Criminology and Criminal Justice

University of Glasgow
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 12 Months Sociology

About this course

The Masters in Criminology & Criminal Justice will help you to better understand the harms and conflicts that we criminalise and penalise, the harms and conflicts that criminalisation and penalisation cause, and how we might develop responses which could create fairer and safer societies rather than exacerbating social inequalities.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • This programme involves research-led teaching on cutting-edge topics within criminology, including media and popular culture, violence and victimisation, wildlife and cultural property crime, surveillance, terrorism, migration, and environment/climate change.

  • You will develop analytical and research skills, an interdisciplinary knowledge base, and a critical understanding of the settings in which crime and justice policies are devised and implemented.

  • You will be taught by leading scholars from the Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research (SCCJR), a centre of excellence for criminology in the UK.

  • You will benefit from training opportunities in new, emerging research approaches, such as creative, visual and digital methods.

  • We offer a diverse programme of seminars, workshops and working lunches with leading scholars.

  • Sociology at Glasgow is ranked 4th in the UK by the Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 and 4th in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2025.

    PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

    You will take three core and three optional courses, as well as submit a dissertation on a subject of your choice.

    Core courses Criminal Justice and Injustice Criminological Theory in Context PGT Research Design in Practice

    Optional courses may include Crime, Control and the City Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice Rethinking Justice The Global Criminal Economy

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 12 Months

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Glasgow

    Part-time

    Duration: 24 Months

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Glasgow

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    1162 Senior police officers
    2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
    2462 Probation officers
    3314 Prison service officers (below principal officer)
    3319 Protective service associate professionals
    2434 Business and related research professionals

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    12 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Glasgow
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Sociology

    Offered by

    University of Glasgow

    Glasgow

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