University of Suffolk

MA Criminology

University of SuffolkIpswich, United Kingdom

Course overview

The MA Criminology addresses contemporary issues within the study of crime, community safety and criminal justice. | It will enable you to develop specialist knowledge of the current trends and historical debates surrounding crime causation, crime control and regulation in the UK and internationally. | The course will offer you an exciting opportunity to study criminology at postgraduate level. A distinguishing feature of criminology at the University of Suffolk is the interplay of theory, policy and practice as the course is led and taught by professionals with crime and community safety backgrounds who apply criminological theory in the real world. | By studying at the University of Suffolk, you will attain comprehensive critical knowledge of explanations of crime and responses to them. You will actively engage in critical evaluation of the many theoretical, policy and organisational drivers shaping and informing responses to crime.

Key highlights

  • Covers contemporary crime, community safety and criminal justice issues
  • Examines crime causation, control and regulation in UK and internationally
  • Taught by professionals with crime and community safety backgrounds
  • Links criminological theory, policy and real-world practice
  • Critically evaluates theoretical, policy and organisational drivers of crime responses

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:2 — or above

Scholarships

  • Chevening Scholarships

Careers this course leads to

  • Community safety officer
  • Probation officer
  • Criminal justice policy analyst
  • Crime analyst
  • Youth justice worker
  • Criminology researcher

Cost of study

UK/Home: £10,260 | International: £16,500

Admission

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