MA Criminology & Criminal Justice

Key Information

Duration & delivery: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time or flexible as CPD

Tuition fees:

UK/RoI: £9,500

Overseas: £17,250

This exciting course builds on our existing expertise in social science, encouraging you to consider criminology and criminal justice from a global perspective – opening up truly international career prospects. You'll learn from research active academic staff who will bring knowledge and understanding from research and professional practice to life. Although this course will be particularly attractive to graduates of criminology and sociology, an undergraduate degree in those fields is not a pre-requisite.

• Develop advanced analytical knowledge and understanding of criminological theory and criminal justice processes and outcomes, informed by current practice and research

• Advance your knowledge of crime and criminology under the tutelage of our research-active teaching staff, bringing research and professional practice into the classroom environment

• Conduct an independent piece of critical research in a related area of your choice.

Units of study: Contemporary Criminological Theory | Research Methods for Criminology and Criminal Justice | Penalism and Punishment | Policy Making in the Criminal Justice System | Dissertation | Complexities of Contemporary Policing* | Hate Crime and Extremism* | Professional Practice and Leadership Skills* | Victimisation & Sexual Violence*.

Entry requirements: A Bachelor's Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject, or equivalent www.bournemouth.ac.uk/maccjft