 20 credits)
  • Sexual Violence: Causes, Consequences and Interventions (option, 20 credits)
  • Treatment Interventions (option, 20 credits)
  • Violence Against Women: Issues, Research and Policy (option, 20 credits)

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