📖Program Curriculum

You will study a range of taught modules, delivered by research-active staff, and then choose a traditional written dissertation or an empirical research study, allowing you to focus on a specific area of criminology or criminal justice.

MA 1 Year Full-time
Year 1 (Level 7T)
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Understanding Criminological Theory September-January 20 ASCM17
Optional Modules
Optional Modules
Choose Exactly 100 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Please ensure that optional modules have equal weighting across semester 1 and semester 2.

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Youth Justice and Children's Rights September-January 20 ASCM19
Prisons: Past, Present and Future September-January 20 ASCM21
Advanced Issues in Drugs, Alcohol and the Criminal Law September-January 20 ASCM26
Ethics and Philosophy of Social Research September-January 20 SHHM16 Please do not select more than 40 credits from GEGM15, SHHM16 and SHHM18.
Crimes of the Powerful January-June 20 ASCM20
Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice January-June 10 ASCM24
A Critical Understanding of Policing: 21st Century Challenges. January-June 20 ASCM25
Case Studies in Applied Criminal Justice and Criminology January-June 20 ASCM28
Developing Criminological Research January-June 10 ASCM44
Quantitative Research Methods January-June 20 ED-M18
Qualitative Research Methods January-June 20 GEGM15 Please do not select more than 40 credits from GEGM15, SHHM16 and SHHM18.
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters Dissertation
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Dissertation ( Applied Criminal Justice and Criminology) September-June 60 ASCM43

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🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:
  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

209 RMB

Tuition fee:

17,400 GBP per year

17,400 GBP in total

❓✅❌ Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied in English at high school or a degree
- Have passed IELTS level 6.5 or TOEFL 95 or above.

Minimum education level: Bachelor's.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

Application step 1

Application step 2

Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter
  • 2 Recommendation letters

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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