Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice MA/PgDip/PgCert
Master
In Bangor
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Bangor (Wales)
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Start date
September
The course was one of the first to take an internationally comparative perspective across a broad range of criminology and criminal justice issues. It is designed to meet the needs of three groups of potential students: those requiring a thorough research training specialising in criminology and criminal justice; those who are interested in pursuing criminology and criminal justice to an advanced level; and practitioners in the criminal justice field who wish to expand their horizons from national to international levels. The programme components consist of a generic research module (The Research Process) for training in qualitative and quantitative research methods in the Social Sciences, specialised training in Applied Research Criminology and a module on international case studies in Criminology, which allows students to incorporate their particular research interests and areas of enquiry in comparative criminological and criminal justice research. The MA includes a 20,000 word dissertation.
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About this course
The course prepares for a wide range of employment including:
Law enforcement agencies: the police, customs, the prison service
Public administration: including crime prevention units, offender management, general administration, international institutions
Political associations, work for members of parliaments, for lobby groups related to the criminal justice system and to issues of social justice broadly conceived
Research institutes, researching criminological and sociological issues
Academic institutions such as universities
IELTS: 6.0 (with no element below 5.5)
Pearson PTE: a score of 56 (with no element lower than 51)
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Subjects
- Criminology
- IT
- International
- Youth homelessness and crime
- Institutional child abuse
- Critical approaches to law, crime and criminology
- Sociology of law
- Public opinion on crime and criminal justice
- Penal policy
- Rural criminology
- Lay judges and jurors
- Procedural justice
- Popular legal culture, including film and TV
- Victimology
- Islamic extremism and terrorism
- Trust in courts, police and the legal profession
Course programme
Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice MA/PgDip/PgCert