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Criminology & Criminal Justice – (M.Sc.)

University of Glasgow

School of Social and Political Sciences
Annual Tuition Fee: ≈ € 5,290 - ≈ € 13,520 (non-EEA)
Location: Glasgow / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 12 months Start Date: September
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Education Variants:
  • Parttime
  • Fulltime
Languages: English 
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* The programme provides you with the key attributes for professions related to criminal justice. You will develop analytic and research skills, an interdisciplinary knowledge base, and a practical understanding of the settings in which crime and justice policies are devised and implemented.
* You will be benefit from the combined strengths of staff from the Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research who are based at the University. The breadth and diversity of expertise represented within the teaching team is a key strength of the programme.
* There will be a number of guest lectures, presentations and seminars throughout, with high-calibre speakers from the UK and abroad.
* You will have the opportunity to link up with a criminal justice organisation for your dissertation work.

Programme overview * MSc: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time
* PgDip: 9 months full-time, 21 months part-time

You will take core courses in criminological theory, in criminal justice systems and processes, and in research design and methodology. You will have the opportunity to take optional courses in a range of subject areas, and to undertake a dissertation on a subject of your own choosing.

Core courses

* Understanding and explaining crime
* Criminal justice: global challenges
* Research and enquiry in crime and criminal justice.

Optional courses include

* Punishment and penology
* Crime, media and popular culture
* Crime and community safety
* Rehabilitation and desistance from crime
* The global criminal economy.


Contents

Core courses

* Understanding and explaining crime
* Criminal justice: global challenges
* Research and enquiry in crime and criminal justice.

Optional courses include

* Punishment and penology
* Crime, media and popular culture
* Crime and community safety
* Rehabilitation and desistance from crime
* The global criminal economy.

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Requirements

Entry requirements for postgraduate taught programmes are a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in a relevant subject unless otherwise specified.

If your first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level

Language Proficiency

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): Grade B (Score: 75)

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