MSc Youth Justice
Aberystwyth UniversityAberystwyth, United Kingdom
Course overview
Students will be supported throughout to become independent researchers and writers in the realm of youth justice, through a series of lecture-seminar combined sessions, at which you will also be expected to lead discussions. Writing skills are a particular focus, with assignments structured as journal articles and feedback given mirroring peer reviews, to prepare you for academic publication with advice and guidance from published academics. The degree comprises two compulsory modules (Critical Youth Justice and International Comparative Youth Justice), and a themed youth justice dissertation.
Critical Youth Justice covers a wide range of topics including paradigms (justice versus welfare, risk-based youth justice, Child First/Rights-based youth justice), contentious issues (minimum age of criminal responsibility, moral panics, custody and resettlement) and contemporary debates (current topics such as disproportionality, gangs/knife crime). International Comparative Youth Justice comprises a detailed critical exploration of a range of different jurisdictions, for example, Scotland, USA, Australia, Canada, Nordic countries, Japan and New Zealand.
Key highlights
- Assignments structured as journal articles with peer-review style feedback
- Guidance towards academic publication from published academics
- Lecture-seminar sessions where students lead discussions
- Critical Youth Justice covers Child First, custody, resettlement and knife crime
- Comparative study of jurisdictions including Scotland, USA, Japan and Nordic countries
- Themed youth justice dissertation develops independent research skills
Entry requirements
- IELTS: 6.5 — 6.5 IELTS 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component, or equivalent
Scholarships
AberDoc Scholarship
Tuition fees (up to the UK (Home) rate of £5,006 per annum). A maintenance allowance of approximately £20,780 per annum and access to a travel and conference fund (max. £1000 per annum) will also be provided.
AberGrad Scholarship
A £1,000 tuition fee discount is available to Aberystwyth graduates.
Up to £1,000Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship
UK First Honours degree will be eligible for a £3,000 discount; UK Upper Second (2:1) or Lower Second (2:2) degree will receive a £2,000 discount.
Careers this course leads to
- Youth justice officer
- Youth offending team practitioner
- Criminology researcher
- Policy officer (criminal justice)
- Probation officer
- PhD researcher in youth justice
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 Aberystwyth University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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