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Criminology and Community Safety – (M.Sc.)
University of Portsmouth
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
| Application Deadline: | September 14 (EU, UK); July 31 (Non EU) | ||
| Location: | Portsmouth / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Portsmouth
The programme develops students' understanding of contemporary community safety strategies and provides opportunities for students to develop an understanding of the application of community safety strategies to crime reduction and fear of victimisation. Further, the programme provides opportunities for students to study a range of community safety and crime prevention subjects and other criminological subjects. Students will design, research and write a substantial piece of academic written work. The course will be delivered by distance learning materials and online and will link directly to current challenges arising among crime reduction partnerships. The course benefits from staff currently involved in action research with Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRP). There are also strong links with both the Local Government Association's Community Safety Advisers Board, and a number of police forces in England and Wales.
This award is aimed at both current practitioners in community safety and also those who would like to take up a career in this field. Among the former this would include those currently employed as community-safety officers with local authorities who would like to gain an academic qualification in this field, police officers, particularly those who are or will be involved with the future delivery of neighbourhood policing strategy and members of voluntary bodies and associations who also work in this area.
The course is offered on a full-time basis for one year or part-time distance learing for two to three years.
Contents
The specific programme aims are
* To develop students' understanding of criminological theories of offending and the extent of crime.
* To provide an opportunity for students to develop an understanding of the application of criminological principles to law enforcement and criminal justice agencies.
* To provide opportunities for students to study a range of criminological subjects and to write a substantial piece of academic written work.
* To develop students understanding of contemporary community safety strategies.
* To provide an opportunity for students to develop an understanding of the application of community safety strategies to crime reduction and fear of victimisation.
* To provide opportunities for students to study a range of community safety and crime prevention subjects and to write a substantial piece of academic work.
The available modes of study are
* Full time by attendance at the University of Portsmouth (12 months study)
* Part-time by distance learning from any location world-wide (two or three year study schedule)
Course Structure
Core Units
* Postgraduate Information Literacy and Academic Skills (PILAS) (non-credit rated)
* Criminology (30 credits) OR (for campus-based students only) Criminology's Contemporary Condition (30 credits)
* Community Safety, Partnerships and Crime Reduction (30 Credits)
* Research Methods and Research Management (30 credits)
* 15,000 word Dissertation (60 credits)
30 credits of Optional Units
* Victimology: Victims of Crime and the Criminal Process (15 credits)
* Offender Profiling (15 credits)
* Pursuing Oblivion: substance misuse and the criminal justice system (15 credits)
* Security Risk Management (15 credits) (campus-based only)
* Public Protection: Politics, Policy and Practice (campus-based only)
Please note that all options are subject to minimum student numbers and may not all be available.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
A second-class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject. Exceptionally, applicants with strong relevant criminal justice experience will be considered.
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 or equivalent. Campus-based applicants require a minimum score of 6.5 in all individual components. Distance learning applicants require a minimum score of 6.0 in Reading and Writing components.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
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