Criminology MA
Postgraduate
In Luton
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Luton
About the course Criminal offending and the state’s response to it are constantly evolving, and this course explores the latest ideas, thinking and research into the subject. Benefiting from the practice and practical knowledge of highly experienced tutors and lecturers, you will reflect critically on the latest theories and the many explanations used to explain why crime occurs. The department’s expertise is deep and wide ranging, and covers youth crime and justice, substance abuse, gang related crime, corporate crime and forensic mental health. You will be taught by leading researchers from the Institute of Applied Social Research, whose studies on sexual exploitation, trafficking, and disability is internationally renowned and at the interface between research, knowledge, policy and practice.
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About this course
Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent.
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Subjects
- Mental Health
- Criminology
Course programme
- Study the social, political and cultural contexts that inform criminology, and develop a critical in-depth knowledge and understanding of the subject
- Explore and research a particular topic of interest, and as you do this sharpen your independent study skills and become highly specialised in a particular area
- Develop the ability to apply originality in the application of knowledge that addresses problems relating to criminal justice, crime and offending
- Gain a wide range of new skills and qualities that are relevant to the workplace and will give you the opportunity to seek employment at a senior level
- Benefit from the ability to take part in critical discussions, systematic reviews and the analysis of complex, unfamiliar or unpredictable criminological problems, and work to produce an understanding that is informed by current scholarship.
- Theories and Perspectives in Crime and Criminal Justice
- Models and Methods of Social Research
- Young People Group Offending and Violent Crime
- Offenders and Offending: The experience of end to end offender management
- Corporate Crime and Corporate Criminals
- Forensic Mental Health: Dealing with the mentally disordered offender
- Complexities in Forced Migration: Human displacement, trafficking and refuge
- The Dissertation in Criminology
Criminology MA