MSc Applied Management of Offending Behaviour

The MSc Applied Management of Offending Behaviour at Edge Hill University is designed to help you develop knowledge and expertise in understanding, managing, and rehabilitating individuals who have committed crimes. This programme uncovers the complex relationship between psychosocial, political, and economic factors that influence offending behaviour. At the same time, it prepares you for professional roles in probation, youth justice, prisons, policing, and community-based offender support.

The MSc Applied Management of Offending Behaviour will teach you how to assess risk factors, find paths to desistance, and analyse offender management strategies across the criminal justice system. You will investigate crime typologies, the contexts of crime, and approaches to rehabilitation, while you gain advanced research skills for your final dissertation.

Teaching and learning include online lectures, workshops, tutorials, and independent study. Assessment comes in the form of written coursework, online presentations, time-limited assessments, and personal research in the form of a dissertation.

Based in Lancashire, Edge Hill University was founded in 1885. It offers a first-rate academic setting with outstanding instruction and significant research. The university currently enrols about 5,000 postgraduate students from around the globe in addition to nearly 10,000 full-time and 3,000 part-time undergraduate students.

Among many other honours, Edge Hill has been named one of the top four universities in the Northwest by the Complete University Guide 2025 and one of the top 35 universities in the United Kingdom by the Guardian University Guide 2024 for its exceptional instruction.

The application process may include an interview session. To study MSc Applied Management of Offending Behaviour at Edge Hill University, you must meet the following requirements:

Grade Requirements:

• You should have a bachelor's degree classification of upper second-class (2:1 and above). However, you may be considered if you have working experience in the criminal justice system alongside a 2:2 classification.

English Proficiency:

• Non-native English speakers may need to demonstrate proficiency in the language, typically through an IELTS score of at least 6.5. TOEFL or other equivalents are also accepted.

The tuition fee (2025/2026 session) to study MSc Applied Management of Offending Behaviour at Edge Hill University is £17,000 per year of study.

With an MSc in Applied Management of Offending Behaviour from Edge Hill University, you are open to the jobs below:

• Probation Officer
• Prison Officer
• Offender Manager
• Rehabilitation Case Worker
• Youth Justice Worker

To apply for this course, you will need to go through the university’s postgraduate application portal. To find out more about this process, speak to one of our trained counsellors.