MA Criminology

Postgraduate

In Colchester

£ 6,125 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    1 Year

About the course
How do we understand crime? How can it be prevented? Why should crime be punished, and how should we go about it? Criminologists engage with some of the most pressing issues, decisions and dilemmas facing societies today

On our course you explore the nature of crime, criminal justice and punishment within wider social contexts


Criminology at Essex builds on strong sociological foundations and reflects the diversity of staff interests, including leading contributors to studies of women, young people and criminal justice, prostitution, homicide, victimisation, visual criminology and media, organised crime and law enforcement, terrorism and surveillance, environmental crime and more

Our courses provide critical, conceptual and theoretical analyses of crimes and harms, from the local to the global


The course provides you with a strong grounding in the key theories, understandings and issues covered by cutting-edge criminology

You explore a wide range of topics, including:
The analysis, politics and prevention of crime
Globalisation and various forms of crime
Security and the state
New criminological theory
Terrorism, counter-terrorism, surveillance and human rights
You also develop the skills needed to make your own contribution to the field, gaining a critical and coherent perspective on empirical research and examining the key assumptions and ideological underpinnings of qualitative and quantitative research


Our Department of Sociology was rated top 10 in the UK for research quality (REF 2014), and we consistently receive strong student satisfaction scores, including 96% overall student satisfaction in 2015

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Surveillance
  • Staff
  • Global
  • Criminology
  • Sociology
  • Teaching

Course programme

Example structure
Postgraduate study is the chance to take your education to the next level. The combination of compulsory and optional modules means our courses help you to develop extensive knowledge in your chosen discipline, whilst providing plenty of freedom to pursue your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, ensuring your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible. As a result of updates to the curriculum your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are, in many instances, just a selection of those available. Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current postgraduate students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Formative Debates in Criminology
Current Controversies in Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy
Sociological Research Design
Dissertation
Interviewing and Qualitative Data Analysis (optional)
Organised Crime: Global and Local (optional)
Critical Perspectives on Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism (optional)
Teaching
We have a strong research group culture
Graduate students are encouraged to take part in our various Departmental Seminars which regularly feature eminent outside speakers
Assessment
Your modules are assessed by coursework and your dissertation
Dissertation
Your 15,000-word dissertation allows you to focus in-depth on your chosen topic from April onwards
You work with close supervision from academic staff
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Additional information

Our expert staff You are taught by a team of award-winning internationally renowned scholars widely regarded as leading experts in their fields Criminology at Essex is led by Professor Eamonn Carrabine, Professor Pamela Cox, Dr Isabel Crowhurst, Professor Pete Fussey, Dr Anna Sergi, Professor Nigel South, Dr Darren Thiel and Dr Jackie Turton All staff are actively engaged in research at the cutting edge of their respective fields of interest and specialism and bring the very latest developments and findings into the classroom All are prominent writers and the criminology team collectively author the best-selling criminology textbook, Criminology: A Sociological Introduction (now in its 3rd edition), used on undergraduate courses across the country Our staff have worked at local, national and international level with bodies from local councils and the Home Office, to Amnesty International and the United Nations Specialist facilities Our Centre for Criminology hosts expert speakers and practitioners Dedicated postgraduate support facilities through a unique Student Resource Centre where you can get help with your studies, access examples of previous students’ work, and attend workshops on research skills Our renowned off-campus Graduate Conference takes place every February The Sociology common room is open all day Monday-Friday, is stocked with daily newspapers, magazines and journals Links with the Institute of Social and Economic Research, which conducts large-scale survey projects and has its own library, and the UK Data Archive, which stores national research data like the British Crime Survey Our students’ Sociology Society is a forum for the exchange of ideas, arranging talks by visiting speakers, introducing you to various career pathways, and organising debates Your future This course provides excellent preparation for further academic study, and many of our postgraduates go on to successful academic careers, both in the UK and...

MA Criminology

£ 6,125 + VAT