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Study Details: 12 months full time; 24 months part time
Designed and delivered by a dynamic team of international scholars with globally-recognised expertise in Criminology, this course fosters an inclusive learning environment to provide you with a critical understanding of contemporary theories, issues, and debates in criminology, criminal justice, and social and penal policy.
You'll gain a cutting-edge understanding of the individual, relational, cultural, and structural factors that intersect with, and underpin, offending and related social issues, locally and globally, drawing on critical arguments, theories, and debates at the forefront of criminology and criminal justice, social and penal policy, and practice.
It'll also equip you with an understanding of social science research methods and skills which will enhance your research skills and enable you to undertake an independent research project on a topic of your choice.
First-class or Second-class Honours degree, or International equivalent, in social sciences or related discipline. Applicants with other qualifications, together with relevant professional experience, may be considered.
This course is designed to appeal to:
prospective students wishing to progress to post-graduate study, and provides an important platform for further progression to PhD study in Criminology or Justice Social Work
those wishing to move into or advance their professional careers across justice related disciplines (for example, policing, prisons and social work) or progress into senior management within a Local Authority or other public, third or private sector organisations
those seeking a career in social science research within research organisations, charities, pressures/lobbying groups, independent or third sector organisations, and central or local government
Core modules:
The Contexts of Criminal Justice Research
Contemporary Issues in Criminology
Prisons, Power & Punishment
Qualitative Research Methods
Dissertation in Criminology
Optional modules:
Perspectives on Social Research
Welfare Concepts and Ideas
Approaches to Welfare: Past, Present and Future
International Social Work: Themes and Perspectives
Feminism, Gender & Violence
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