The course is designed for practitioners already employed or active in the field of criminal justice/ corrections, and for students who wish to gain further professional knowledge and credentials in the field of criminology. The course will develop high-level critical thinking and applied skills for people researching and working in the criminal justice field.

The core Units - Criminological Theory & Practice, and Correctional Theory & Practice - lay the conceptual foundations for understanding and interpreting recent developments in criminology and criminal justice. These units provide a survey of contemporary theories, principles and practices within the field, with examples drawn from Tasmania, from Australia and internationally....

This Master of Arts (Specialisation) on-campus, 1.5 years full-time (or, up to 6 consecutive years part-time) course is available at Hobart and/or Launceston (not all specialisations are available on both campuses). Some units will be available by off-campus study, but not in sufficient numbers at this stage to complete the degree in this mode.

The following specialisations are available within the MArts(Spec):

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Kean University Master's degree program in Sociology and Social Justice prepares students to address inequality based on identity categories such as race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and ability.  It is the first of its kind in the state and in the region.  Social justice is the study of how social advantages and disadvantages are distributed, the relationship between social identity and inequality, and the practice of reducing the gap between them at local, national, and global levels.  It is a perspective for understanding and for action.  The program further seeks to inspire a commitment to democracy and firm principles of egalitarianism and equity that will prepare graduates for positions in research, teaching, public service, business and other positions where they may serve as agents of social change.  The program emphasizes the interplay between theoretical and applied approaches in sociology, provides students with an integrated culminating Practicum and Master's Thesis experience.  Successful graduates from our program will complete a total of 36 credits (including the Practicum and Master's Thesis Seminar)....

About the Programme

The European Societies are facing new challenges: Globalisation, European integration and enlargement are changing not only the nation states of the European Union, but also their neighbours in the East. The increasing interdependence and complexity of political, economic, social and cultural processes affect all European societies.

The MA SES programme reflects these challenges.

MA programme students acquire basic and specialised knowledge of the structures, processes and problems of modern European societies in 25 compulsory courses (lectures, seminars, study groups).

The research and practical training in suitable international organisations in Russia or Germany gives students a wide range of professional oppurtunities in the field of extending Russian-European cooperation....

Explore the behavioral, psychological, and social factors that influence the health of national and international communities and populations. This Social and Behavioral Sciences master‘s specialization provides an overview of public health issues and administrative systems, as well as focused course work on such topics as social and behavioral theory, research, assessment and surveillance; health disparities; international public health; and public health information for diverse populations. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing management or director positions in public health or social welfare organizations that focus on research, community assessment, or program development and evaluation.

Master of Arts in Social Sciences - Baltic Studies is a 2-year program, provides an excellent opportunity to obtain an interdisciplinary Master's degree in Baltic Sea Region issues and has an integrated curriculum with options to specialize in Baltic Studies, Media and Communication or Business Administration.

The objective of the program is to broaden academic knowledge and practical competence in various areas of Social Sciences with a focus on the Baltic Sea Region. The need for such competence is directly related to the region's further integration and increasing economic and political importance in the European Union and the world.

Baltic Sea Region...

The diversity of research interests is one of the Department of English’s main strengths. English at Swansea was rated 4 in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise. The Department is home to the Centre for Research into the English Literature and Language of Wales (CREW) and to the Centre for Research into Gender in Culture and Society (GENCAS). Together with other research groups, these organize weekly research seminars, as well as regular symposia and conferences, and promote innovative research and publication in their fields.

This is an interdisciplinary MA scheme, co-ordinated from the English Department and taught by Gender specialists across the School of Arts and the School of Humanities (Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology, English, European Languages, History, Media Studies, Sociology and Anthropology)....

European Union - Russian Studies, Master of Arts in Social Sciences - is a two year inter-disciplinary MA-Programme combining political science, economics, law, history, linguistics and cultural studies. The integrated programme binds together the study of two main regions - Europe and Russia - in one coherent curriculum, providing a comprehensive understanding of political, social, and economic developments in the EU and its member states as well as in Russia and its neighbouring transition countries.

The European Union and the Russian Federation are geographically close, direct neighbours in Eurasia, and both play a significant and increasingly visible role in today’s World Politics and Economics. Given the great potential for development and mutual cooperation of the EU and Russia there is an increasing necessity to educate specialists having excellent knowledge and great competence in the EU or/and Russia....

The Euromaster is an advanced program in the study of European integration process, taught entirely in English. The Euromaster provides an in depth analysis of the European integration process for advanced students and practitioners.

It is organised by the Faculty of Economics, Politics and Sociology and the Institute for European Studies in an interdisciplinary program geared towards an international student body.

The Euromaster is designed to provide graduate students of different backgrounds with an expert knowledge of European legislation, institutions, policies and the economic integration process. The program combines academic excellence with practical experience an element that is reflected in its teaching staff, which is a balanced mix of full-time academics and practitioners in EU policy-making. The program counts for 60 ECTS, with each course amounting to 6 ECTS. The master thesis covers 18 ECTS. ...

European Languages at Swansea incorporates the academic areas of French, German, Hispanic Studies, Italian, Russian and Welsh, together with the Centre for Applied Language Studies, all of which were rated at 4 or 5 in the last Research Assessment Exercise, while German, Hispanic Studies and Italian were graded ‘Excellent’ in the most recent national teaching quality assessment.

If you have a degree in Spanish or a degree with a significant Spanish/Latin American component and wish to prepare for doctoral research, this MA programme should prove to be an ideal choice. The Department of Hispanic Studies at Swansea was highly-rated in the last Research Assessment Exercise and was recently rated sixth in a Times review of all 53 UK University Departments of Hispanic Studies. The MA is modular, comprising taught courses and a dissertation....

The Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology is the largest in Wales, and can provide expertise touching on most aspects of the classical world, and in Egyptology. The Department was awarded the grade of 4A in the 2001 national Research Assessment Exercise.

The Department enjoys an invaluable asset in its purpose-built Egypt Centre, which houses about 3,000 objects from Ancient Egypt. This impressive and important collection illustrates more than 4,000 years of human development from the prehistoric to the early Christian era and plays an integral role in our teaching.

The University Library is particularly well stocked with original texts, literary and documentary, with basic works of reference and with secondary material of all kinds. It subscribes to a wide range of general and specialist periodicals....

The MA in Latin American Studies is a multi-disciplinary degree offered by Hispanic Studies at Swansea University. Swansea is the leading Institution for Hispanic and Latin American Studies in Wales.

The MA in Latin American Studies offers a wide range of topics on Latin America including the disciplines of literature, cultural studies, cultural geography and visual media The MA is built around three compulsory courses which enable candidates to explore a range of thematic and conceptual approaches to Latin American Studies.

Compulsory Modules

Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Nation Building in Latin America

Gender, Nation and Canon in Latin American Literature and Film...

The MA in Wittgensteinian Studies draws on the expertise and research interests of the International Centre for Wittgenstein Scholarship at Swansea. Members of the Centre provide expertise on all major aspects of Wittgenstein’s thought.

This MA programme will study the central themes of Wittgenstein’ work and allow candidates to explore in their dissertations the issues that are of most interest to them.  The connection with Wittgenstein’s life and thought goes back to the 1940s, when one of his former students at Cambridge, Rush Rhees (1905-1989), was a Lecturer at Swansea.

Scholarships and BursariesThe University offers a number of bursaries for graduate study for UK and EU students. ...

European Languages at Swansea incorporates the academic areas of French, German, Hispanic Studies, Italian, Russian and Welsh, together with the Centre for Applied Language Studies, all of which were rated at 4 or 5 in the last Research Assessment Exercise, while German, Hispanic Studies and Italian were graded ‘Excellent’ in the most recent national teaching quality assessment.

If you have a degree in German and are considering doing research at university or are simply keen to study further, this MA programme will give you a good grounding in basic research methods and a unique opportunity to pursue your interests in   German Studies in a top-rated department....

The MA in Modern Celtic Studies draws on the expertise of the Faculty across a number of schools.

The MA is an interdisciplinary degree that offers a wide choice of courses offered by different departments in the fields of arts, humanities and social sciences.  Given the nature of the university’s expertise, many of these modules focus on Wales, but some look at Ireland, Scotland, or other Celtic countries and others are fully comparative.  There is also the option of taking Welsh language modules.

Swansea University has excellent research resources for graduate study in the area of Modern Celtic Studies.  In addition to the general holding in the University library it also holds the South Wales Coalfield Collection, the South Wales Miners’ Coalfield Collection, the South Wales Miners’ Library and the Richard Burton Archive.  The University works closely with the National Galleries and museums of Wales.  The national Library of Wales, at Aberystwyth, is within travelling distance.  There is a graduate common room and an electronic resources room available in the James Callaghan Building....