MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice

at Staffordshire University

During the course, you'll develop an understanding of the organising categories and central claims of a range of modern criminological perspectives of crime and social control. Not only this, you'll gain a thorough grounding in the criminological understanding of criminal justice/penal institutions and processes.
 

During the later stages of the course, you'll learn the challenges and the opportunities that different methods of data collection have for validity and reliability of data. You'll also use your experience of working (or volunteering) in a criminal justice role to inform your study and consider your own personal skills, values and attributes.
 

To finish the course you'll create a research project, which will take the form of a 15,000 word dissertation, this will relate to a key question, issue and problem within Criminology and/or Criminal Justice be supervised by an expert member of our academic staff.
 

On the successful completion of each level of study (PgCert, PgDip, MSc) you will have the option to either progress to the next level of study or leave the programme with the qualification that reflects the total amount of credits successfully completed. Available qualifications are as follows:

• Postgraduate Certificate in Criminology and Criminal Justice (60 credits)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Criminology and Criminal Justice (120 credits)
• MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice (180 credits)

Courses requiring a 2:1 degree

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant subject with a minimum grade of 60% (three year course) or 55% (four year course) or 6.5/10 CGPA

Courses requiring a 2:2 degree

• Second Class Degree in a relevant subject with a minimum grade of 55% or 6.0/10 CGPA

English Entry Requirements

• Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard 12/ XII with a minimum score of 70% in English Language. The University is able to accept Standard XII English from the CBSE and CISCE examination boards only. Students with qualifications from other examination boards will be required to provide alternative evidence of English language ability, for example, IELTS.

Tuition Fees

• International £15,000 per course

The MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice is designed for anyone working in or wanting to work in any of the many criminal justice professions, such as:

• prisons
• probation
• police
• national security agencies
• voluntary organisations

It can also lead onto further research with an MPhil or PhD.