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If you are in a career that addresses crime-related harm, or you want to get into this important arena, our MSc in Criminology, Risk and Safeguarding could be an ideal option for you.

Our Masters highlights international perspectives on criminology and criminal justice. We're ranked 1st in Scotland and Top 5 in the UK for Criminology (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023).

This innovative Master's in Criminology allows you to develop specialist knowledge of the current themes and policy debates surrounding crime, criminal justice, crime control, policing, penology and offender management. It equips you with the intellectual, analytical and research skills needed for understanding and applying criminological theories and concepts in practice.

This innovative, online Master's in Criminology is delivered as a distance-learning Program, and allows you to develop specialist knowledge of the current themes and policy debates surrounding crime, criminal justice, crime control, policing, penology and offender management. It equips you with the intellectual, analytical and research skills needed for understanding and applying criminological theories and concepts in practice.

Want to work in the criminal justice sector? Or do you already work in policing or criminal justice and want to progress your career? Gain an advanced understanding of current debates in criminology in areas such as crime investigation, offender interventions and the ageing prison population.

This course offers a critical study of the connections between criminological theory, criminal justice policy and social control. You will examine the social, economic and political contexts that give rise to crime and victimisation.

As corporations grow in power and influence, it’s becoming increasingly important to understand how they can engage in criminal behaviour, how best to regulate against this, and what responsibilities corporations themselves have towards society.

A course in criminology studies the issues of crime, deviance, and criminal justice that are at the heart of our society.

A course in criminology studies the issues of crime, deviance and criminal justice that are at the heart of our society. On our Criminology MSc, we’ve combined modules in academic criminology and the criminal justice system with training in qualitative and quantitative research methods.

In a world where information technology is rapidly evolving and our dependence upon it is continually increasing, the growth of cybercrime is a major concern. Our Criminology (Cybercrime and Cybersecurity) MSc has been created to meet the growing demand for enhanced knowledge and practical skills in the area of cybercrime and its control.

As corporations grow in power and influence, it’s becoming increasingly important to understand how they can engage in criminal behavior, how best to regulate this, and what responsibilities corporations themselves have towards society. This is the first, and currently the only, MSc of its kind in the UK, providing a combined approach to corporate crime and corporate responsibility.

Study Criminology at Kent and be lectured, supervised, and tutored by a team of scholars and researchers internationally renowned for their world-class teaching and publications. Criminology is an important part of the activities of the School of Social Policy, Sociology, and Social Research (SSPSSR), which is one of the four top institutions of its kind in the UK.

This interdisciplinary, full-time Program attracts many top international students to the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) at Kent. The Program brings together experts in the field of international criminology in one joint international educational Program. It is the only existing two-year mobility Program in criminology that focuses on border crossing, security and social justice from a European and global perspective.

This unique MA Serious and Violent Crime will impart essential practical leadership skills for understanding, investigating, and responding to serious and violent crimes. The full flexibility of the course has been specifically designed to help you fit your career progression around your professional life. Using case studies, you will critically analyse a wide range of criminological topics within the remit of serious and violent crime, such as terrorism, sexual offences, and the dark web.

The MSc Criminology is ideal if you have a keen interest in crime and criminal behaviour and wish to better understand the key issues facing criminal justice today. Not only will you gain advanced knowledge and understanding of contemporary criminological theory, you will also have the opportunity to specialise by pursuing one of four pathways.