Criminology - MA

Key highlights

• Open to graduates from any subject background
• Designed for both recent graduates and working practitioners
• Explores debates surrounding crime and the criminal justice system
• Option to extend study with a professional placement route

Entry requirements

Scholarships

• Bowater Financial Assistance Award

• Graduate Scholarship

  20% fee discount for BCU graduates undertaking Master’s or PhD study.

  Up to 20% of fees

• International Postgraduate Scholarships

  BCU is offering a scholarship of £3,000 to all self-funding international postgraduate students joining BCU on a full-time postgraduate taught Master’s degree in 2026.

  Up to £3,000

Careers this course leads to

• Probation officer
• Police officer
• Crime analyst
• Youth justice worker
• Victim support officer
• Criminology researcher

Cost of study

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Birmingham City University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.