Universities United Kingdom Liverpool John Moores University Courses MA Criminal Justice

MA Criminal Justice
at Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 16,100
Country Rank#56
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

LJMU's Criminal Justice MA is a stand-alone qualification designed to enhance your career prospects in criminal justice agencies, the probation service and the police.

Learn from research-active staff and local criminal justice professionals
Engage with the theory, policy, and practice of the institutions and agencies of criminal justice
Choose from an extensive range of module options, including an MA International Criminal Justice pathway
Generous funding scholarships available for home and overseas students

This Masters in Criminal Justice offers the opportunity for students, practitioners, and criminal justice professionals to critically engage with a broad range of issues that impact on the effectiveness and integrity of the workings of the criminal justice system.

Through exploring a series of theoretical and policy-orientated debates relevant to the delivery of contemporary crime control and management, and assessing their cultural, social and symbolic consequences, the course helps you to develop a comprehensive and critically aware understanding of the manufacture and delivery of criminal justice policy.

During the programme you will evaluate discriminatory practice in the criminal justice process and the causes of miscarriages of justice. Your evaluations will be informed by a critical understanding of sources of data and research methodologies and, through option modules, you will develop an in-depth knowledge of particular issues relating to criminal justice in England, Wales and elsewhere.

Course Content
Core modules
- Key Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice
- Research Dissertation
- Researching Crime and Criminal Justice
Optional modules
- Sex, Crime and Society
- Drugs, Alcohol and Criminal Justice
- The Police, Policing and The Governance Of Security
- Crime, Power and Victimisation
- Delivering Rehabilitation
- Youth Justice
- The United Nations, International Security and Global Justice
- Contemporary Issues in Global Crime, Justice & Security
Entry Requirement
You will need:
- a minimum 2:2 ideally in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Sociology, Law or related Social Science and Humanities subjects
or
- to demonstrate a comparable academic standard through past studies and/or where work experience
plus
- a genuine enthusiasm to study issues related to the organisation and delivery of criminal justice
Additional Information
- IELTS 6.5 (Minimum of 5.5 in each component)
- Pearson PTE Academic requirements: 64 (minimum 59 in each component for UKVI Purposes)
- RPL is accepted on this programme
- International students entering on a Student visa cannot study part-time
Fees & Scholarships
Tuition fees
- Home (full-time, per year):£8,250
- International (full-time, per year):£16,100
Career Prospect
LJMU has an excellent employability record with 96% (Graduate Outcomes, 2018/19) of our postgraduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation. Our applied learning techniques and strong industry connections ensure our students are fully prepared for the workplace on graduation and understand how to apply their knowledge in a real world context.

The Masters in Criminal Justice offers vocationally relevant knowledge and skills. It will be particularly relevant if you are currently working with or would like a career involving criminal justice agencies, the probation service, social science departments, the police or community-based correction/treatment agencies.

Cost Of Studying At Liverpool John Moores University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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MA Criminal Justice at Liverpool John Moores University