Criminology

University of Manchester

Undergraduate PhD Full-time 3 Years Sociology

About this course

The Department of Criminology has specialists in research around five key themes:

  • Fraud, white-collar and organised crime;

  • Prisons, punishment and policing;

  • Violence, abuse, exploitation and intersectionalities;

  • Quantitative measurement and evaluations of crime and deviance;

  • Drug markets, consumption and policy.

    The School welcomes applications that fit with the particular specialisms of our research staff. For example, we currently have grants in the areas of desistance, fraud, drugs, cryptomarkets, modern slavery, corruption, organised crime, policing and punishment, amongst others.

    In addition, the department has extensive skills in diverse methodologies, including:

  • biographical and narrative approaches to interviewing;

  • ethnography;

  • psychosocial case analysis;

  • network analysis;

  • deliberative methods;

  • qualitative and quantitative longitudinal research;

  • survey design and applied statistical analysis;

  • programme evaluation;

  • policy analysis.
  • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 6 Years

    Qualification: PhD

    Location: Manchester

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 3 Years

    Qualification: PhD

    Location: Manchester

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    3 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Manchester
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Sociology