
Cultural and Global Criminology - PhD
University of KentCanterbury, United Kingdom
Course overview
On this programme, you will have access to advanced research skills, subject-specific training, and transferable skills enhancement. Your project will demonstrate a politically engaged, international understanding and approach to crime, harm and its control. The programme invites high-level doctoral candidates to showcase nuanced understandings of preventing and responding to crime in a way that takes account of the global and cultural context.
Applicants must submit a high quality research proposal fitting the above research themes and demonstrate eligibility and academic achievement.
Key highlights
- Advanced research skills and subject-specific doctoral training
- Transferable skills enhancement alongside your research project
- Politically engaged, international approach to crime, harm and control
- Research on crime prevention within global and cultural contexts
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — to include criminology, criminal justice or a related social science discipline; or above
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
Christine and Ian Bolt Scholarship
Scholarship value up to £10,000.
Kent Business School Beaconhouse PG Progression Scholarship
Tuition fee discount scholarship of £6,000.
Up to £6,000Kent Business School Dean's Excellence Scholarship Award
Awards of up to £3,000
Kent Business School MBA Scholarship
50% off Tuition Fee.
Up to 50% of feesKent Graduate Scholarship
20% fee reduction for post-graduate taught programmes at the University of Kent.
Up to 20% of feesKent International Scholarship Postgraduate Taught
Scholarship value - £5000
Up to £5,000Kent International Scholarship Postgraduate Taught (KBS)
Scholarship value £3000
Up to £3,000Kent LLM Solicitors’ Practice Scholarship (Canterbury)
£2,000 tuition fee discount (Home Students); £2,000 tuition fee discount (Overseas Students).
Up to £2,000Sasha Roberts Scholarship
£3,000 stipend per annum split into two payments of £1,500 in October and January.
Up to £3,000The “Ambition” Scholarship for University of Kent Graduates
£1,500 for Full Time UK students; £750 per year for Part Time UK students; £3,000 for Full Time Overseas students.
The CAMEMS Scholarship
£3,000 stipend per annum split into two payments of £1,500 in October and January.
Up to £3,000The Widening Participation Ambition Scholarship for University of Kent Graduates
£5,000 for UK students (£2,500 per year for part time students).
Careers this course leads to
- University lecturer in criminology
- Postdoctoral researcher
- Criminal justice policy analyst
- Social researcher
- Crime prevention policy adviser
Cost of study
UK/Home: £5,238 per year | International: £19,300 per year
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 University of Kent, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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