MSc Criminal Justice Policy

The MSc in Criminal Justice Policy provides an opportunity to apply the concepts and theoretical perspectives from criminology, sociology and psychology to the subject of crime and the major criminal justice institutions.

On graduation, most students move into careers in the criminal justice professions, academic or policy research in criminology and criminal justice, and into policy work in governments or charities.

Please refer to the Department Index of courses| for information about course suspension, withdrawal and capping (limited places) in 2012/13 as it becomes available. 

Compulsory courses

• Criminal Justice Policy
• 10,000 word dissertation on a criminal justice topic 

Options

(* half unit)

Choose to the value of two full units from a list including:

• Law and Social Theory
• Mental Health Law (available as a full unit or as two half units of which you can take one or both)
• Policing and Police Powers  
• International Criminal Law
• Corporate and Financial Crime
• Social Exclusion, Inequality and the 'Underclass' Debate*
• Social Policy: Goals and Issues*
• Social Policy: Organisation and Innovation* 
• Approaches to Human Rights  
• The Third Sector* 
• Law of International Economic and Financial Sanctions* 

or other suitable courses with prior permission of course tutors and subject to timetabling constraints.

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