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Master Criminology at Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ
Can public policy create safer societies? Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ criminology to drive meaningful reform and enhance your career prospects.
Develop expertise in criminological theory and research methods, at one of the UK's leading centres for criminology. Explore the interactions between politics, criminology and criminal justice, and the impact of public policy in these areas.
We offer a variety of courses and qualifications, so you can tailor your studies to your own interests.
After graduating, you'll have a versatile skill set suitable for a career in a variety of fields, as well as further postgraduate study.
Course duration: 1 year (full-time); 2 years (part-time); 9 months (PGDip)
Join one of the UK's top 10 departments for Criminology (The Guardian 2022)
Launch your career with our masters, which are foundation courses for research training (Economic and Social Research Council)
Benefit from comprehensive coaching in research methodology, and gain key employability skills
Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ our masters to be eligible for our 1+3 PhD programme in Criminology, which qualifies for funding
Choose the right course for you
Follow your own interests with our specialised masters courses in criminology.
- MA Criminology develops your intellectual, critical and analytic skills in the academic areas of criminology and criminal justice.
- MRes Criminology enhances your research skills in Criminology or socio-legal studies. Develop your understanding of policy and the implementation of justice.
- MRes Criminology (Social Statistics) builds your knowledge of the criminological landscape, whilst honing your quantitative data analysis skills.
- PGDip Criminology is a nine month course that develops your specialist knowledge of current and historical debates surrounding crime causation, control and regulation, without need for a dissertation.
Funding and Scholarships
We offer different funding options so you can finance your future.
For more information on the scholarships and bursaries on offer, see our or research the University's postgraduate funding database.
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