Course Overview
The criminology & criminal justice ma covers a range of criminal justice and criminological debates. it also enables you to engage in more specialised socio-legal studies and offers the opportunity to explore discourse on international human rights, criminal law and transitional justice. our law school is home to the centre for crime, law and justice, the centre for law and society, and the centre for child and family justice; these centres underpin our postgraduate teaching, which is often research-led and research-informed. 80% of the school’s research was rated as internationally excellent or world leading in the most recent research excellence framework (2014). therefore, many of our lecturers are internationally recognised researchers.
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3 Months
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Career
Your postgraduate degree can open doors to a wide range of careers within, and beyond, the criminal justice sector. your degree could lead to jobs such as research jobs in the home office, probation service, and social services, and jobs within non-profit-making organisations, including the nhs, educational institutions and charities working with young offenders or victims of crime. you will have the opportunity to develop the skills required to critically evaluate criminological research, which can be highly prized by employers in both the public and private sectors. whilst on the degree you will also have the chance to develop your analytical and communication skills which can help to build on your employability in and out of the criminal justice sector.
Work while you study
You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.
Partnerships
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Key factors
University Ranking
Ranked 20 in Law
Graduate Employability
Ranked 191-200
Student Satisfaction
Ranked 17
Teaching Excellence Framework
Gold Badge
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