Criminology MSc
Bath Spa University
Key Information
Campus location
Bath, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning, On-Campus
Duration
1 - 2 year
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
GBP 14,540 / per year *
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* UK students full-time: £7,855 per year | international stundents full-time: £14,540 per year
Introduction
Deepen your understanding of current theories, methods and debates in criminal justice with our Master’s in Criminology.
- Boost your career opportunities within policing and criminal justice, or prepare for further postgraduate research.
- Become familiar with evaluation and evidence-based practice and its increasing importance in the workplace.
- Join the conversation – your research and reflections could help shape the dialogue around current issues.
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.
You’ll learn the theories and methods of research and become familiar with evidence-based practice – which is increasingly important in criminal justice and policing careers.
Admissions
Curriculum
Overview
This innovative Master's in Criminology allows you to develop specialist knowledge of the current themes and policy debates surrounding the 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.
The programme also provides an in-depth understanding of the interactions between politics, criminology and criminal justice and the impact of public policy in these areas. You'll be taught by experts from criminological, sociological and legal backgrounds with professional criminal justice experience. You'll also benefit from research-led teaching, as well as strong links to wider criminal justice professions and industry.
Recognising your evolving needs as a student and professional, as well as the pressures of the modern workplace, this MSc uniquely allows you to not only choose between studying full-time or part-time but gives you the opportunity to transfer to a distance-learning version of the programme, should this better suit your changed circumstances.
Course structure
MSc Criminology is split into three trimesters, taught across either one year (full-time) or two years (part-time).
You’ll begin by looking at advanced theory and contemporary issues in crime and justice before progressing to the research and evaluation-based modules of the course.
In your final trimester, you’ll complete your dissertation.
Course modules
This course includes or offers the following modules.
- Advanced Criminological Theory
- Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice
- Criminological Research Design: Evaluation and Evidence-based Practice
- Global Crime and Criminal Justice
- Dissertation.
How will I be assessed?
You’ll be assessed in a variety of ways, including essays, practical projects and presentations.
You’ll also complete a 15,000-word dissertation on a topic that you’ll choose in consultation with a supervisor. Your dissertation topic might be an area of interest that has emerged through your studies, or it could be linked to your current professional role and career aspirations.
How will I be taught?
The modules will be delivered through a combination of classroom-based seminars, workshops, interactive online discussions and online content.
We recognise your evolving needs as a student and professional, which is why our MSc Criminology allows you to not only choose between studying full-time or part-time but also lets you take any module as a distance-learning module. Our online learning tools are delivered via Bath Spa University's virtual learning environment, Minerva.
Career Opportunities
Our aim is to equip you with the advanced criminological knowledge and practical skills you’ll need to pursue or develop your career in fields such as policing, crime prevention and reduction, security, offender management, prisons, probation, youth justice, and social work and community development. You could also choose to build on the skills in research you’ve gained during this course with further study.
You’ll hone your abilities in critical thinking and creative problem-solving and develop your capacity to work and learn independently. You’ll also develop your research and evaluation skills – which are crucial given that the sector is turning to evidence-based methods of working.
You’ll also develop a range of transferable skills which you can take into a career in a number of others sectors such as health and social care, marketing, HR, teaching and the media.
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